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Episode No. 18 – Philly Streets in the Gilded Age: Depression, Development, and Deadly Trolleys

Episode No. 18 – Philly Streets in the Gilded Age: Depression, Development, and Deadly Trolleys

Published December 19, 2023

Despite cycles of economic depression, Philadelphia transformed during the Gilded Age. Entire neighborhoods sprang up to house a growing population. Major infrastructure projects changed how…

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Money (its not what you think)

Money (its not what you think)

Published January 9, 2024

We take money for granted today in the United States. Our currency is standardized and federally regulated. A dollar in the bank, a dollar in…

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Episode No. 18: Philly Streets in the Gilded Age (Companion Blog)

Episode No. 18: Philly Streets in the Gilded Age (Companion Blog)

Published December 19, 2023

Electrical wires first appeared on Philly streets in 1845. A few pioneering wires were strung up on poles to facilitate the latest communication innovation: the…

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Dying for a Living Wage: Women’s Work during the Civil War

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Dying for a Living Wage: Women’s Work during the Civil War

Published July 17, 2023

While researching episodes for the podcast, I am constantly tempted down rabbit holes, chasing after fascinating fragments of history. Recently, I was struck by this…

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NEW Mini Episode No. 17 – Philadelphia Blue Stockings: Women and Baseball in the 19th Century

NEW Mini Episode No. 17 – Philadelphia Blue Stockings: Women and Baseball in the 19th Century

Published June 27, 2023

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A 144-year old hotel register from Springfield, Ohio, sends us on the trail of the fly-by-night Philadelphia Blue Stockings. The pursuit will take us through…

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REBROADCAST Episode No. 4 – The Fight for Philly’s Streetcars

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REBROADCAST Episode No. 4 – The Fight for Philly’s Streetcars

Published April 25, 2023

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We’re rebroadcasting this earlier episode about the Black community’s fight to integrate Philly’s streetcars in the years following the Civil War 1865-1871. This story fits…

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Episode No. 16 – Civil War Flows through Philly Streets (Companion Blog)

Episode No. 16 – Civil War Flows through Philly Streets (Companion Blog)

Published March 28, 2023

Painted transparencies were the lighted billboards of the nineteenth century. Large scenes and words painted on thin cloth or paper were stretched over a wood…

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Episode No. 16 – Civil War Flows through Philly Streets

Episode No. 16 – Civil War Flows through Philly Streets

Published March 28, 2023

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Philadelphia, like the rest of the nation, was poorly prepared for war. When the Civil War broke out, the cobbled-together city became a key part…

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Episode No. 15 – Streetcars Seize the Streets (Companion Blog)

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Episode No. 15 – Streetcars Seize the Streets (Companion Blog)

Published February 28, 2023

One of the things I was really curious about when I started this series was how we came to prioritize vehicles over people in the…

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Episode No. 15 – Streetcars Seize the Streets

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Episode No. 15 – Streetcars Seize the Streets

Published February 28, 2023

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In a remarkably short period of time, the newly consolidated city of Philadelphia was covered in rails. These rails ushered in a transit revolution: the…

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