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Endangered: Manayunk’s Historic Shawmont Station
Shawmont Station in 2013 | Photo: Mike SzilagyiEditor’s Note:Yesterday, the Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia released its 2013 Endangered Property List. Among the 36 buildings on the list...
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With “Doomsday” Averted, Head Of SEPTA Looks Ahead
Casey says the Bridgeport Viaduct will be closed in order to replace its timber | Photo: Plan PhillyPlan Philly sat down with SEPTA General Manager Joe Casey to get a sense of what the public can...
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Black Is The New Red?
Tony at Kerr’s Building Materials at 16th & Washington, a major supplier of black brick to Philly builders | Photo: Theresa StigaleEvery ten days or so, the Belden Brick Company of Canton, Ohio...
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A Flea Market Proposed For Long-Vacant South Philly Lot
Photo by Alaina Mabaso for Flying Kite“Freelance writer, designer and branding maven” Elisabeth Garson shares with Flying Kite her vision for the Philadelphia Arts Market, a “good old-fashioned flea...
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Dranoff’s Broad Street Skyscraper: It’s Official Now
Aerial rendering of SLS International on the Philly skyline | Rendering provided by Dranoff Properties and Kohn Pedersen Fox architectsWith a who’s who of Philly politics in attendance and a decidedly...
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The Lower Northeast And Lower Northwest Have Gotten Poorer
Photo: Michael Bryant, for The InquirerThe Inquirer analyzes federal data from an American Community Survey (ACS) report released yesterday, finding that “poverty has increased a startling 62 percent...
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Drexel’s John Fry On Innovation Neighborhood, Schools, UCHS, & The Culture Of...
From Drexel to Center City, and the future in between | Photo: Bradley MauleEditor’s Note:Brooklyn born John Fry landed in Philadelphia in 1995, when he was named by then Penn president Judith Rodin as...
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Blatstein Purchases Broad And Washington Lot, Sources Say
Broad and Washington | Photo: Passyunk PostIt was just Tuesday that we linked to a Flying Kite piece that told of Elisabeth Garson’s efforts to use a long-vacant lot at Broad & Washington as...
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In Kensington, Developers & Architects Confront The El
El Bar, Front and Master Sts. | Photo: Peter WoodallWhen an elevated train rolls through Kensington you not only hear its low rumble, you can feel it. Windowpanes rattle. Streetlights flicker. During...
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When Philly Saved The Urban Squirrel
Courtesy of the Harvard University Archives, via The Atlantic CitiesThe Atlantic Cities recalls the near-extinction of urban squirrel populations during the nineteenth century. By mid-century, social...
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Tis The Season—For Wanamaker’s
Mention Wanamaker’s and the two synonymous features that come to mind are the eagle and the organ | Photo: ShadowbatFor Philadelphians, Wanamaker’s was more than just a department store; it was a civic...
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In The Grand Tradition: The Wanamaker Organ At Christmas
Wesley Parrott, Curtis graduate, occasional Wanamaker Organist | Photo: Bradley MauleWhile editing a story for the Hidden City Daily on a recent weekday morning at the Last Drop Coffee House, I ran...
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Lost Buildings of 2013–Part I
It’s never hard to fill up this list each year in Philadelphia, and 2013 was no exception. If the losses seem a little less severe this time around, perhaps it can be chalked up to dumb luck. Several...
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Lost Buildings of 2013-Part II
Philadelphia lost many wonderful buildings to fire and general neglect during its long, post-World War II decline. Yet one could argue that this extended coma did much to retain the city’s diverse...
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Signing Off On 2013
Sunset—and Venus—over the year that was, 2013 in Philadelphia | Photo: Bradley MauleThis time last year, I sat around a fireplace with a group of friends on Mount Hood while snow fell around us, trying...
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The Struggles & Resilience of Kensington High
Photo: Clem Murray for The InquirerAn Inquirer piece chronicles the physical and emotional toll of the students and staff of the Kensington High School for the Creative and Performing Arts (KCAPA) on...
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A Long Battery Life On North Philly’s Allegheny Avenue
You can store whole buildings in here if you really wanted to | Photo: Bradley MauleWith all of its peers gone, the former Electric Storage Battery Company factory now demands passersby’s attention...
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Obama Promises West Philly First Dibs On Federal Investment
President Obama first hinted at the federal Promise Zone plan in the 2013 State of the Union Address | Photo: Charles Dharapak, for the Associated PressDuring the Johnson and Nixon administrations,...
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Following Allens/Allen’s/Allen Lane to the Origins of Mount Airy
Allen Lane Station? Oh yeah, that’s up on Allens Lane | Photo: Bradley MauleHe owned and sold slaves, he hated Ben Franklin, and he didn’t want America to declare independence, so he rode out the...
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With Private Gift, Art Museum To Significantly Augment Contemporary Holdings
“Keith L. and Katherine Sachs in the Anne d’Harnoncourt Gallery, which houses 5 Postcards by Jasper Johns.” (Photo: Constance Mensh, for the Philadelphia Museum of ArtThe Philadelphia Museum of Art...
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