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They're all designed by our friends at \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hogislandpress.com\/\"\u003eHog Island Press\u003c\/a\u003e, who also did the silkscreening on 50-50 cotton\/poly blend shirts from American Apparel. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe building at 7th and Snyder that once housed the Grand Theater started its life as the Snyder Baptist Church in the late 19th century. In 1911 it was converted into a vaudeville house, and remodeled in the 1937 by noted theater architect William H. Lee. We're not sure when the Grand closed, but at some point, it was converted into a store, and its facade covered with aluminum siding. 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S\u003c\/span\u003eome of these sites are vacant while others are still full of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLocations include abandoned--or partially abandoned places such as \u003cstrong\u003eRichmond Generating Station\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Grass Wood Turning\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eGermantown Town Hall\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eHolmesburg Prison\u003c\/strong\u003e. Some are secret spots within well known buildings such as \u003cstrong\u003eCity Hall\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eFounders Hall at Girard College\u003c\/strong\u003e and the \u003cstrong\u003eWanamaker Building\u003c\/strong\u003e, while others are vibrant yet little known to most Philadelphians, places such as \u003cstrong\u003eStortz \u0026amp; Sons Tool\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eWayne Mills\u003c\/strong\u003e, the\u003cstrong\u003e Wagner Free Institute of Science\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eShiloh Baptist Church\u003c\/strong\u003e and the \u003cstrong\u003eUndine Barge Club\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHardcover:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e200 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTemple University Press; 1st edition (October 13, 2017)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1439913005\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e978-1439913000\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eProduct Dimensions:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e7.9 x 0.7 x 10.5 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT THE AUTHORS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoseph E. 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