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2008

“It will burn for a mile”: Fire Insurance and the Origins of the High Pressure Fire Serviceoriginal ↗
7 Apr 2008
Mantua Hall Implosion from Lemon Hilloriginal ↗
30 Mar 2008
Broad Street Subway Substation, Waverly St.original ↗
20 Mar 2008
Not To Scale: Philadelphia, Skyscrapers, and the Allure of Giantismoriginal ↗
18 Mar 2008
Take Me To The River: Wm. Penn’s Wood St. Stepsoriginal ↗
10 Mar 2008
“Of Graceful Proportions”: Strickland Kneass’s Cast Iron Chestnut St. Bridgeoriginal ↗
23 Feb 2008
Demolition of Varick Memorial AME Zion Church at 19th and Catherineoriginal ↗
17 Feb 2008
Dave’s Auto Repairoriginal ↗
28 Jan 2008
House at 48th and Haverfordoriginal ↗
28 Jan 2008
Rest in Peace You Fine Old Buildingsoriginal ↗
25 Jan 2008
Our street corner friendsoriginal ↗
16 Jan 2008
Dobson’s Run Drainage Improvement Project Updateoriginal ↗
15 Jan 2008

2007

“Philadelphia used to have a lot of industry”: Farewell to the Tidewater Grain Elevator, Part IIoriginal ↗
24 Dec 2007
“Philadelphia used to have a lot of industry”: Farewell to the Girard Point (Tidewater) Grain Elevatororiginal ↗
20 Dec 2007
Switch and Signaloriginal ↗
9 Dec 2007
Confederates, Catholics, Muslims and Masons: The Mount Moriah Cemetery Touroriginal ↗
1 Dec 2007
“A pioneer charity of the country”: NJ’s “Soupy Island” Sanitariumoriginal ↗
13 Nov 2007
The Temple that Temple Almost Forgotoriginal ↗
19 Oct 2007
Nesting Ruins: Park Towne Place in a basementoriginal ↗
3 Oct 2007
Wharves, Docks, and Ferries Reduxoriginal ↗
12 Sept 2007
Lost Dobson’s Run: Kelly Drive Flood Relief Improvements Explainedoriginal ↗
24 Aug 2007
Cobbs Creek, 1946original ↗
15 Aug 2007
Medallion From Broad Street Stationoriginal ↗
3 Aug 2007
A Visit to William Penn’s Vineyard — UPDATEoriginal ↗
3 Aug 2007
The coming petroleum drosscape: Socony-Vacuum Oil Company ruins as case studyoriginal ↗
20 Jul 2007
SpringGardenSt.Stationoriginal ↗
9 Jul 2007
Mark di Suvero’s Iroquois on the Parkwayoriginal ↗
6 Jul 2007
Schuylkill Expressway Palimpsestoriginal ↗
22 Jun 2007
Remnants of Philadelphia’s Gas Networkoriginal ↗
20 Jun 2007
Watering of a City (Part III): The Playground in a Reservoiroriginal ↗
30 May 2007
You Turn Me Right Round: Open PRR Swing Bridge, Grays Ferryoriginal ↗
16 May 2007
“Sleeping in the Tents of Our Fathers”: the Youth Study Center as Failed Modernist Projectoriginal ↗
3 May 2007
An Archaeology of Philadelphia’s Wasteoriginal ↗
18 Apr 2007
The Rivers Were Angry That Day, or We’ll Pronounce the “th” in Northeasteroriginal ↗
16 Apr 2007
Built to Last: J.G. Brill’s “Bullets”original ↗
5 Apr 2007
Docks, Wharves, Ferries and the “Port of Pennsylvania”original ↗
27 Mar 2007
The Moving Walkways of Chestnut Streetoriginal ↗
26 Mar 2007
“The decaying bodies of the dead may securely moulder into kindred dust”: The Woodlands Cemetery Touroriginal ↗
15 Mar 2007
Watering of a City (Part II): Defunct George’s Hill (24th Ward) Reservoiroriginal ↗
5 Mar 2007
The Watering of a City (Part I)original ↗
27 Feb 2007
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