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Sunday, November 30, 2014

Knickerbocker Lime Company Philadelphia - 24th Street Below Callowhill - 1913


(Public Domain)



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S.Faith & Co. 2427-29-31 Pennsylvania Ave. Phila. – 1897


(Public Domain)



Contractors for Steam and Hot Water Heating Plumbing and Ventilation Apparatus


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Victor Bread - Acme Tea Co. Bakery - 25th and York Sts. Philadelphia -1913



(Public Domain)



Capacity - 200,000 loaves of bread per day. 


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Sunday, November 16, 2014

Craxtex Mills - K & V - Kensington and E. Venango Street Philadelphia











”… it was hard work for all of us. And on the hottest days in the summer they turned the heat on to make the looms run better! Dehumidifying the place would have cost too much I guess, and the looms were much more important than mere workers.


“Worked at Craftex Mills one summer in high school. The looms had to be keep working efficiently by keeping the temperature extremely high . It was already hot as Hell but they had the HEAT ON in the steam radiator system. Fuck the workers...keep those shuttlecocks rolling! Also, there were enormous flying roaches all over. Nah! Factories seemed cool from afar, but...inside? No thanks!”


Blumhaven Digest Vol.4 No. 1 October 1960


Photo Images: Google Street Maps
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Sunday, November 2, 2014

2203 Walnut Street Philadelphia




1888






1923




Photograph from Architecture, Volumes 3-4, 1901, (Copyright Expired)

Photograph from Architecture, Volumes 3-4, 1901, (Copyright Expired)

Photograph from Architecture, Volumes 3-4, 1901, (Copyright Expired)

Images below: Google Maps
SW Corner 22nd and Walnut



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Ghost of St. James Church Artwork  - Demolished 1945



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