The Widener Mansion, North Broad Street and Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Widener Mansion, North Broad Street and Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Widener Mansion, NW Corner of Broad Street and Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
See more at http://www.phillyhistory.org/blog/index.php/2009/03/the-widener-mansion/.
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Repulsive Dryvit Covered Second Empire Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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DON’T DEMOLISH the Church of the Assumption, Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DON’T DEMOLISH the Church of the Assumption, Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Perhaps the oldest building on Spring Garden Street, this 1848-49 brownstone and copper Catholic Church (formerly), the Church of the Annunciation, is facing the wrecking ball. Siloam, a not-for-profit, recently sold the complex to a developer–John Wei, who purports that there is no way to reuse the building, thus [...]
William C. Bullitt’s Suburban Mansion, Devon, Pennsylvania
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The Most Absurd Sentence Ever Published in a Newspaper, Obviously in Pennsylvania
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The 19th Century Cats At Morris’ Refuge, Morris Animal Refuge, 1242 Lombard Street, Philadelphia, Penna.
Known first as City Refuge—although not municipal, Miss Elizabeth Morris and several other of her lady friends founded Morris’ Refuge at 1242 Lombard Street in Philadelphia in May 1874. An address where the establishment can still be found today. The name changed to the “Morris Refuge for Homeless and Suffering Animals” in January 1884 at which [...]
Thompson Street Has A Deep Past, 10th & Thompson Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Circa 1918
Thompson Street Has A Deep Past, 10th & Thompson Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Circa 1918
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The Electric Lights at City Hall Need Cleaned, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Second Oldest Only To Pennsylvania Hospital, The Protestant Espiscopal Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Second Oldest Only To Pennsylvania Hospital, The Protestant Espiscopal Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Former Environment of the Protestant Espiscopal Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. the small chapel is all that remains, the rest of the space being dedicated to parking lots.
Looking in the same direction, the view has changed slightly to make way for parking lots, etc.
The extant [...]
Residential History Erased: The Last Row Houses of Logan Square, Philadelphia Are Being Taken Down…
Residential History Erased: The Last Row Houses of Logan Square, Philadelphia Are Being Taken Down…
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