Building the City: Exhibition and online photo archive

The City of Philadelphia's online photo archive, http://www.phillyhistory.org/ , has been in the news a good bit lately, winning a "Best of Philly" award from Philadelphia Magazine, among other things.

An exhibit of 80 photographs from the archives opens today in the gallery of the Art Institute, 1622 Chestnut Street. The opening has received centerfold attention in today's Inquirer weekend section and is also featured on the home page of http://www.philly.com today. The photos were selected by the curator in partnership with the Records department and matted/framed by students at the Art Institute.

Online coverage at

http://www.philly.com/philly/gallery/20070803_Building_the_city.html