History Ghosts Signs of Philadelphia: The Manayunk Review Jordan Keiffer tracks down the history behind old advertisements in his monthly column, Ghost Signs of Philadelphia. In this next installment, the backstory on an old broadsheet in Northwest Philly
History Manayunk Mill Now an Oasis of Visual Arts Canton Mills was a textile powerhouse in the late 1800s. Today it is a hive of creative activity
Preservation A Reconstructionist Synagogue Weaves Itself Into Manayunk’s Industrial Fabric The congregation of Mishkan Shalom promotes sanctuary and social reform inside a 137-year-old textile mill on Freeland Avenue. Scotty Meiser has the story
History Pencoyd Bridge Reopens In Manayunk, As Redevelopment Of Foundry Site Begins The deserted industrial site of Pencoyd Iron Works is next on a growing list of riverside redevelopment along the Schuylkill. Contributor Mick Ricereto takes us deep inside the history of the family-owned foundry and farmland that dates back to the city’s founding
History The Tale Of Catfish And Waffles Long before chicken and waffles took hip restaurant menus by storm Philadelphia was famous for the meal’s precursor, catfish and waffles, served at inns and taverns on the banks of the Wissahickon Creek and the Schuylkill River. Harry K. sets the table and serves us up a heaping plate of local culinary history
Preservation Advocates Race Against The Clock To Save Terrace Hall In Wissahickon, an historic meeting hall on the eve of demolition gets a helping hand. Michael Bixler reports
Architecture Marked Potential: Shawmont Station With this month’s Marked Potential we look at Shawmont Station in Roxborough. Interior architect Shila Griffith thinks that a creative intervention is critical for the deteriorating, 189-year-old railroad landmark’s survival and sketches out plans for a Schuylkill River Trail visitor’s center and recreation outfitter
History Salvation For A Neighborhood Icon In Manayunk How a community rallied around restoring St. John the Baptist