Ever wonder what the Parkway looked like in its earliest years? What the art museum looked like when it was under construction? Here’s an aerial peek from the 1920s.
LENS: Photographing Philadelphia from above
In 1919 the Aero Service Corp. started photographing Philadelphia from above. Eyes on the Street will be featuring selections from this archive in an ongoing series.
Radar to see Potter’s Field remains | eyes on illegal dumping | school voucher money in campaigns | Techmobile hits the road | behind Technically Philly
Renovated Philbrick Hall adds space, amenities for Parkway Central
The recently renovated Philbrick Popular Library at Parkway Central opened to the public last month. I stopped by to check out the renewed reading room.
Checking out: As Free Library’s role shifts, where does that leave Parkway Central’s special collections?
The Free Library wants to align its shrinking resources to meet shifting public demands. In the process, Parkway Central’s special collections are being evaluated and pieces could be sold off to foot the bill for changes ahead.
March 12-16: Photographer Vincent Feldman, Next Great City coalition meeting, The Library in the City, benchmarking commercial buildings
February 24-26: Arturo Schomburg Symposium, Beautiful Landscapes, Dickens for kids
Less Marcellus Shale gas, Get Healthy Philly’s impact, development rumble in Point Breeze, refreshing Roxborough’s library
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