History Take Me Up To the Ball Game! Rediscovering The Bleacher Houses Of North Philly Dave Coyne gives us a rooftop view of old Shibe Park and the backstory behind Swampoodle's little-known "bleacher ...
Photography Smiling In South Philly At The Eagles Super Bowl Parade Michael Bixler dives into the crowd down in South Philly at the Eagles parade with this photo ...
History Then And Now: North Broad And Lehigh The square block at North Broad Street and Lehigh Avenue has been a bit worse for wear for decades. Though, with recent, high-stakes investment North of City Hall, that may soon change, returning the area ...
History The Olympics Once Were Here. Sort Of. On this opening day of the 2012 Olympics, Steve Currall has the story of two days in July, 1980, when Philadelphia hosted the Liberty Bell Classic, an alternative Olympics for nations who followed the US ...
Preservation In Danger, Joe Frazier’s Gym Draws National Attention The National Trust places Joe Frazier's legendary North Philly gym on its annual list of most endangered ...
History A Night to Remember, Part One With the 76ers facing elimination in tonight's playoff game against the Boston Celtics, we decided to talk Philly basketball history and Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game with legendary statistician Harvey ...
History Court Tennis, Anyone? It's handball’s royal cousin, tennis’ prestigious ancestor, and a distant relative of Egyptian fertility rites. It's Court Tennis, Center City's most historic, under-the-radar sport. We visit the Racquet Club of Philadelphia for a closer ...
