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Philly Beer History is on Tap at the Neon Museum
Art & Design

Philly Beer History is on Tap at the Neon Museum

The Philadelphia Neon Museum gets drunk on breweriana with new exhibition

Uncertainty And Ingenuity On Kensington’s Industrial American Street
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?

In Search Of The Girard
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


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