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Jack's Place Avalon Bar

Popular Avalon bar, known as Jack's Place and other names, demolished after 96 years

Hilarious dating profile admits belief Sixers got name from Schuylkill Expressway

76ers I-76 Hinge dating

Cape May’s brisk Monday weather breaks 112-year-old record

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Eastern State Penitentiary adds new LGBTQ history stop to audio tour

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PHOTOS: Local churches set the stage for new dance performance

Carroll - Dance rehearsal Church of the Advocate

Eastern State Penitentiary

PHOTOS: This guy just climbed Eastern State Penitentiary

Carroll - Artist Alexander Rosenberg Climbing Eastern State Penitentiary

Autographed scoresheet from Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point game in Hershey up for auction

Wilt Chamberlain scoresheet

PHOTOS: Scenes from the 125th Penn Relays

Carroll - 2019 Penn Relays

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Penn Relays at Franklin Field celebrating 125 years

Carroll - The 124th Penn Relays

Vintage steam train will run on SEPTA's Doylestown line for first time in 28 years

North Wales Steam Train Locomotive

North Philly's historic Budd Company plant sold to New York developers

Budd Companies Main

Entire 1957 diner car in New Jersey for sale on eBay, if you can move it soon

Crossroads Diner NJ

Citizens Bank Park

Veterans Stadium's Liberty Bell returns to South Philly, 15 years later at Citizens Bank Park

Pass and Stow beer phillies

Trocadero Theatre

PHOTOS: 100 years of the Trocadero Theatre

Historic Trocadero Photos

St. Patrick's Day

Dating back to the 1950s, these photos show Philadelphia celebrating St. Patrick's Day

St. Patrick's Day in Philadelphia - Historic Images

Five new Pa. historical markers approved for Philadelphia

Carroll - Broad Street Station Historical Marker

Apartments headed to South Street on former Royal Theater lot

scaffolding royal theater

Reward up to $30,000 in search for Harrisburg museum’s stolen Civil War gun

Harrisburg Stolen Civil War Rifle

Philadelphia Korean-American Day: Honoring a pioneer who fought for independence

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Watch this 92-year-old Packard sedan leave an abandoned Philadelphia factory after 40 years

Old Packard car in Germantown

Historic Philadelphia

PHOTOS: Then and now, Chinatown Philadelphia

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New Jersey is second state to require public schools to teach LGBTQ history

Gov. Phil Murphy marijuana leagalization

National Constitution Center to house permanent exhibit on Civil War

National Constitution Center

A Dickens of a celebration

Carroll - Dickens Sculpture

244-year-old Philly newspaper, found at New Jersey Goodwill, headed to Old City

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Two-alarm fire damages historic Manayunk warehouse

paperworks philadelphia mill

30 years ago, man stole a SEPTA bus and took it on a wild ride

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Shipwreck from 19th century washes ashore on Stone Harbor beach

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Christmas Day, watch a reenactment of when Washington crossed the Delaware

Washington Crossing

Museum honoring Harriet Tubman's life and legacy headed for Cape May

harriet tubman portrait

Score a discount on registration for 2019 Valley Forge Revolutionary 5-Mile Run

Stock_Carroll - Valley Forge National Park

One of the 32 historic homes on Elfreth's Alley just went on the market

Elfreth's Alley

This 170-year-old listicle details the best and worst Philadelphia brothels

Historic Philadelphia

PHOTOS: Then and now, Philadelphia during the holidays

Carroll - Then and Now Philadelphia Holidays

Celebrate your right to booze with these Repeal Day specials

Boo Hoo Hoff from Art in the Age for Repeal Day 2018

Here's what to expect for the funeral services of President George H. W. Bush

George H.W. Bush

Listen to this audio history of JFK’s last day from a South Jersey history buff

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Frank Rizzo's estate is for sale and it starts on Black Friday

rizzo estate sale

244-year-old Philadelphia newspaper discovered at New Jersey Goodwill store

join or die ben franklin snake

Library of Congress' new National Screening Room debuts: Here's 5 clips from Pennsylvania, New Jersey

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New Holocaust memorial on Ben Franklin Parkway opens next week

holocaust plaza plan

Franklin Square's 180-year-old fountain is getting update with music, LED lights and dancing water

franklin fountain music light show

What to expect at the Franklin Institute's new 'Vikings: Beyond the Legend'

Carroll - Vikings exhibit at Franklin Institute

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Renovations underway to redevelop old North Star Bar site in Fairmount

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Jason Segel spotted in Philly ahead of shooting AMC anthology series here

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Mailbag: Is the Eagles' 2019 roster better than their Super Bowl roster in 2017?

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Ben Simmons and Kendall Jenner reportedly are broken up

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