THIS is one of 22 nearly three-ton eagles that appeared on Penn Station’s exterior, now in Philadelphia. Lorraine B. Diehl, in her comprehensive history The Late Great Pennsylvania Station, in her description…
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A recent mention by Natalia “The Saw Lady” Paruz about a Disston saw sparked a memory for me, of a Disston Street in Philadelphia, which I remembered from my intense…
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I was somewhat surprised that even Elfreth’s Alley has a dead end blind lane issuing north from it near Front, a pedestrian-only lane called Bladen’s Court and it comes complete with a blue and white enamel sign and historic-appearing electric lamp.
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When I am out of town I carry on just the same way I do while in NYC — I notice ancient infrastructure, such as this rusted fire alarm at…
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Francisville is a small neighborhood north of downtown Philadelphia. Like Manhattan’s Greenwich Village, the neighborhood doesn’t conform to Philly’s overall street grid due to its status as a small town…
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The neon is falling off this amazing neon sign on Broad and Ellsworth Streets in south Philly. This sign would have been removed decades ago in New York City. Photo:…
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Though New York City continually strives to rid itself of old signage and other relics of the past, a new trend has arisen of actually maintaining relics and reusing them…
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Glen Campbell Road, in the northwest Philadelphia Roxborough neighborhood, isn’t named for the country music singer of “Galveston” and “Wichita Lineman” fame. It’s nested amidst a number of streets with…
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For the most part, Manhattan and even most of the other NYC boroughs have eradicated their alleys. On an island, real estate is in short supply and there isn’t room…
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Though standard Philadelphia street signs are green on white, 4-sided and trapezoidal with room at the top of the sign for the cross street, Philly has never been as fanatical…