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A Lesson on Structural Racism and Redemption at Northeast High School
History

A Lesson on Structural Racism and Redemption at Northeast High School

Amy Cohen traces the history of how Northeast High School went from the brainchild of white flight to Philly’s most diverse student body

Rare Books Dealer Turns a Page at Frankford Arsenal
Preservation

Rare Books Dealer Turns a Page at Frankford Arsenal

A 200-year-old munitions storehouse in Northeast Philadelphia finds peaceful reuse as an antiquarian showroom. Stacia Friedman has the details

In Northeast Philadelphia, A Rich History Of Train Tracks And Acquisitions
History

In Northeast Philadelphia, A Rich History Of Train Tracks And Acquisitions

Ed Duffy give us a panoramic view of railroad history in Northeast Philadelphia with this longform essay

Legal Fund Fights Developers That Game The System
Preservation

Legal Fund Fights Developers That Game The System

The price of preservation is high when building owners undermine the authority of the Historical Commission through legal loopholes. Dana Rice unpacks the issue with this report

One Smart Cookie: When Keebler Called Philly Home
History

One Smart Cookie: When Keebler Called Philly Home

Girl Scout cookies: another city first! Harry K. gives a whirlwind history of America’s favorite cake and cracker maker, Philly’s own Keebler-Weyl Baking Company

Wild In The Streets: Tracking Philly’s Coyote Connection
History

Wild In The Streets: Tracking Philly’s Coyote Connection

After an uptick in coyotes romping around the city last week, Harry K. introduces us to Philadelphia’s pioneering naturalist Thomas Say who gave the wild animal its name

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

Preservation

Ury House Demo In The 1970s Erased Oldest Home In PA

Did Philly allow one of the oldest dwellings in Pennsylvania to be destroyed in the 1970s? Harry K. has this cautionary tale for a redeveloping city with a poor preservation scorecard and a history of demolition


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