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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania recent comments:

  • Orinoka Mills Building (1920), John (guest) wrote 13 years ago:
    The southern part of this building was recently demolished (2011).
  • Former site of Camp Happy, Diana Polidor Rivard (guest) wrote 13 years ago:
    Site of one of the happiest times of my life.
  • Burlington, John (guest) wrote 13 years ago:
    This building was recently a Kmart which closed in January 2011.
  • Empty Lot, John (guest) wrote 13 years ago:
    The most recent proposal for this site was a Foxwoods Casino. Has anything else been said about what this property may become?
  • Sunoco - Frankford Plant, edmond jones (guest) wrote 13 years ago:
    1978 to 2004
  • Playland and Boulevard Pools, Suz (guest) wrote 13 years ago:
    Hi Barry I spent many HAPPY days there with my family. If there is any chance you had any pictures you could email to me, I would be a very happy camper. I'd love to see that place again....what happy times :)
  • Fort Mifflin, Ironclad1 wrote 13 years ago:
    The second photo is of Fort Delaware to the south, not Fort Mifflin.
  • St. Vincent's Home, rita higginbotham (guest) wrote 14 years ago:
    im trying to find my sister that was placed in 1970 in your home from a janice higginbotham-bertolete!!! the child came in as jaqueline jackson but her name was changed to mary!im 50 years old and im ill and i jus need to know how to find her!!!
  • Hyundai-Rotem Railcar Assembly Plant, John (guest) wrote 14 years ago:
    SEPTA is going to have to live with these lemons (Silverliner Vs) for the next 40 years.
  • Walmart Supercenter, John (guest) wrote 14 years ago:
    Welcome to Philly's world famous waterfront Wal-Mart!
  • Sugarcube Inc, Sugarcube wrote 14 years ago:
    Beautifully spacious and always inviting, Sugarcube® celebrates modern innovation while honoring classic design. Showcased in this dynamic industrial lodge, inspired American and International fashion shine in the light of timeless vintage. Independent designers and artisanal microbrands fuel this ever-evolving dialogue, where history shapes the present and vintage informs the contemporary.
  • Sugarcube Inc, Sugarcube wrote 14 years ago:
    Sugarcube 124 North Third Street Old City Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19106 USA http://sugarcube.us +1 215 238 0825
  • West Philadelphia, jcmik wrote 14 years ago:
    The famous birthplace and childhood home of the Fresh Prince.
  • PECO Building, seafordian wrote 14 years ago:
    Reknowned for its scrolling lighted message board around the top of the building
  • Rocky (1976) Film Location - "Take You Back" street corner singers, sarah t (guest) wrote 14 years ago:
    where can i find the original album of the street singers ?
  • Ford Motor Company/Botany 500 Building, Paul B Maronna (guest) wrote 14 years ago:
    I worked for J H Cohen witch bought the Botany label. The bldg was a ford assy plant . Above the boiler room was the showroom. The freight. elevator went up to the roof where a wooden test track would allow the old cars to be tested.The bldg also was an early user of poured concrete in it's thick floors and massive floor supports.
  • Playland and Boulevard Pools, Barry willig (guest) wrote 14 years ago:
    I went to Playland and worked there briefly in 1966. The little train for toddlers was called the "shooty-shoots"
  • Waterfront Square, max (guest) wrote 14 years ago:
    3 build, company was foreclosed. (mainly because they were forced to use union labor which doubled construction cost)
  • Simon Gratz High School, Tammy Schade (guest) wrote 14 years ago:
    Did Simon Gratz, the man who founded this school, found anything else? I grew up in a small rural town called Gratz about 40 miles north of Harrisburg, PA that was also founded by a Simon Gratz.
  • Ford Motor Company/Botany 500 Building, RDGCrusader1938 wrote 14 years ago:
    Thank you, John. That was confusing me.