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 city > more
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 the city's transit, but also its neighorhoods > more
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 streetscape > more
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 Club > more
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 shoes > more
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