PlanPhilly Archive
From slums to sleek towers: How Philly became cleaner, safer, and more unequal
The reinvention of Society Hill in the 1960s is widely considered one of the first instances of gentrification — although no one called it that at the time.
8 years ago
Listen 6:37
Found in South Philadelphia, an Underground Railroad station
From the outside, 625 South Delhi Street looks like an average Philadelphia rowhouse. But in the 1850s, it was home to Underground Railroad leaders William and Letitia Still.
8 years ago
Listen 2:04