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History of the Largest and Oldest Children’s Hospital in the United States

The background of Philadelphia's healthcare in general and medical...

Pennsylvania Hospital: The History of the Oldest Medical Institution in Philadelphia

If you walk through Philly’s Center City, you’ll hardly...

The History of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

The College of Physicians of Philadelphia is a meaningful...

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Belmont Plateau: A Test of Character on Pennsylvania’s Most Famous Cross-Country Course

In the heart of Philadelphia lies a place where...

The Sedgley Woods Phenomenon: How Philadelphia Became the Cradle of American Disc Golf

In the shade of century-old oaks in East Fairmount...

The Cultural Code of Magic Gardens: How Isaiah Zagar Turned South Street into a Mosaic Labyrinth

In the late 1960s, Philadelphia’s South Street was on...

The Sound of Philadelphia: How 1970s Soul and Soul-Funk Reshaped Global Pop Music

While Detroit's Motown Records was churning out polished, radio-ready...

Mummers Parade: Behind the Scenes of Philadelphia’s Oldest Folk Tradition

Every year on January 1, while most of the...
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