This used to be Philadelphia / Natalie and Tricia Pompilio.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Pompilio, Natalie, author.
• Pompilio, Tricia, 1975- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Philadelphia (Pa.)--History.
• Buildings--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
• Buildings.
• Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Genre:

• History.

Physical Description:

viii, 200 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

St. Louis, MO : Reedy Press, LLC, [2021]

Summary:

Philadelphia is thick with American firsts. Some--including the first zoo, first hospital, first public library, first university, first computer--are well known. Others are not and are here to be appreciated: Girl Scout cookies were originally baked by a commercial bakery here and "American Bandstand" was born in a West Philadelphia TV studio. This Used to Be Philadelphia goes deep inside the buildings, monuments, and familiar sights of the city to uncover its rich history, layer by layer. This book will introduce you to the city's first residents, the Lenni Lenape, the tireless workers who made this "the Workshop of the World," and the current residents who love all of these stories as told through the spaces they have filled. Learn how buildings from the 1876 World's Fair, the first to be held in the U.S., are used today. Appreciate the city's creative adaptive reuse projects, including a former technical school turned office space with a rooftop bar and the railroad headquarters that's now artists' studios. Take a colorful tour of the city's bygone days with local sisters Natalie and Tricia Pompilio. You'll never look at an old building in Philadelphia the same way again.--Publisher's description.

Contents:

• Poe Slept (Off a Bender) Here p. 2
• Baseball as an Equalizer p. 4
• A Small City unto Itself p. 6
• America's First Fast Food Restaurant p. 8
• Government Guided by the Will of the People p. 10
• What a Nickel Would Buy You p. 12
• The Grande Dame of Broad Street p. 14
• The Building That Lasted Less Than a Week p. 16
• "Wonderful, Marvelous, Almost Inconceivable, Yet So True p. 18
• The Kid Glove Kids p. 20
• A Locomotive Giant in the Heart of the City p. 22
• Keep the Cold Ones Comin' 24?
• A Profound and Powerful Painter p. 26
• Jack Frost Is All In p. 28
• White Teeth Courtesy of Dr. White p. 30
• A Beacon in the Sky p. 32
• "When His Mortal Course Was Run" p. 34
• A Legacy of Caring Inspired by Its Namesake p. 36
• Banquets, Bar Mitzvahs, and Baptisms p. 38
• Enjoying a Beverage while Bidding on Humans p. 40
• The Patriarch of a Long Line of Social Activists, Artists, and Intellectuals p. 42
• At Long Last, a Dignified Resting Place p. 44
• A Magazine for "Cultivators of the Soil" p. 46
• The Original Mad Men p. 48
• The Athens of America p. 50
• Buy, Sell, Ship via Philadelphia p. 52
• A Shot for Commerce p. 54
• Freedom, Slavery, and the First White House p. 56
• Thanks for the Thin Mints! - p. 58
• A Beloved Stooge's Birthplace p. 60
• A Legendary Chocolatier's Not-So-Sweet Beginnings p. 62
• Philadelphia's Princess p. 64
• Seeking a Seat at the Counter p. 66
• A Shakespearean Riot p. 68
• An Inn with "A View to Delight a Poet" p. 70
• Eliminating Suffering Fueled hy "Ignorance and Destitution" p. 72
• As Important to Basketball as the Actual Ball p. 74
• The Plexiglas Palace p. 76
• From Funeral Home to Clothing Monument p. 78
• The Business That Birthed a Neighborhood p. 80
• A Radio Headquarters Like No Other p. 82
• Built to Dazzle p. 84
• This Business Sold Everything from Plastic Spoons to Hot Dog Carts p. 86
• A Facade to Remember p. 106
• Bananas, Root Beer, and a Beaux Arts Beauty p. 108
• A Savvy Dairy Known for Its Ads as Well as Its Products p. 110
• When Things Are Poppin' the Philadelphia Way p. 112
• Before Hollywood There Was Betzwood p. 114
• No Drinking or Gambling, hut the Food Was Cheap p. 116
• "If One Was Incurable, Insane, Consumptive, Blind, Orphaned, Crippled, Destitute or Senile..." p. 118
• She Was Serena Williams before Serena Williams Was Born p. 120
• The Mother of the LGBTQ Rights Movement p. 122
• From Trikes to Trig p. 124
• Of Soap and Suitcases p. 126
• The Opossum of Protection, the Squirrel of Frugality p. 128
• Homeopathy Comes to America p. 130
• Cheap Shoes Did Not Interest Him p. 132
• Where All People Were Wei come p. 134
• "Oh serving, Drawing and Painting the People of America" p. 136
• "Would America Be America without Her Negro People?" p. 138
• "A Four-Star General in the Battle for Righteousness" p. 140
• The President of the Underground Railroad p. 142
• "An Ornament to the City" p. 144
• Telegraph Game Changer STOP p. 146
• Private Safes! Burglar-Proof Vaults! p. 148
• Presidents Spoke and Slept Here p. 150
• "One of the Greatest Institutions...in Philadelphia" p. 152
• The High Priestess of American Musicians p. 154
• A Sound Like No Other p. 156
• From Hoop Skirts to War Work p. 158
• Wilbur: The Buds Came First p. 160
• "The Facility...Is Most Remarkable" p. 162
• From Technical School to Neighborhood Huh p. 164
• Cheesesteaks? Ask Us about Our Tastykakes p. 166
• From "Sportcoats" to Senior Citizens p. 168
• From Mr. Budd to Mrs. Kroc p. 170
• A Holy Place Replaces a Bustling Textile Mill p. 172
• A Neighborhood Ornament, Restored p. 174
• The What...? p. 176
• A Watery Work of Art p. 178
• "A Fitting Monument to Our Employees" p. 180
• You Know this Artist's Work, if Not His Name p. 182
• The Pennsylvania Railroad's "Chinese Wall" p. 184
• Looking up from Upholstery p. 186
• "If You Think You Can Build a Better Car..." p. 188
• Reclaiming the Riverfront p. 190.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Lewis M. Robbins book fund bookplate.

ISBN:

• 9781681063126
• 1681063123

OCLC:

1237695634