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Episode No. 26 – In Conversation with Elijah Anderson: Studying Culture on Philly Streets, Part 2

Episode No. 26 – In Conversation with Elijah Anderson: Studying Culture on Philly Streets, Part 2

Published March 18, 2025

Over the past 50 years, the streets of Philadelphia have been a living laboratory for ethnographer Elijah Anderson. He’s been on the ground here since…

Episode No. 25 – In Conversation with Elijah Anderson: Studying the Culture of Philly Streets, Part 1

Published March 4, 2025

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Over the past 50 years, the streets of Philadelphia have been a living laboratory for ethnographer Elijah Anderson. He’s been on the ground here since…

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Episode No. 23 – Election Day on the Streets of Philadelphia (Part 3 – The Gilded Age City)

Episode No. 23 – Election Day on the Streets of Philadelphia (Part 3 – The Gilded Age City)

Published October 15, 2024

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Voting changed after the Civil War in the newly consolidated City of Philadelphia. More men could vote on Election Day than ever before, and the…

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Episodes No. 21-24 – Election Day on the Streets of Philadelphia (Companion Blog)

Episodes No. 21-24 – Election Day on the Streets of Philadelphia (Companion Blog)

Published October 1, 2024

When I look at the gallery of images below showing Election Day in Philadelphia (and similar places), I am struck by the number of people…

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Episode No. 20: These are the People in the Gilded Age, Part 2 – Women and Reform

Kensington carpet weavers on strike 1885

Episode No. 20: These are the People in the Gilded Age, Part 2 – Women and Reform

Published June 11, 2024

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These are the women’s movement histories that you haven’t heard. After the Civil War, women from all walks of life worked to make Philadelphia a…

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

Market Street and 11th Street 1865, Library Company of Philadelphia

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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