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Schuylkill River

Five East Falls bridges cross the Schuylkill River, including historic railroad arches, the Twin Bridges and the distant Falls Bridge.
Contributors

Words Over the Water

October 20, 2026 Local Op Ed 2

A poet’s meditation on the five bridges of East Falls [more…]

Businesses and organizations

VIDEO: Water Plant Worries

December 8, 2023 Carolyn Fillmore 0

With massive updates planned for Philly’s archaic water supply system, neighbors near Queen Lane reservoir in East Falls rally for a community agreement to protect quality of life.   [more…]

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Historical Crossing

February 16, 2022 The Local 0

Falls Bridge added to Philadelphia Register of Historic Places [more…]

Germantown history

Tuomi’s Time Machine: Defending Our Drinking Water

August 15, 2021 Alex Bartlett 0

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

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Life After Lockdown

June 7, 2020 Nate House 0

Post-COVID dreaming [more…]

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A Silver Linings Playbook

December 28, 2019 Nate House 0

Finding the Merry and Bright in this season [more…]

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Let It Flow

June 16, 2018 Nate House 1

An East Falls love letter to the Schuylkill, a streaming source of peace, beauty, and positive chi.  [more…]

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A Fish Out of Order

June 13, 2017 Steve Fillmore 0

Repairing the damage to an iconic East Falls art installation. [more…]

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Gently Down the Stream

September 24, 2016 Gina Snyder 0

Earlier this summer, Gina Snyder and her family scored a second-hand canoe they couldn’t wait to try out. Rowing was a dream — but portage hammered home how much we need public river access. [more…]

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