Germantown history

From the rubble of a 19th century industrial building in historic Wayne Junction: a new apartment building and a resurrected diner. [more…]

Black businesses helped power a thriving mixed community near West Rittenhouse Street [more…]

A brief history of a pioneering school [more…]

The intersection at Germantown and Chelten has anchored one of Philly’s most fashionable residential and shopping districts over the years [more…]

Dreaming big at the Hill School in Germantown [more…]

In Celebration of John S. Trower, Self-Made Man, Philanthropist and, at one time, Pennsylvania’s Wealthiest Black Resident [more…]

Water was once so important to Philadelphia that the Wissahickon Valley Park was created to protect it [more…]

Decades after Allen’s Department Store closed its doors, the building may soon find a new purpose. [more…]