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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