Preservation Commission Rejects Protection Of Historic Subway Entrances Eight years after being submitted, a nomination to legally protect Philadelphia’s ornate subway entrances with placement on the local register has been denied by the Historical Commission. Contributor Starr Herr-Cardillo has the story
Urbanism Sunset In South Philly For The 23, Dawn For The 45 SERVICE ALERT: This weekend marks the end of an era for a SEPTA legend. The Route 23, by far the longest and most ridden of SEPTA’s city bus lines, will split in two, retaining the 23 on the northern portion and becoming the Route 45 in Center City and South Philadelphia. Brad Maule breaks down the line that’s a geographic and cultural cross-section of the city
History An Anniversary To Forget: August 1, 1944 70 years ago, on August 1, 1944, white Philadelphia transit employees staged a wildcat strike to keep African Americans from becoming trolley drivers. At the height of the war effort, FDR had to step in
