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Changing Skyline: A new book reads Philadelphia's history in its faded signs

They are the text messages of an earlier time. Instead of appearing on digital screens, the cryptic words are embedded in the very skin of our city, on the bricks and mortar that form our buildings. They whisper instead of shout, fading in and out of our consciousness depending on the weather, the slant of the sun, or our particular powers of observation:

    by Inga Saffron, Inquirer Architecture Critic | Columnist
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