Philadelphia is a good city in which to write American history.

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- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936

We couldn’t agree more. Happy Constitution Day!

Thursday: A discussion about AIDS and the African-American community.

Above: Philly AIDS/HIV cases by zip code (2010) [more on Philadelphia and HIV/AIDS testing]

[Find a testing site near you.]

A 24-hour playlist mix from Making Time here in Philadelphia? Yes please.

(via The Mix: Making Time Radio : NPR)

What Philadelphia looks like today

“Woman dashes from the rain as she gets off a PTC bus. Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, 1950.”

From the Temple University Urban Archives

Good morning from Philadelphia!

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Good morning from Philadelphia.

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npr:

Another submission from our “Heart of Your City” project. You can participate, too, just go here and follow the directions. — Tanya

smorgasborddd:

Submitted and photograph taken by Morgan Taylor. 

Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens. 1020 South Street, Philadelphia, PA., a series of lots and buildings that Isaiah Zagar started building into a public art piece. The space is a mosaic sculpture garden that includes things such as bottles, tiles and pieces of mirror. It is a visual depiction of events during the artist’s lifetime, and the history of Philadelphia. The city is known for appreciating art, and the Magic Gardens is a reflection of it. The Gardens host mosaic workshops, concerts and other events.

I pass this every morning!

helloharlow asked: What city is the Fresh Air office in?

Philadelphia. (My hometown. Yay!)

Happy Weekend! See you Monday, Internet.

WPA poster: port of Philadelphia (by BanjoHead)

Happy 2012 from the staff of Fresh Air! Catch you Tuesday! — Mel

Mummers — Avalon String Band (by Melody Kramer)

americanroutes:

Howard Tate’s rich, soulful cover of Bob Dylan’s “Girl from the North Country.”

Learn more about Howard Tate, from his start as a teenage gospel singer to his late-career rise out of hard times and back to recording, on this week’s American Routes.

Friday, we remember Howard Tate with excerpts from a 2003 interview. The Philadelphia soul singer died on Friday at the age of 72.

Philly.

Music For Your Afternoon: The best of World Cafe, with a free 20 song sampler

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Good morning from Philadelphia.

Double Rainbow over Penn Park, University of Pennsylvania (by University Communications - Web)

From the always awesome Urban Archives at Temple University:

“No Injury, Damage Reported. A six second earthquake rocked Greater Philadelphia at 3am today, shaking awake thousands of alarmed residents here as buildings trembled. No damage or injuries were reported, although the force of the tremor caused startled persons from Trenton to Baltimore to report what many thought was an explosion. A veritable Milky Way of switchboard lights flashed on at police stations. firehouses, city halls, newspapers and radio stations throughout the Philadelphia Area.” Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, Feb. 28, 1973

UPDATE: They’re on Tumblr!