See The Foliage From Five Different Vintage Trains – All Well-Within 2 Hours of the Main Line

by Gerry September 28, 2021

Hawk Mountain Line – 1:29 from Ardmore

https://youtu.be/afodbDkbAr4

New Hope Railroad 1:08 from Bala Cynwyd

https://youtu.be/q9MSoQY14-g

Strasburg Railroad – 1:04 from Paoli

https://youtu.be/C0Y542YW9iA

Colebrookdale Railroad 1:05 from Wynnewood

https://youtu.be/2pe7yCz9LsM

Lehigh Gorge Railway 1:19 from Gladwyne

https://youtu.be/BBxpf4bO5qA

Before Jalen Brunson, Villanova’s First NBA superstar, Paul Arizin, Led the Philadelphia Warriors to a Championship

For today’s basketball fans, Jalen Brunson is the face of Villanova basketball. Two NCAA championships. National Player of the Year. NBA All-Star. Leader of the New York Knicks. Nearly seventy years earlier, another Villanova player helped define both the university’s basketball tradition and the game itself. His name was Paul Arizin. College Careers. Brunson won […]

These Garments Have Been Politically Maligned

Most non-Arabs who wear the keffiyeh do not intend it to be Anti-Semitic in any way. They wear it as an expression of sympathy for Palestinian civilians, support for human rights, concern about war, or identification with a broader cause of national identity and self-determination. In their minds, it is directed toward Palestinians, not against […]

What Does My Fountain Pen Have In Common With The Former Lord & Taylor In Bala Cynwyd?

Both come out of the work of Raymond Loewy and his design firm. Raymond Loewy (1893–1986) helped define what modern America looked like in the mid-20th century. Through his design firm, he worked across an unusually wide range of industries—transportation, consumer products, branding, and architecture—often simultaneously. No one in history is more closely associated with […]

January 16-18: The Philly Pen Show — A Delightfully Analog Experience

f you’re looking for a break from screens, alerts, and endless scrolling, the Philly Pen Show might be the cure—at least temporarily. It’s an unapologetically analog event: pens, paper, ink, and the people who still care deeply about them. Whether you’re a serious collector, someone who misses the feel of writing by hand, or just […]