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History Matters: Yule Wonder Why

December 23, 2020 Joseph Minardi 2

Our favorite historian explains local Holiday oddities from long ago. [more…]

East Falls history

Something Old, Something New

June 17, 2020 Carolyn Fillmore 0

Local wedding announcements from the early 1900’s offer a peek at fashion and customs here a hundred years ago. [more…]

Contributors

Ho Ho No

December 11, 2019 Lorenzo Woodson 2

Dr. Woodson is definitely not dreaming of a White Christmas. [more…]

Germantown history

New Sites, Old Favorites

July 27, 2019 Tuomi Forrest 0

Centuries of local history to explore — right in our own backyard! [more…]

Development

Regardez Philippe

May 9, 2019 Carolyn Fillmore 0

Fallsers freak over Frenchie at Franklin’s — let’s take a long look before the ZBA vote.  [more…]

East Falls history

East Falls Time Machine

February 12, 2019 Carolyn Fillmore 0

Step back into history through these rare photos of our mills, mansions, monuments and more.  [more…]

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Development

Let’s Hear It for the Falls

January 30, 2019 JK 1

A love letter to our neighborhood, by a local hoping to serve. [more…]

Germantown history

Class from the Past

May 30, 2018 Steve Fillmore 0

Discovering a new school where my old one was. [more…]

Businesses and organizations

A Bounty in Our Backyard

May 28, 2018 Carolyn Fillmore 0

The Local heads to Germantown to sink in some serious local history at Second Saturday (and we found lots of other cool shit, too). [more…]

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East Falls history

Twenty Years that Changed Philly

February 14, 2018 Joseph Minardi 3

With so much historic architecture in NW Philly, it’s easy to take our scenery for granted. Joseph Minardi explains how our city grew into such distinct neighborhoods so worthy of preservation today.  Philadelphia has been [more…]

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