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Reporting for Duty: First Troop Celebrates 246 Years of Civic Service
City Life

Reporting for Duty: First Troop Celebrates 246 Years of Civic Service

From military parades to pandemic learning pods, 23rd Street Armory rises to the occasion amid COVID-19 as a haven for underserved school children. Amy Cohen has the story

He Sees You When You’re Sleeping, He Knows When You’re Awake: Christmas & Counterterrorism at the Quartermaster Depot
History

He Sees You When You’re Sleeping, He Knows When You’re Awake: Christmas & Counterterrorism at the Quartermaster Depot

Sarah Kennedy takes us to the Quartermaster Depot in South Philly where a Christmas factory outlet and a surveillance center make strange neighbors

The Vanishing Of Northeast Village
History

The Vanishing Of Northeast Village

David Coyne traverses bramble and broken blacktop along Roosevelt Boulevard to reveal a military housing community that was evacuated and demolished in the 1960s

Lost In The Shuffle: When Registered Buildings Go Down
Preservation

Lost In The Shuffle: When Registered Buildings Go Down

Why are some buildings on the National Register of Historic Places preserved while others are casually destroyed? The Shadow gives an example of this phenomena through the Wagner Free Institute of Science and the John F. Kennedy Vocational Center

Farewell To Forrestal
Preservation

Farewell To Forrestal

Attention Navy enthusiasts and photographers interested in rare events: tomorrow, the USS Forrestal will be towed from the Philadelphia Navy Yard. The historic aircraft carrier’s final voyage will conclude its 59 years at a Texas scrapyard

Remembering Veterans With A Visit To Philadelphia National Cemetery
History

Remembering Veterans With A Visit To Philadelphia National Cemetery

As America honors the brave men and women whose service keep the country free, Matt Szalwinski takes a moment to shine a little light on the Philadelphia National Cemetery in West Oak Lane

Philadelphia During The Civil War: A Medical Perspective, Opening At The Mütter
History

Philadelphia During The Civil War: A Medical Perspective, Opening At The Mütter

One hundred fifty years have passed since the Battle of Gettysburg turned the tide of the American Civil War. Now, the Mütter Museum — which opened that same year — opens a permanent exhibit commemorating Philadelphia’s medical contribution during that awful war. Joe Brin previews

Awaiting A New Call To Service In Mantua
Architecture

Awaiting A New Call To Service In Mantua

While South Philly’s Third Regiment Armory is at the center of an ongoing discussion, another armory sits silently deep in West Philadelphia. The Shadow digs deep to bring us its story


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