A Philly History Podcast
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…
Comments closedPainted transparencies were the lighted billboards of the nineteenth century. Large scenes and words painted on thin cloth or paper were stretched over a wood…
Comments closedOne of the things I was really curious about when I started this series was how we came to prioritize vehicles over people in the…
Comments closedI always wanted a short and sweet history of America in the 1800s, but I couldn’t ever seem to find one. After writing this (and…
Comments closedI almost didn’t write this episode. The American Revolution in Philadelphia? Did I really have anything to add? In the end, I realized that the…
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