Photography Tourist Photos From 1981 Reveal The Heart Of “Old Philadelphia” A found collection of tourist photos from the summer of 1981 captures the character of the ...
Uncategorized Capturing late 1960s Philadelphia–Trolleys, Neon, Cobblestones and All A teenager named David Wilson toted his Brownie Hawkeye camera all over Philadelphia in the late 1960s, photographing the city's trolleys, trains and buses. In doing so, he inadvertently created a portrait not only of ...
Urbanism The Public-Minded Pedestrian Street In part two of his two-part series on pedestrian streets, Oscar Beisert takes a look at the kind built on purpose: post-Civil War thoroughfares on foot meant to beautify and improve the city's ...
Architecture Calle Ocho/2nd Ward Republican Club Two spots in Found today: tropical color in South Philadelphia, and pouring foundations at the site of the old 2nd Ward Republican ...
Photography Artifacts from a Filthier Age Photographing the boot scrapers of Center City, once a decorative and decorous way to remove mud, excrement and other undesirables from one's ...
Photography Underfoot Rob Lybeck looked down to find today's photo essay. Fortunately, he found more than chewing gum, cigarette butts and hamburger wrappers ...
