Monthly Archives: January 2011

Philadelphia at the Movies

By Hillary Kativa | Published: January 26, 2011
As the film industry’s annual awards season gets underway, Philadelphia’s connections to Hollywood and the movies is a fascinating topic to explore through the various entertainment-related photographs available on PhillyHistory.org. For Philadelphians and film buffs alike, Sylvester Stallone’s 1976 film Rocky exemplifies the intersection of Hollywood storytelling and the spirit of the city more than [...]
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Augmented Reality Coming Soon to PhillyHistory.org

By Deborah Boyer | Published: January 17, 2011
Have you ever wanted to time travel? Discover what Philadelphia looked like in the past and compare it to the present landscape? At PhillyHistory.org, we’re working on a way to do just that. In 2010, the Department of Records received a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities Office of Digital Humanities to investigate [...]
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