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I have a soft spot for Philly. It is our most historic city. But while the ghosts of Jefferson and Penn still haunt the cobblestones, the modern city is being choked by the "march of faceless boxes." From the glass soap dispensers on Market Street to the interstate canyon that severed the city from its river, we’re looking at the decades-long effort to destroy the cozy and charming spirit of this jewel of historic American architecture. It’s not an accident; it’s bad taste on a grand scale.

CHAPTERS:

00:00 A Closer Look at the Ruin
01:02 Classical Revival?
01:48 Market Street & William Penn’s Legacy
02:46 Building the Glass Boxes
03:22 City Hall: A Miracle of Masonry
03:54 Penn Center
05:02 The Invasion of Bad Taste
05:52 Beehives, File Cabinets, and Motorcycle Cylinder Blocks
06:21 Graff House
06:58 Independence Hall: Who Signed The Permits?
08:25 The President’s House & The Soap Dispenser
09:20 Penn’s Landing: Architectural Gaslighting
10:22 The Great Severing: I-95 vs. The People
11:22 Mars, Rail Studies, and Restoring the Spirit
11:53 Give Us Back the Street