Found in Philadelphia

A 144-year old hotel register from Springfield, Ohio, sends us on the trail of the fly-by-night Philadelphia Blue Stockings. The pursuit will take us through…

The post NEW Mini Episode No. 17 – Philadelphia Blue Stockings: Women and Baseball in the 19th Century first appeared on Found in Philadelphia.

We’re rebroadcasting this earlier episode about the Black community’s fight to integrate Philly’s streetcars in the years following the Civil War 1865-1871. This story fits…

The post REBROADCAST Episode No. 4 – The Fight for Philly’s Streetcars first appeared on Found in Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, like the rest of the nation, was poorly prepared for war. When the Civil War broke out, the cobbled-together city became a key part…

The post Episode No. 16 – Civil War Flows through Philly Streets first appeared on Found in Philadelphia.

In a remarkably short period of time, the newly consolidated city of Philadelphia was covered in rails. These rails ushered in a transit revolution: the…

The post Episode No. 15 – Streetcars Seize the Streets first appeared on Found in Philadelphia.

What kind of city did Philadelphia want to be? There were lots of different opinions in the 1840s and 1850s, but everyone agreed: it did…

The post Episode No. 14 – Violence in the Streets: The Origins of our Modern City first appeared on Found in Philadelphia.

This episode is all about change and disruption. Early factories were changing the way Philadelphia worked, and it wasn’t pretty. Dismal conditions brought workers together…

The post Episode No. 13 – Steam, Steam (kind of) Revolution: Philly Streets in the 1830s and 40s first appeared on Found in Philadelphia.

Life overflowed onto the streets of Philadelphia in the Early Republic. The streets were intensely social spaces, but could also be extremely dangerous. As the…

The post Episode No. 12 – Philly Streets in the Early Republic first appeared on Found in Philadelphia.

The United States of America was street tested in Philly. From the chaos of the American Revolution, to its role as the national capital of…

The post Episode No. 11 – The American Revolution on Philly’s Streets first appeared on Found in Philadelphia.

Philadelphia in the 1700s is a tale of two cities. The city is innovative and forward thinking about improving public spaces. But the city is…

The post Episode No. 10 – Philly Streets in the 1700s first appeared on Found in Philadelphia.

Streets are our most basic, and fundamental, public spaces. Cities can’t work without them. But we tend to take them for granted. The everyday-ness of…

The post Episode No. 9 – A Guide to Why Streets Matter, plus Philly’s Early Streets first appeared on Found in Philadelphia.

At long last… the Found in Philadelphia podcast is back with a new series about the history of Philly’s streets. It’s been… a pandemic. But…

The post Episode No. 8 – History of the Street… Coming soon! first appeared on Found in Philadelphia.

Women are organizing to fund raise for the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia, a moment when our city and our nation will be at the…

The post Episode No. 7 – Women and the Centennial first appeared on Found in Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, 1867. A 21-year-old Black woman was recently appointed principal of a new public school on a small alley in the Seventh Ward. This woman…

The post Episode No. 6 – Philadelphia Public Schools and Caroline Le Count: Part 2 first appeared on Found in Philadelphia.

In this city, there are very different educational opportunities for the wealthy and the poor. But reformers and activists are trying to find ways to…

The post Episode No. 5 – Philadelphia Public Schools and Caroline R. Le Count: Part 1 first appeared on Found in Philadelphia.

A city at war with a not-so-distant enemy, hospitals overwhelmed and spilling over into temporary tents, nurses asking citizens to donate critical supplies, it’s Philadelphia…

The post Episode No. 4 – The Life and Times of Caroline R. Le Count: Part 2 first appeared on Found in Philadelphia.

An important moment of the Civil Rights movement happened right here in Philadelphia, and it took place nearly 100 years earlier than the well-known demonstrations…

The post Episode No. 3 – The Life and Times of Caroline R. Le Count: Part 1 first appeared on Found in Philadelphia.

Early colonial Philadelphia was a place of contention. Colonists had strong opinions about what this Quaker experiment should look like, and they didn’t always agree.…

The post Episode No. 2 – The Aftermath of the Germantown Protest first appeared on Found in Philadelphia.

I became interested in the story of the Germantown Protest of 1688 after hearing about it on another podcast, the “Seeing White” series by the Scene…

The post Episode No. 1 – The Germantown Protest of 1688 first appeared on Found in Philadelphia.