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mikeygaw t1_jadh8rp wrote on February 28, 2023 at 5:28 PM

Reply to comment by hoobsher in Before the el went to Frankford, it went down Delaware Ave to South St to service the ferries. The portal was on Front St going north, before making this super sharp curve around a building at Arch and going down Delaware. Photos from 1910. by beancounter2885

Worse, the scrap metal was sold to the Japanese in the late '30s.

mikeygaw t1_j93s9bn wrote on February 19, 2023 at 12:49 AM

Reply to Officer shot 1800 block of montgomery by [deleted]

Sounds like at least one in custody 12th & Spring Streets.

mikeygaw t1_j93rbmr wrote on February 19, 2023 at 12:41 AM

Reply to Officer shot 1800 block of montgomery by [deleted]

Sounds like officers are in pursuit of the doer

mikeygaw t1_j6tiq6y wrote on February 1, 2023 at 7:57 PM

Reply to comment by CockercombeTuff in The bridesburg Honeywell plant at night by FGoose

Ellis Coffee has a plant on Bridge between Richmond and Garden streets.

mikeygaw t1_j5rytkk wrote on January 25, 2023 at 3:28 AM

Reply to Did the train at the Franklin Institute use to move? by Zyoy

When did it stop moving? I haven't been to the FI for about 8-10 years and it moved when I last went.

mikeygaw t1_iyfbgtx wrote on November 30, 2022 at 11:35 PM

Reply to I Miss Joseph Fox Bookstore - Looking for Suggestions for Bookstores by finite_jest_

Book Trader, Book Corner and Philly Aids Thrift are my personal favorites.

mikeygaw t1_iu4gk88 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 2:09 PM

Reply to what to do when witnessing a person threatening people on the train by am_pomegranate

SEPTA Transit Watch App lets you report stuff more discretely.

mikeygaw t1_itbob6d wrote on October 22, 2022 at 12:27 PM

Reply to Places where you can mindfully connect with the soul of our city’s history by reddittowl87

Walk Locust or Spruce Street. Old school architecture and those are somewhat queitor