Introducing a new book club at the Parkway Central Library — on the second Monday of each month, the Short Story Book Club will meet from 6:00–7:30 p.m. in Philbrick Hall to discuss collections of short-form fiction. The first meeting will be August 12, when we’ll be discussing Gorilla, My… continue reading Short Story Book Club Coming to Parkway Central Library
By written by Francis B. July 10, 2024 1
Last month we released a post about the Better Philadelphia Exhibition , a 1947 exhibit designed by architects and city planners showing the citizens of Philadelphia their plans for urban renewal in Center City. The exhibition is documented in a two-volume scrapbook , available for in-library viewing in the Art Department at Parkway… continue reading Reading the City: Books About Plans, Models, and Photos of Cities
By written by Francis B. May 24, 2023
A scrapbook from 1947 documents the Better Philadelphia Exhibition, a showcase of urban renewal projects planned for Center City. How do you represent a city? How do you take a superstructure of buildings, roads, water, land, plazas, vehicles, trees, and people , and turn it into something which can be observed all at once? Even more difficult,… continue reading The Better Philadelphia Exhibit: A Vision of the Future From 70 Years Ago
By written by Francis B. April 17, 2023
