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Ghosts Signs of Philadelphia: The Manayunk Review
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

Manayunk Mill Now an Oasis of Visual Arts
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

A Reconstructionist Synagogue Weaves Itself Into Manayunk’s Industrial Fabric
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

Pencoyd Bridge Reopens In Manayunk, As Redevelopment Of Foundry Site Begins
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

The Tale Of Catfish And Waffles
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

Advocates Race Against The Clock To Save Terrace Hall
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

Marked Potential: Shawmont Station
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

Salvation For A Neighborhood Icon In Manayunk
History

Salvation For A Neighborhood Icon In Manayunk

How a community rallied around restoring St. John the Baptist


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