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The Unbuilt Vision For A Grand Cathedral Road
Urbanism

The Unbuilt Vision For A Grand Cathedral Road

Like so many cities, Philadelphia had such grand postwar visions for urban renewal that only a fraction of them were built—thankfully. Among the unbuilt visions was a grand boulevard that would have linked the Main Line and Chestnut Hill—across new bridges over the Schuylkill and the Wissahickon. Brad Maule explores what might have been on Cathedral Road

Endangered: Manayunk’s Historic Shawmont Station
Preservation

Endangered: Manayunk’s Historic Shawmont Station

Historic? Yes, this one is. SEPTA’s Shawmont Station, closed since 1996, is the oldest railway station in the U.S. It marked the birth of the single industry that would transform the city. Mike Szilagyi reports on its significance and ongoing attempts to save it


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