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Catching Up With a Baseball Legend in Port Richmond
History

Catching Up With a Baseball Legend in Port Richmond

The 2020 Major League Baseball season cautiously begins today with no fans in the stands and just 60 games. Kimberly Haas introduces us to a little-known local celebrity of the sport: The Neatsfoot Oil Refineries Corporation

Black History Museums Struggle To Survive Amid Philly Revival
History

Black History Museums Struggle To Survive Amid Philly Revival

In need of funding and resources, three museums dedicated to African American history face an uncertain future. Keshler Thibert has the story

Discovering My Family’s Place In The Workshop Of The World
History

Discovering My Family’s Place In The Workshop Of The World

In Port Richmond, Amy Cohen has a chance encounter with her family’s industrial past when she happens upon a sign for her grandfather’s old business, the Philadelphia Rust-Proof Company

Hidden Lens: Fading Industry On The Delaware River
Photography

Hidden Lens: Fading Industry On The Delaware River

In this next installment of Hidden Lens, a new series showcasing the captures of local photographers, we feature the work of Betsy Manning and the final days of the Port Richmond Grain Elevator

Marked Potential: Graffiti Pier
Architecture

Marked Potential: Graffiti Pier

Shila Griffith is back with a new edition of Marked Potential. In this month’s proposal she envisions Graffiti Pier as the city’s next great public park

Old Church In Port Richmond Parties On
History

Old Church In Port Richmond Parties On

At Indiana and Thompson, a catering facility keeps spirits high inside a church that was built in 1893

On Sleepy Richmond Street, A Spark Of Renewal Catches Wind
Development

On Sleepy Richmond Street, A Spark Of Renewal Catches Wind

After years of gradual decline, efforts to reenergize historic Richmond Street in Port Richmond are putting down roots. Michael Bixler takes a look

Is This The Train Tragedy We’ll Learn From? (Updated)
History

Is This The Train Tragedy We’ll Learn From? (Updated)

It’s hard to imagine last night’s Amtrak tragedy being any worse when at least seven people are confirmed dead. But the derailed Train 188 stopped just shy of a parked oil train. Brad Maule ponders the disinvestment of both Amtrak and infrastructure—and the increase in both Amtrak ridership and oil train frequency


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