Fishtown

https://vimeo.com/18391723] The building at 2424 E. York St. is huge, spanning an entire block, and the inside looks like a half-finished warehouse. The hallways are cold and the walls are brick, giving off an industrial

https://vimeo.com/18393598] “What happens is people don’t normally leave,” said Charles Valentine, a resident of East Columbia Avenue in Fishtown. “They live and die here.” Valentine can list almost all of the names of the residents

https://vimeo.com/18393602] Last Saturday, 2-year-old  Maeve Cooper made her acting debut.  “I was a dog–a girl dog. Woof, woof!” She also witnessed a cockroach give her legs in marriage and a confused cat realize he was not

https://vimeo.com/20291164] Free beer was less than 10 minutes away but took 30 minutes to find. The meandering roads of Fishtown led to the winding streets of Kensington and then finally to the stark brick façade

https://vimeo.com/20375212] Sketches of Fishtown, an art project aimed at fighting gentrification and highlighting the positives in Fishtown, is Jeff Kilpatrick’s gift to his neighborhood. “A lot of things were changing in the neighborhood and a

This Vimeo content is blocked because marketing cookies are disabled. Manage preferencesOpen on Vimeo Three musicians are standing outside of a recording studio, talking among one other. Guitars and musical equipment are piled nearby. The

Tears fell amidst empty desks and rules of grammar chalk-written on the blackboard.   Candace Morris held back more as she spoke of the Salesian tradition of Northeast Catholic High School for Boys. “We try

This Vimeo content is blocked because marketing cookies are disabled. Manage preferencesOpen on Vimeo Fishtown’s old souls brew Folgers and dip their sugary doughnuts in a coffee cup full of whole milk and granulated white