How Buildings Help Us Remember (Spring Course)
Tue, May 5 · 12:00am–12:00am
A history lesson that engages your curious older kids.
At a glance
- Ages
- All ages
- Location
- Center City
- Setting
- indoor
- Time
- ~1h 30m
- Signup
- Just show up
What to know
- •Interactive discussions with a knowledgeable speaker
- •Great for kids ages 10 and up interested in history
- •Located in a spacious venue for easy movement
More details
The approach of the 250th anniversary of American independence is a fitting time to reflect on the ways our Philadelphia ancestors chose to celebrate achievemen
The approach of the 250th anniversary of American independence is a fitting time to reflect on the ways our Philadelphia ancestors chose to celebrate achievement and commemorate sacrifice. Bruce Laverty will examine the integral role Philadelphia’s builders, engineers and architects played in these milestone events. He will discuss the architectural and engineering triumph of the 1876 Centennial, an enterprise so successful, it planted the seeds of failure for both the 1926 Sesquicentennial and the 1976 Bicentennial – or so it seems. He will explore the good that emerged from these apparent failures and the challenge we face in 2026.
