http://ruins.wordpress.com an exploration of Philadelphia's built environment Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:51:16 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://ruins.wordpress.com/2009/11/12/eulogy-for-a-shaft-the-30th-street-station-steam-heating-plant/#comment-9646 Evan Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:51:16 +0000 http://ruins.wordpress.com/?p=1132#comment-9646 I always wondered what the shaft (yikes, bad choice of words) was for. Interesting read! I always wondered what the shaft (yikes, bad choice of words) was for. Interesting read!

]]> http://ruins.wordpress.com/2009/11/12/eulogy-for-a-shaft-the-30th-street-station-steam-heating-plant/#comment-9645 Isaac Hayes Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:21:11 +0000 http://ruins.wordpress.com/?p=1132#comment-9645 Shaft! Nicely done, Mr. Ruins. Does this mean students can no longer get the "Drexel Shaft" from Drexel? Perhaps the Drexel Admin/Financial Aid office had something to do with this demolition. Hmmm... Shaft! Nicely done, Mr. Ruins. Does this mean students can no longer get the “Drexel Shaft” from Drexel? Perhaps the Drexel Admin/Financial Aid office had something to do with this demolition. Hmmm…

]]> http://ruins.wordpress.com/about/#comment-9642 polianarchy Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:30:17 +0000 #comment-9642 Doc, what a great blog! It's helping me see Philly from an entirely different perspective. Right on. Doc, what a great blog! It’s helping me see Philly from an entirely different perspective. Right on.

]]> http://ruins.wordpress.com/2009/11/12/eulogy-for-a-shaft-the-30th-street-station-steam-heating-plant/#comment-9640 :::Philebrity…media, culture, music and more::: » Blog Archive » Dept. Of Big, Sad, Old Shafts: Drexel Shaft To Be, Er, Blown To Smithereens On Sunday Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:18:58 +0000 http://ruins.wordpress.com/?p=1132#comment-9640 [...] at 8AM, whereupon there will be an awkward brunch date immediately afterwards. The fairly excellent Necessity For Ruins blog has more history on all of this than you thought you’d ever want to know. But now you do! Goodbye, Old [...] [...] at 8AM, whereupon there will be an awkward brunch date immediately afterwards. The fairly excellent Necessity For Ruins blog has more history on all of this than you thought you’d ever want to know. But now you do! Goodbye, Old [...]

]]> http://ruins.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/9th-and-callowhill/#comment-9637 Martin Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:29:01 +0000 http://ruins.wordpress.com/?p=1117#comment-9637 I love this building. I always pass it when I go to Starlight Ballroom and gawk in amazement as to how cool it is and what a shame it's not being used for anything. There are a lot buildings like this in Chinatown sadly I love this building. I always pass it when I go to Starlight Ballroom and gawk in amazement as to how cool it is and what a shame it’s not being used for anything. There are a lot buildings like this in Chinatown sadly

]]> http://ruins.wordpress.com/2009/10/31/a-place-to-live-1948/#comment-9634 Georgia Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:26:02 +0000 http://ruins.wordpress.com/?p=1123#comment-9634 Intriguing...Will you fill in the blanks? Was a neighborhood demolished to build the original Allen Homes and then the Allen Homes themselves torn down recently under a revitalization project? Intriguing…Will you fill in the blanks? Was a neighborhood demolished to build the original Allen Homes and then the Allen Homes themselves torn down recently under a revitalization project?

]]> http://ruins.wordpress.com/2007/12/20/philadelphia-used-to-have-a-lot-of-industry-farewell-to-girard-point-tidewater-grain-elevator/#comment-9633 Don Koch Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:53:57 +0000 http://ruins.wordpress.com/2007/12/20/philadelphia-used-to-have-a-lot-of-industry-farewell-to-girard-point-tidewater-grain-elevator/#comment-9633 Hello Sandra Martin. I was walking on the Market Street Bridge heading to Center City when that beastie blew. I have been writing up life events and this is one I have been trying to find photos to illustrate the aftermath. Can you help. I have found only one bit of text by Lori Hedges but no pictures. Cheers Hello Sandra Martin. I was walking on the Market Street Bridge heading to Center City when that beastie blew. I have been writing up life events and this is one I have been trying to find photos to illustrate the aftermath. Can you help. I have found only one bit of text by Lori Hedges but no pictures. Cheers

]]> http://ruins.wordpress.com/2006/11/13/interpreting-shipyards-and-coal-wharfs-the-time-dimension-in-adaptive-reuse/#comment-9632 Joe Casella Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:42:12 +0000 http://ruins.wordpress.com/2006/11/13/interpreting-shipyards-and-coal-wharfs-the-time-dimension-in-adaptive-reuse/#comment-9632 I worked for the Reading Company at Port Richmond from 1966 to 1970 as General Foreman and can tell you those were great days for me and the people of " Richmond " ... those days are gone! I worked for the Reading Company at Port Richmond from 1966 to 1970 as General Foreman and can tell you those were great days for me and the people of
” Richmond ” … those days are gone!

]]> http://ruins.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/9th-and-callowhill/#comment-9631 Nicole Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:16:20 +0000 http://ruins.wordpress.com/?p=1117#comment-9631 He lives! He lives!

]]> http://ruins.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/9th-and-callowhill/#comment-9630 Georgia Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:51:11 +0000 http://ruins.wordpress.com/?p=1117#comment-9630 What was the original use? A church? What was the original use? A church?

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