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Headhouse In Harrowgate the Last of its Kind
History

Headhouse In Harrowgate the Last of its Kind

Jacob Downs explores the origins of the Market-Frankford Line and the El’s only surviving Beaux Arts station

SEPTA Spruces Up The Underground With Downtown Link
History

SEPTA Spruces Up The Underground With Downtown Link

Harry K. takes us on a tour of the city’s extensive pedestrian underground concourse network, soon to be rebranded by SEPTA as the “Downtown Link”

Commission Rejects Protection Of Historic Subway Entrances
Preservation

Commission Rejects Protection Of Historic Subway Entrances

Eight years after being submitted, a nomination to legally protect Philadelphia’s ornate subway entrances with placement on the local register has been denied by the Historical Commission. Contributor Starr Herr-Cardillo has the story

Kensington Blues Puts A Human Face On A Lost Population
Photography

Kensington Blues Puts A Human Face On A Lost Population

Photographer Jeffrey Stockbridge captures the lives of Philadelphia’s opioid crisis in his new book, Kensington Blues. HC editor Michael Bixler has the review

Triumph And Tragedy Under The El
Architecture

Triumph And Tragedy Under The El

The Shadow takes us to Front and Dauphin where the tragic downfall of a prosperous women’s apparel merchant is entombed in sneakers and stucco

Marked Potential: Roosevelt Theater
Architecture

Marked Potential: Roosevelt Theater

In Frankford, the Roosevelt Theater faces the El like a careworn sentry guarding the legacy of the city’s last movie palaces. Shila Griffith invigorates the empty, ivory giant with a photography and filmmaking center for teens in this month’s Marked Potential

Serendipity And Sustainability Take The Plunge At Thompson Bathhouse
Art & Design

Serendipity And Sustainability Take The Plunge At Thompson Bathhouse

Under the El at Girard, a couple sets out to turn an historic bathhouse into a progressive playspace for children. Co-editor Michael Bixler reports


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