HistoryLucy the Elephant was (carefully) relocated on this week in Philly historyIt took seven hours in Margate on July 20, 1970, to move Lucy’s 65-foot frame to her new stomping ground — only two blocks away.
HistoryLucy the Elephant was (carefully) relocated on this week in Philly historyIt took seven hours in Margate on July 20, 1970, to move Lucy’s 65-foot frame to her new stomping ground — only two blocks away.
HistoryAs Wu-Tang Clan prepares for its final show in Philly, a look back at how we got the 'ODB McDonald's'
HistoryAs Wu-Tang Clan prepares for its final show in Philly, a look back at how we got the 'ODB McDonald's'
HistoryShark attacks that inspired ‘Jaws’ took lives at the Jersey Shore on this week in Philly historyBefore the fictional story of a killer shark terrorizing a sleepy beach town, there was the very real summer of 1916 at the Jersey Shore.
HistoryShark attacks that inspired ‘Jaws’ took lives at the Jersey Shore on this week in Philly historyBefore the fictional story of a killer shark terrorizing a sleepy beach town, there was the very real summer of 1916 at the Jersey Shore.
HistoryU.S. flag at Betsy Ross’ grave was stolen and then bizarrely returned on this week in Philly historyAn anonymous note with the returned flag blamed the theft from Mount Moriah Cemetery on a 6-year-old.
HistoryU.S. flag at Betsy Ross’ grave was stolen and then bizarrely returned on this week in Philly historyAn anonymous note with the returned flag blamed the theft from Mount Moriah Cemetery on a 6-year-old.
HistoryPhilly’s 1986 strike left 45,000 tons of ‘stinking, maggot-laced garbage.’ Here’s what it looked like.District Council 33 was on strike for nearly three weeks in 1986. The trash on Philadelphia streets a few days into the current strike could just be the beginning.
HistoryPhilly’s 1986 strike left 45,000 tons of ‘stinking, maggot-laced garbage.’ Here’s what it looked like.District Council 33 was on strike for nearly three weeks in 1986. The trash on Philadelphia streets a few days into the current strike could just be the beginning.
PhiladelphiaLooking back on the 1986 DC 33 strike through the Daily News’ reviews of trash-disposal sitesThe Marquis of Debris reviewed trash sites as if they were restaurants for rats.
PhiladelphiaLooking back on the 1986 DC 33 strike through the Daily News’ reviews of trash-disposal sitesThe Marquis of Debris reviewed trash sites as if they were restaurants for rats.
HistoryDo you know where these historical landmarks are in Philadelphia? | QuizTo celebrate July 4th we’re challenging your knowledge of Philadelphia’s historic streets.
HistoryDo you know where these historical landmarks are in Philadelphia? | QuizTo celebrate July 4th we’re challenging your knowledge of Philadelphia’s historic streets.
HistoryIndependence Hall received validation on this week in Philly historyPresident Harry Truman signed off on the creation of Independence National Historical Park on June 28, 1948.
HistoryIndependence Hall received validation on this week in Philly historyPresident Harry Truman signed off on the creation of Independence National Historical Park on June 28, 1948.
NewsPhiladelphia’s defunct history museum is now a blighted eyesore on East MarketThe city-owned historic property has become a gallery for trash, needles, and graffiti.
NewsPhiladelphia’s defunct history museum is now a blighted eyesore on East MarketThe city-owned historic property has become a gallery for trash, needles, and graffiti.
HistoryA century-old rose bush was cut during a nighttime heist in Germantown. Two years later, it has rebounded.This spring, the historic tausendschön rose exploded with new life.
HistoryA century-old rose bush was cut during a nighttime heist in Germantown. Two years later, it has rebounded.This spring, the historic tausendschön rose exploded with new life.
HistoryThe Eagles owner was training for WWII when his team merged with the Steelers on this week in Philly historyEagles owner Alexis Thompson had orchestrated the 'Steagles' deal by phone from a U.S. Army training ground for officer candidates in North Carolina.
HistoryThe Eagles owner was training for WWII when his team merged with the Steelers on this week in Philly historyEagles owner Alexis Thompson had orchestrated the 'Steagles' deal by phone from a U.S. Army training ground for officer candidates in North Carolina.
HistoryFor years, she was a historical footnote in Philadelphia’s story of abolitionism. Finally, she’s getting her due.Dinah Nevil came to the city in 1773 and insisted on freedom for herself and her children. And jump started the nation's first white abolition society.
HistoryFor years, she was a historical footnote in Philadelphia’s story of abolitionism. Finally, she’s getting her due.Dinah Nevil came to the city in 1773 and insisted on freedom for herself and her children. And jump started the nation's first white abolition society.
HistoryA legendary Irish barman saved Philly’s most famous Revolutionary flag from smoke and flamesThe flag was the very banner the unit trudged across the Delaware with Washington.
HistoryA legendary Irish barman saved Philly’s most famous Revolutionary flag from smoke and flamesThe flag was the very banner the unit trudged across the Delaware with Washington.
HistoryHorn & Hardart kicked off the fast-food revolution from Center City on this week in Philly historyJoe Horn and Bavarian Frank Hardart opened their first “Automat” on Chestnut Street on June 9, 1902. The chain had more than 165 locations at its peak.
HistoryHorn & Hardart kicked off the fast-food revolution from Center City on this week in Philly historyJoe Horn and Bavarian Frank Hardart opened their first “Automat” on Chestnut Street on June 9, 1902. The chain had more than 165 locations at its peak.
HistoryThe Inquirer published its first edition 196 years ago on this week in Philly historyOn June 1, 1829, the first edition of the newspaper rolled off the flat-bed press at No. 5 Bank Alley, now Moravian Street.
HistoryThe Inquirer published its first edition 196 years ago on this week in Philly historyOn June 1, 1829, the first edition of the newspaper rolled off the flat-bed press at No. 5 Bank Alley, now Moravian Street.
OpinionThe nonbinary Revolutionary leader who preached in Philly during the RevolutionFor Pride Month, the Museum of the American Revolution is offering a tour following the footsteps of a Quaker once named Jemima Wilkinson before being reborn to preach God's word.
OpinionThe nonbinary Revolutionary leader who preached in Philly during the RevolutionFor Pride Month, the Museum of the American Revolution is offering a tour following the footsteps of a Quaker once named Jemima Wilkinson before being reborn to preach God's word.
PennsylvaniaPennsylvania museum officials ‘gave up’ the state ship to a Canadian crew, former sailors sayThe Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission violated federal maritime code, which says 75% of a Coast Guard ship's crew must be U.S. citizens.
PennsylvaniaPennsylvania museum officials ‘gave up’ the state ship to a Canadian crew, former sailors sayThe Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission violated federal maritime code, which says 75% of a Coast Guard ship's crew must be U.S. citizens.
