Workshop of the World

stories of industry in & around Philadelphia


WORKSHOP
OF THE
WORLD —

PHILADELPHIA

historical
surveys of 150
industrial sites & seventeen neighborhoods
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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

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Yards Brewing
revitalizes
the brewery buildings (1882-1939)
of

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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

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the
"official" American League baseball
(1886-1934)

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In 1891, Philadelphia was exporting 35% of all U.S. petroleum...

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huge granite outcropping provides
seismic stability
for making precision instruments

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"refuse and offal from tanneries, morocco factories, and slaughter houses, used by Glue & Curled Hair manufacturers

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