I enjoy soaking in history, and making connections between current impulses and what has transpired before us.
Tag: History
City Tavern
It was so nice to check “eat a meal at City Tavern” of my bucket list.
Elfreth’s Alley
Elfreth’s Alley is billed as the oldest residential street in America. The image below leaves no doubt in my mind this is true. Looking at the Alley is like looking back into Philadelphia’s history. A part which, if not for the residents of this unique locale, would have been lost forever.
In the Old City
My wife and I ventured into Philadelphia and walked Elfreth’s Alley. This lovely setting is billed as the oldest residential street in America, and has an origin between the years 1703 and 1736.
Graeme Park
Yesterday the weather in Philadelphia had broken from our long string of 90+ degree with high humidity weather. It was cloudy, but my wife and I decided to get out and do something.
A Credit Life
One of the more interesting aspects of Colonial life might seem both familiar and peculiar to Twenty-First Century ears. The colonies didn’t have a lot of money in circulation. Many people have quaint images of people walking around with a large purse of coins, spending gold and silver with frivolous abandon 1, but the reality…
