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Learn about the conditions that led to Frank Furness' most incredible masterworks, including the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts seen here, on Wednesday.
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From Above: Refining along the Lower Schuylkill, 1926
- Friday, May 17, 2013 12:26pm
- By Ashley Hahn
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- Passyunk Avenue Bridge, Philadelphia PA
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In honor of the Lower Schuylkill Master Plan’s [pdf] release earlier this month, we head back into the past to…
Love Note #165: Theresa McCaul-Miller's love poem to Laurel Hill Cemetery
- Thursday, April 4, 2013 10:48am
- By Eyes on the Street
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Here's another installation in our Philly Love Notes collaboration - sweet peace found at Laurel Hill Cemetery. Love Note #165: Theresa…
From Above: Race Street Pier and High-Pressure Fire Service Building, 1926
- Thursday, March 14, 2013 11:27am
- By Ashley Hahn
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- Race Street and Delaware Avenue, Philadelphia PA
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For this installation in our From Above series, we head to a hot spot on the Central Delaware Waterfront for a view…
South Kensington Church Plans to Sell Building
- Tuesday, February 26, 2013 12:05pm
- By Eyes on the Street
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- 2nd and Jefferson streets, Philadelphia PA
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As part of her reporting for Philadelphia Neighborhoods and PlanPhilly Sara Khan checked in on the vacant St. Michael's Business School at 2nd…
From auto house to church: A view into Kingsessing's past
- Monday, February 25, 2013 2:58pm
- By Amanda Mazie
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- Elmwood Avenue and 58th Street, Philadelphia
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On Elmwood Avenue, halfway between 58th and Alden streets, what looks like a small brick barn sits far back in a…
From Above: Looking West on Market Street, 1925
- Friday, February 8, 2013 12:40pm
- By Ashley Hahn
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- Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA
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It’s been a long while since we visited Philadelphia From Above. So this week, in honor of the release of More…
