Oat Foundry Will Make You an Old School Split Flap Board
Philadelphia-based engineering design company Oat Foundry offers a 21st century take on the iconic flap signs that once filled train stations around the world.
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Burlesque Through the Ages in Philadelphia: May the Fourth be With You a Star Wars Burlesque Show
Discover how burlesque began, developed, and evolved in Philadelphia through the ages up until modern pop culture oriented burlesque with a splash of Star Wars.
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The Top 10 Edgar Allan Poe Sites in Philadelphia
Explore Edgar Allan Poe’s rich history by heading to the top nine Poe sites in Philadelphia. Architecture, literature, and culture of the 1840’s await.
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10 Game-Changing Urban Projects in the U.S. Now: NYC Fourth Regional Plan, Denver FasTracks, D.C. Streetcar
With public awareness for urban planning at an all-time high, we are in the midst of a renaissance of smart design. Here are 10 projects you should care about.
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Philadelphia Introduces Psychylustro, Massive Abstract Street Art Installation Along Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor
Amtrak commuters traveling between Philadelphia and NYC are getting a pop of color added to their train ride in the massive street art installation psychylustro
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Renderings of the Reading Viaduct, a “High Line” Park for Philadelphia
Philadelphia is set to turn the Reading Viaduct into an elevated rail park similar to NYC’s High Line. See renderings of the park and the latest news.
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10 Plans for Elevated “High Line” Parks Around the World
The High Line in NYC is one of the most well-known elevated parks, but around the world there are many similar urban reclamation projects proposed or underway.
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Untapped Mailbag: This Vintage Photo of Columbus Circle is Misattributed in LIFE Magazine
Our article on vintage photos of Columbus Circle was super popular, but we got a good number of comments saying that one of the photos was not actually Columbus Circle.
MorePhilly Painting Gives Germantown Avenue a Makeover in Philadelphia
In North Philadelphia, around Germantown and Lehigh Avenues, an entire neighborhood has been repainted in bright, fun colors as part of the city’s Mural Arts Program. We got a chance to walk through with the artists, Dre Urhahn and Jeroen Koolhaas, who are most well-known for their work painting the Santa Marta favela in Rio …
MoreBrooklyn Flea Opens in Philadelphia
Brooklyn Flea Philly launched last Sunday at the Piazza at Schmidt’s in Philadelphia’s new up-and-coming neighborhood of Northern Liberties, aka NoLibs. Like its twin brother in Williamsburg, the open-air market will run every Sunday 10am-5pm and will feature a tightly curated selection of art, antique and repurposed furniture, vintage clothing and jewelry.
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