Tag Archives: Philadelphia

Yo, Mr. Corbett, Mr. Nutter: Stop Messing with Our City’s Future

Posted on August 27, 2013 by deb

Originally posted on Streets Dept:
(Image via Fight for Philly) Fund our schools… Fund Our Schools… FUND OUR SCHOOLS!

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“Councilmanic” Privilege in Philadelphia Planning/Zoning, or, It Doesn’t Take Long For a Newer Councilman to Go Old-School Philly

Posted on April 13, 2013 by deb

A brief note about the title of this post: The second half, referring to [mostly] an older (and well-known) era of cronyism in Philadelphia is my own, and was in no way written in the piece or endorsed by Plan … Continue reading →

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Inside Philly’s Abandoned Tastykake Factory with Ruin Porn

Posted on April 2, 2013 by deb

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(photos by Ruin Porn) Tastykake Co., the beloved Philly brand (whose Butterscotch Krimpets my dad has been eating for breakfast for about as long as I can remember, and) who are now located in South…

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XXXX-tinct

Posted on March 22, 2013 by deb

The remains of the Forum on Market Street, Philadelphia’s XXXXtra special movie theater.

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For Educators, Parents, Students and Others: Arcadia University – 2013 Creating Safe and Welcoming Schools Conference

Posted on March 19, 2013 by deb

Thanks to Raising My Rainbow for this great information. Philadelphia area educators, parents, students, and anyone else interested in making schools safe for LGBT kids, this might be the conference for you. Arcadia University – 2013 Creating Safe and Welcoming … Continue reading →

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Inside the Late Edison High School, Philadelphia’s Forgotten Castle

Posted on March 19, 2013 by deb

Originally posted on Streets Dept:
(Photos by Ruin Porn) I recently stumbled across my potentially greatest Instagram find ever – @RuinPorn, a stunning array of Urbex pictures of abandoned Philadelphia. (Urbex stands for ‘urban exploration,’ if you were wondering!) Over…

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