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New Record Pressing Plant Drops The Needle In Old Bread Factory
Development

New Record Pressing Plant Drops The Needle In Old Bread Factory

The vinyl revival is coming to Lawncrest where a new record pressing plant is setting up shop in the old Bond Bread building. Bryan Bierman has the scoop

Piecing Together The Lost History Of Wirt & Knox
History

Piecing Together The Lost History Of Wirt & Knox

Rob Masciantonio tracks down the elusive origins of an abandoned factory in Strawberry Mansion

Kensington Workshop Keeps Neighborhood Clocking In
Photography

Kensington Workshop Keeps Neighborhood Clocking In

Inside a 124-year-old mill in Kensington, World Manufacturing Inc. is buzzing with work orders. Theresa Stigale puts us on the production line with this photo essay

Unlisted Philadelphia: Atlantic Snuff Company
Architecture

Unlisted Philadelphia: Atlantic Snuff Company

Architectural illustrator Ben Leech spotlights unique and significant buildings not protected on the local register with his series, Unlisted Philadelphia. In this installment, a High Victorian in Chinatown that’s still up to snuff

The Gold Standard In North Philadelphia Metallurgy
History

The Gold Standard In North Philadelphia Metallurgy

As the economy rides its roller coaster of peaks and valleys across history, the gold refining industry rides with it, often in the opposite direction. Theresa Stigale profiles one such operation, Garfield Refining Company, who have refined precious metals for jewelers, dentists, pawn shops and more since 1892

Widdy Dialect: The “Hoagie” Of Darts
Preservation

Widdy Dialect: The “Hoagie” Of Darts

Under the rumbling El and amidst the hustle and bustle at Kensington and Somerset, a distinctly Philadelphian brand of darts is made the same way it has been for over 100 years—by hand. Brad Maule throws a round with Widdy Darts

Windows Into An Artist Surge Near Temple
Art & Design

Windows Into An Artist Surge Near Temple

At Ninth & Dauphin, the Window Factory maintains its industrial past while bridging the artistic present on the edge of Temple University’s North Philadelphia dominion. Philly History Truck curator Erin Bernard looks into the challenges developers face in preserving and adapting old factory buildings in transitioning neighborhoods

Don’t Call It A Warehouse
Photography

Don’t Call It A Warehouse

Another former factory in the river wards is slated to become apartments. Peter Woodall visited during its last days and brings us a portrait


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