Ed Duffy explores the positive impact of reactivating an old, abandoned train stop in North Philadelphia

Over 100 years ago a community of Irish immigrant railroad workers in Malvern were savagely murdered in secrecy. After discovering a clandestine file detailing the tragedy, two brothers made it their mission to see that the victims are remembered and that their story be told

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

Harry K. takes us into the abandoned subway tunnels below Arch Street with the history behind Philly’s unfinished plans for a grand underground transit system

University City District’s beautification of the 40th Street Trolley Portal was high on concept, but appears to have fumbled on delivery. Contributor Ann de Forest has the full review

Starr Herr-Cardillo takes us on an Art Deco-drenched day trip to Upper Darby with photos and the backstory on the exquisite architecture of 69th Street.

Harry K. takes us on a tour of the city’s extensive pedestrian underground concourse network, soon to be rebranded by SEPTA as the “Downtown Link”

Contributor Jonathan Schmalzbach talks with a designer and a printmaker about their obsession with manhole covers and public utility as creative muse