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Now we have Immigrants, Trans and Paid Agitators.  Same idea, just not alliterative. Click above to expand … [Read more...] about From 1884 – Rum, Romanism And Rebellion – We’ve Come A Long Way

Until the day it closed, the sign beside the building next to the drugstore in Narberth touted their "Computerized Prescription Records." … [Read more...] about The Drug Store In Narberth Used To Advertise ‘Computerized Prescription Records’

Snow began falling in Philadelphia during the early morning hours on Tuesday, January 21, 2014. The snowfall expanded across the region throughout the morning, with heavy snow continuing into the afternoon and evening hours. By midday, when this photo was taken, the city was well on its way to having an accumulation of more than a foot of snow.Market East Station opened on … [Read more...] about Jefferson Station (Still Known Then as Market East) January 21, 2014 – As 14″ Of Snow Falls

On Saturday (November 23), about 100 people gathered at the Philadelphia Country Club to commemorate the Union Army's Camp Discharge, located there, toward the end of the Civil War. In 1864 and 1865, as many as 1,100 Union Soldiers were housed at Camp Discharge. The camp was established by the Army to manage Union soldiers, primarily Pennsylvania volunteers, who were released … [Read more...] about Commemoration For Civil War Camp In Gladwyne – Once Home To 1,100 Union Soldiers

The Fallout Shelter Sign: A Cold War RelicThe image above shows a fallout shelter sign on the exterior wall of a building once the site of the Bala Cynwyd Post Office. It is now the headquarters of HLC Industries. The sign is a relic of the Cold War, a time when the threat of nuclear war loomed large.The United States Civil Defense program created the fallout shelter program in … [Read more...] about A Remnant From The Cold War, In Bala Cynwyd