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RESCHEDULED! This event was originally scheduled for Feb. 11.
A History of North Broad Street
A Lecture by Robert Morris Skaler
March 31, 5pm
Wagner Free Institute of Science, 1700 West Montgomery Avenue
FREE, reservation not required
Noted historian and architect Robert M. Skaler will present a lecture and a series of images illustrating the development of North Broad Street in the 19th century. While prosperous, North Broad Street was respectable but never really fashionable, as a “north” address did not have the cache of one south of Market Street to Philadelphia’s traditional elite class ensconced around Rittenhouse Square. Perhaps to compensate for this lack of social standing, residents of North Broad Street built their houses and churches grander than many in Center City preferring the clean “Uptown” air to that of the old Quaker City with its cramped hurley-burley. In addition, it is the home of Temple University and the Wagner Free Institute of Science. North Broad Street was also the center of social life of upper class German Jews who built four major synagogues, and the impressive Mercantile Club on Broad below Jefferson Street.
Following his lecture Mr. Skaler will sign copies of his book Philadelphia’s Broad Street, South & North.
Click here for directions to the Wagner Free Institute of Science.
Cosponsored by Avenue of the Arts, Inc., Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia, and Temple University’s General Activities Fee.
This program was organized by the North Philadelphia Arts and Culture Alliance, as part of North of Center: A History of N. Broad Street, which aims to promote the riches of North Broad Street through a series of programs featuring Central North Philadelphia institutions. From an overview of the neighborhood to investigative youth projects, North of Center will present knowledge and interpretation into the remarkable past of this thoroughfare.
Old House Fair
April 3, 2010, 9am-5pm
Germantown Friends School, 31 W. Coulter Street, Philadelphia
If you are the owner of an older or historic home, or thinking of becoming one, mark your calendar and make plans to spend Saturday, April 3 at the 2010 Old House Fair. This terrific one day event, designed to bring together owners and aspiring owners of older and historic homes with historic preservation specialists from throughout the Philadelphia area, is the place to be for fans and stewards of old houses. Click here for details.
17th Annual Preservation Achievement Awards
Save the date! May 12, 2010
Hyatt Philadelphia at the Bellevue
See details here.
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