WORKSHOP
OF THE
WORLD —
PHILADELPHIA
historical
surveys of 150
industrial sites & seventeen neighborhoods
A church
made of
used
Disston grindstones
"Get
my two mills finished and make the most of these
for my profit"
William Penn
Nov. 3, 1701
Yards Brewing
revitalizes
the brewery buildings (1882-1939)
of
H.Riehl & Son
Textile Machinery
(1850-2003)
interview with co-owner
2,749,620
"Doughboy's
Iron Lids"
made by
Budd & Ford
during WW I
Architect
Paul Cret
&
Engineer
Ralph Modjeski
build
the
parasols
↓
hosiery
↓
looms
↓
cabinets
the
"official" American League baseball
(1886-1934)
In 1891, Philadelphia was exporting 35% of all
U.S. petroleum...
huge
granite outcropping provides
seismic stability
for making precision instruments
"refuse and offal from tanneries, morocco factories, and slaughter houses, used by Glue & Curled Hair manufacturers
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