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First off, I'm not mentioning the oboivus, like Independence Hall. I figure you've got those bases covered.Maps! Historical maps that show graphically how things change over time. Be sure to include examples from the neighborhoods , not just downtown. Photographs can be offered in a similar way. Imagine a presentation for each of the traditional shopping streets, places that everyone knows and that there are generations of photos for. Side-by-side photo and map of, say, K & A, every decade for 150 years. Or 52nd Street. 69th Street. Passyunk Avenue. Germantown Avenue. Now there's a topic for ya: Germantown Avenue, that ran from the Delaware River all the way to Montgomery County, could tell the story of Philadelphia all by itself with its long and important history, diverse neighborhoods, beloved trolley lines.Old Movie and Legitimate Theaters and how they were woven into their communities.Railroads and Philadelphia. That could be an encyclopedia on its own.The Trolley Barons of Philadelphia. Which leads me to think of The Great Mansions, displaying the particular opulence of every period and the continuing movement of the suburbs as the city grew.And of course, influential individuals: Franklin, Rittenhouse, Wistar/Wister, Bartram, Widener, Stotesbury, Wanamaker, Strawbridge(s)Philadelphia, the manufacturing hub, which sprung from Mills in early Philadelphia.Philadelphia before and after various bridges. It's easy to forget that all the bridges crossing our rivers weren't always there. In fact, it wasn't that long ago that ferries were an integral part of the transportation network (not to mention canals). And in many cases, when we built bridges, they were of record-setting size, at least for a while.An encyclopedia wouldn't be complete without a long article about the 1854 Consolidation.World's Fairs (the two we all know about) and the forgotten Expositions that we also hosted.Libraries, Societies, Institutes, Colleges, and Universities. We have a whole lotta learnin' goin' on here, and have had for hundreds of years.Street Names' Histories. Incorporate the city's existing list.Lists of great achievers, like Nobel Prize laureates, etc.Inventors and Industrialists (Besides Franklin). Atwater Kent, Eckert & Mauchley, Baldwin, Rittenhouse, Fulton, FarnsworthYou need to pick up where the Bulletin Almanac left off, providing an encyclopedic source for a lot of raw data. With voluminous hyperlinking wherever possible!As much history as possible of who lived here before the Europeans came should be included.Philadelphia as a publishing center.Weather history, like the Bulletin Almanac had.And that's just off the top of my head!Congratulations for getting the project started, and good luck!
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