Topic: history
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A Funeral Car Named 'Descanso,' or, When Death Rode the Rails in America
In the first decades of the 20th century, if you died in a city, you may have traveled toward your final resting place via public transit.
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Stepping Up to Restore Cincinnati's Neglected Pedestrian Stairways
The city says it can't afford to maintain them. Can private citizens make up the difference?
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Videos
In 1894, the 'New Woman' Was a Bicyclist Who Changed History
A documentary details the story of Annie "Londonderry" Kopchovsky, who rode around the world on two wheels in 15 months.
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The Simple Philosophy Behind St. Louis's Spectacular Central Library Renovation
In short: The books should be more prominent than ever.
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Why Are There Still So Many Train Stations Named Penn Station?
The Pennsylvania Railroad isn't coming through that tunnel — so how come we keep going through its doors?
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The Strange Decline of the Philly Accent
Linguists are still trying to understand the surprising evolution of how Philadelphians speak.
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Videos
New York Pay Phones as Time Machines: A Perfect Metaphor
The New Museum and ad agency Droga5 are redirecting callers back to the year 1993.
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Presenting Digital Harlem — and the Australians Who Run It
The odd partnership has produced enormous historical insight into everyday life in the neighborhood.
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Urban Wonk
What the Steamship and the Landline Can Tell Us About the Decline of the Private Car
Even the most ubiquitous technologies eventually disappear.
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Urban Wonk
Walkable Urbanism as Foreign Policy
The rise of suburbia helped America win the Cold War. Could urbanism do the same today in a world of changing threats?
