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Top 5 Stories

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  Church of St. Philip Neri

  by Historical Society of Pennsylvania
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  From Weccacoe to South Philadelphia: The Changing Face of a Neighborhood

  by Stephen M. Sitarski
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  6th and Lombard Street: Lombard Street Riots Site

  by Melissa Mandell of Historical Society of Pennsylvania
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  Pythian Baseball Club Headquarters

  by Historical Society of Pennsylvania
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  Shissler Recreation Center (Newt’s Playground), formerly Kensington Depot/ Kensington Recreation Center

  by Ian Charlton
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  The Kensington Riots of 1844

  by Melissa Mandell of Historical Society of Pennsylvania

Top 5 Media

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  "A Full and Complete Account of the Late Awful Riots in Philadelphia": cover
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  "A Full and Complete Account of the Late Awful Riots in Philadelphia": Soldier from 1844 Nativist Riots
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  "The life and adventures of Charles Anderson Chester" title page
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  "The life and adventures of Charles Anderson Chester": California House riot
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  Death of George Shifler, in Kensington
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  St. Augustine's Church