City Life Concrete Cowboy of Southwest Philly Finds a New Home at Bartram’s Garden After being ousted from vacant, City-owned land, an urban cowboy and his posse of young protégées find a permanent place to hang their hats. Sam Newhouse has the news
History A Crude Awakening: Explosion On The Schuylkill Brings Philly’s History Of Oil Refineries Into Focus Ed Duffy gives us a history lesson on Philadelphia’s 150-year-old oil industry following the explosion, fire, and pending closure of Philadelphia Energy Solutions’ oil refinery in Southwest Philly
History The Origins Of The Eagles On The Market Street Bridge Ed Duffy rides the rails from Manhattan to Philadelphia to give us the backstory on the granite eagle sculptures that stand guard over the Schuylkill River
Photography Deep Freeze 2018 The bitter cold temps earlier this month produced Philly’s coldest two-week stretch in 38 years, freezing nearly all of the area’s waterways solid. Brad Maule donned several layers to photograph the icy scenes all over the city
Architecture Mid Mod Prison-Motel On The Schuylkill River Paroled It’s a Mid-century Modern motor lodge. With prison cells. It’s one of Philly’s most perplexing landmarks on the Schuylkill River. The Shadow has the lowdown
Urbanism Without Remediation, Diamond In The Rough A Risky Play How safe is safe enough? Environmental researcher Coryn Wolk explores the potential public health risks at a youth baseball field built on top of an industrial alloy production site surrounded by an oil refining complex
Architecture Khmer Monastery In Kingsessing Enlightens The Schuylkill Dan Papa celebrates the Cambodian New Year with a look at the Wat Khmer Palelai Buddhist temple under construction in Southwest Philly
History Tracking The Evolution Of Industry At 34th And Grays Ferry The site of Penn’s new riverside research campus has a long, decorated history of industrial enterprise. Contributor Madeline Helmer dives deep into the backstory
