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eleboil t1_iysy3w5 wrote
Reply to Good “experiences” to gift someone in Philly? by Triphae
These are always interesting [https://hiddencityphila.org/tours/](https://hiddencityphila.org/tours/) I have been on several. They are well narrated and you will see a lot of otherwise missed things. Enjoy
tomyownrhythm t1_j0rssp6 wrote
Reply to comment by SouthPhilly_215 in Scientology tower on Chestnut. Still empty after all these years. by narkj
Cunningham Piano building. https://hiddencityphila.org/2012/04/party-wall-like-a-rockstar/
Hoyarugby t1_j5x6t4z wrote
feet deep in places) was not only filled in, but [filled in with coal ash](https://hiddencityphila.org/2022/06/in-limbo-logan-triangle-sinks-into-oblivion/) which is basically the worst possible landfill material - it's not at all dense, erodes easily
Nwk_NJ t1_jaedvfu wrote
Reply to comment by sutisuc in Shaq II is ICONIQ 777 by felsonj
their in-city incinerator though...so I'm Surprised the prices didn't sky rocket! https://hiddencityphila.org/2018/03/back-when-we-burned-trash-on-the-delaware-river/
BearBong t1_jaejm7n wrote
Reply to comment by avo_cado in PennDOT gives green light for construction on cap over I-95 at Penn’s Landing by PienotPi
damn map. [Here's the article that I referenced](https://www.phillyvoice.com/penns-landing-park-philadelphia-renderings-cap-i95-south-street-bridge/) ([and second](https://hiddencityphila.org/2022/04/plans-for-park-at-penns-landing-move-forward/)) for the traffic info. Unsure if these are still the planned routing but figured I'd share
Leviathant t1_jaenj01 wrote
Reply to comment by all4whatnot in PennDOT gives green light for construction on cap over I-95 at Penn’s Landing by PienotPi
that street sits 16 feet above sea level. [Lots more detail at Hidden City](https://hiddencityphila.org/2011/12/pioneering-quakers-as-spontaneous-urbanists/)
Lunamothknits t1_jcqj3hw wrote
Reply to Happy St. Patrick’s from the epicenter of the 1844 riots. Where the local Nativists faced off with and burned down the Irish Catholic neighborhood of Olde Kensington. by ActionShackamaxon
also: https://hiddencityphila.org/2020/10/uncovering-murder-on-the-main-line-and-the-victims-of-duffys-cut/?fbclid=IwAR0GUywfNEIQY6oYhH-0q3yOuqIEMkjVpYY1Id8bvQwrf3hnnkO9Z4cE8ic
applefuk t1_jdqlt4f wrote
anyone interested in the history of the Budd company: https://hiddencityphila.org/2018/08/budd-company-an-industrial-icon-that-broke-the-mold/ Just great to read and see how much has changed in that area
b0b0tempo t1_iy5owvy wrote
Reply to From the "lost" collection of Frank H. Taylor, Philadelphia originals, is this one, numbered 418, with no title. It isn't cataloged on the Library Company of Philadelphia website either. Do you know what this building is? by johnsinternetsales
North Meetinghouse. https://hiddencityphila.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/North-Meeting-House-660x452.jpg https://hiddencityphila.org/2018/11/waking-the-quakers-as-callowhill-stirs/