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Queen of The Rats: How One Female Scientist Colonized The Modern Lab
History

Queen of The Rats: How One Female Scientist Colonized The Modern Lab

Mickey Herr takes a look at the Wistar Rat, a true Philly original, and the groundbreaking female biologist that helped standardize science

The Rise & Ruckus Over Bio Pond, Penn’s Hidden Urban Oasis
History

The Rise & Ruckus Over Bio Pond, Penn’s Hidden Urban Oasis

Harry K. has the backstory on the beginnings of the Bio Pond research garden at Penn and the brouhaha in the 1990s over saving the little slice of tranquility.

On The Hunt For Brains, Discovering The Wistar Institute
History

On The Hunt For Brains, Discovering The Wistar Institute

Mickey Herr dissects the origins of the Wistar Institute and examines the brain of a man that turned the medical world on its head

Prefab Future For Former African-American Cemetery In West Philly
Preservation

Prefab Future For Former African-American Cemetery In West Philly

Harry K. unearths an old African-American cemetery in West Philadelphia that was owned by a church connected to the Underground Railroad. The land is currently being redeveloped for residential construction

A Field Guide To Demolition
Development

A Field Guide To Demolition

Peter Woodall spotlights specific building types facing the most development pressure in four high-profile neighborhoods

On 40th Street, New Life For A Long-Hidden Furness
Architecture

On 40th Street, New Life For A Long-Hidden Furness

What’s it take to restore this early Furness? Hidden City talks to developer Tom Lussenhop about the tear-down disaster ongoing across the city and his plans for the former West Philadelphia Institute

Mid Mod Prison-Motel On The Schuylkill River Paroled
Architecture

Mid Mod Prison-Motel On The Schuylkill River Paroled

It’s a Mid-century Modern motor lodge. With prison cells. It’s one of Philly’s most perplexing landmarks on the Schuylkill River. The Shadow has the lowdown

Eero Saarinen’s Hill College House Fortified With $80M In Renovations
Architecture

Eero Saarinen’s Hill College House Fortified With $80M In Renovations

Ann de Forest takes us inside Hill College House, a Mid-Century take on Medieval fortification designed by Modernist master architect Eero Saarinen. The dormitory at Penn recently reopened after $80M in engineering upgrades and interior renovations


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