We sometimes get too focused on Hohenadel House and forget that Indian Queen Lane is probably the single most architecturally diverse street in East Falls, if not Philadelphia, with Gothic, Greek Revival, Federal, and Italianate houses interspersed among classic rowhomes.
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Author: Steve Fillmore
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Walking history: A Tour of Indian Queen Lane
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Hohe-ly Moley! A second Hohenadel House?!
Yep, just when we were digging for more details about the Indian Queen Lane house, we find a whole ‘nother Hohenadel House. A few blocks north, the Timmons House was John William Hohenadel’s last residence in East Falls, a spacious colonial revival mansion now serving as an events & reception hall on the grounds of William Penn Charter School. (more…)
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Leaving Your Very Own Mansion
“I always thought if I win the lottery, I am going to restore the mansion and make it a bed and breakfast. Thank you thank you thank you for restoring this house.”
— East Falls resident regarding Hohenadel House (more…)
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Hohenadel Squared: My Sons John
Keeping your Hohenadels (and their breweries) straight when you dig into historical records can be a bit confusing. The family had a thing for naming their sons John, though not all were in the brewing business. (more…)
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Beware the dog days of summer: Philadelphia edition
July 3rd through August 11: The “dog days” of summer. These sticky, stagnant couple of weeks when the weather seems aggressively hot. Greenery takes on a yellow tinge of drought, the family dog refuses his afternoon walk and humans everywhere hunker down in dark, air conditioned homes…trying to move as little as possible until the sun goes down.
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Pre-Prohibition Lager: Why it left and why it’s back
Pity the beer snobs who don’t “get” lager. They think of an entire style of beer as something that comes in 12 packs of aluminum cans with mountains on the label. It’s thin, it’s watery, and it doesn’t punch you in the face with a fistful of hops. For them, ales are where it’s at and always will be. No matter how silly… (more…)
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When were streets renamed? Fourth-generation Fallser writes in
Tony Gallagher asks a deceptively simple question about when some of the streets in East Falls were renamed. (more…)
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Pilot Batch, Part 3: Success!
Today’s players:
Tom (brewer)
Lou Farrell (local chef, historian/archaeologist, craft beer judge, and pickle aficionado)
Steve Fillmore (writer and beer geek and home brew groupie) (more…)
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Pilot Batch, Part 2: Avoiding the curse of “Dad’s beer”
The pilot batch tasting is this Saturday! After a couple weeks in Tom’s basement, we’re ready to sample the Maibock beer he made last month, to see if cluster hops produce the desired citrusy flavor (which can also, in certain beers, have hints of tropical fruit essences). (more…)
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A neighborhood collector’s item
Old houses attract passionate people – especially houses that are falling down and need rescue. (more…)