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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

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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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Episode No. 14 – Violence in the Streets: The Origins of our Modern City

Episode No. 14 – Violence in the Streets: The Origins of our Modern City

Published December 6, 2022

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What kind of city did Philadelphia want to be? There were lots of different opinions in the 1840s and 1850s, but everyone agreed: it did…

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Episode No. 11 – The American Revolution on Philly’s Streets

Episode No. 11 – The American Revolution on Philly’s Streets

Published June 6, 2022

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The United States of America was street tested in Philly. From the chaos of the American Revolution, to its role as the national capital of…

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Episode No. 7 – Women and the Centennial

Episode No. 7 – Women and the Centennial

Published January 13, 2021

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Women are organizing to fund raise for the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia, a moment when our city and our nation will be at the…

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Episode No. 1 – The Germantown Protest of 1688

Episode No. 1 – The Germantown Protest of 1688

Published November 19, 2019

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I became interested in the story of the Germantown Protest of 1688 after hearing about it on another podcast, the “Seeing White” series by the Scene…

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