History Ghosts Signs of Philadelphia: Machines and Bread in Olde Kensington Jordan Keiffer tracks down the history behind old advertisements in his monthly column, Ghost Signs of Philadelphia. In this installment, an industrious intersection at 5th Street and Montgomery Avenue
Art & Design Philly Beer History is on Tap at the Neon Museum The Philadelphia Neon Museum gets drunk on breweriana with new exhibition
Urbanism Uncertainty And Ingenuity On Kensington’s Industrial American Street When the Workshop of the World was churning full blast, its brand was distinctly American—American Street, that is. The historic industrial Kensington thoroughfare is a shell of its former self but, Devon McReynolds tells us, that spells 21st Century opportunity. The question facing officials: should American Street remain zoned for heavy industry or for an evolving mix of uses?
Architecture In Search Of The Girard Half missing and distorted beyond nearly all recognition, the old Girard Theatre is under there, somewhere. The Shadow digs around to find some clues–and the story of the building’s rise and fall
