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Take A Look At What’s To Come For 19th & Chestnut
About the authorStephen Currall recently received his BA in history from Arcadia University. Before beginning doctoral studies, he is pursuing his interest in local history, specifically just how...
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Plotting The Future Of Manayunk’s Cathedral
“Manayunk’s Cathedral” towers over its neighborhood, especially when seen from the Schuylkill Expressway | Photo: Bradley MauleSt. John the Baptist Catholic Church, dubbed “Manayunk’s Cathedral,” rules...
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Asians Increasingly Seeking Refuge & Opportunity Along Castor Ave
Photo: Maria Pouchnikova, for Axis PhillyAxis Philly reports “Philadelphia has once again become a gateway city for foreigners,” specifically in the Northeast, on an eight-mile stretch of Castor Avenue...
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Wissahickon East Officially Welcomed Into Fairmount Park
Mark Focht, First Deputy Commissioner of Parks & Facilities, makes the Wissahickon East parcel official. At left, Howard Coale and Antje Mattheus of Wissahickon East Project, at right, State...
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Mural Arts, Crossing The Tracks In Living Color
Intergalactic planetary: Katharina Grosse instructs the Mural Arts team in a test run before psychylustro | Photo: Bradley Maule“These goggles are really cool, very fashionable, ja?” Katharina Grosse...
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Trading Clean Streets & Streams For Parking
“UN-LITTER THIS: Retired environmental engineer Kelly O’Day at Tacony Creek, where litter from nearby streets washes into storm drains and, eventually, the creek itself.” | Photo: Mark Stehle, for City...
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Taking On The G-Word In G-town
The G-word is “gated community” at Post Brothers’ Rittenhouse Hill | Photo: Bradley Maule“The word ‘gentrification’ is a word I’ve always hated.” That’s how moderator Alan Greenberger, Philadelphia’s...
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Convention Center Carpenter’s Union Strikes Ahead Of Busy Week
Photo: Jeff Fusco, for Philadelphia Business JournalAs of yesterday, says the Philadelphia Business Journal, the carpenters’ union at the Pennsylvania Convention Center is striking in protest of the...
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Developer A No-Show In His Fight To Demolish Historic Roxborough Home
Gateway to Roxborough: the corner property at Green Lane & Manayunk Avenue in limbo | Photo: Bradley MauleGenerally speaking, when you’re trying to win over a neighborhood you’re trying to convince...
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Rohm And Haas: The Plexiglas Palace At 50
Rohm & Haas, 1964 | Photo by Ezra Stoller, courtesy of Anthony BelluschiDow Chemical, 2014 | Photo: Bradley MauleThe clearing of three blocks north of Independence Hall in the 1950s meant the...
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The More Philly’s Population Changes, The More Its Politicians Stay The Same
American Community Survey, 2012 data | Source: US Census BureauWith the American Community Survey’s latest data showing that Philadelphia continues to grow its population, This Old City’s Jon Getting...
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Next Plenty Café Location In Queen Village To Include 8 Rental Units
About the authorStephen Currall recently received his BA in history from Arcadia University. Before beginning doctoral studies, he is pursuing his interest in local history, specifically just how...
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Frank Shuman: Finding The Future In Tacony, A Century Ago
Once upon a time in Tacony, Frank Shuman developed a system to capture the sun’s energy. To the right, you can make out St. Josaphat School behind the worker | Photo: Technical World magazine,...
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The Best Little Wigwam In Kensington
Scootin’ by the Wigwam | Photo: Bradley MauleOn the 2800 block of Frankford Avenue next to a small community garden in Kensington stands a building that doesn’t seem too unusual—scale typical of the...
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SEPTA Plans & Rumors: “Better Buses” &“Keys”
About the authorStephen Currall recently received his BA in history from Arcadia University. Before beginning doctoral studies, he is pursuing his interest in local history, specifically just how...
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Work On The Divine Lorraine Underway
Divine Lorraine, in an earlier state (2006) of disuse | Photo: Bradley MauleMuch to its bloggers’ surprise, Naked Philly spotted some signs of life at the Divine Lorraine Hotel, less than a month after...
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Neighbors Fight For Zoning Code Vision In Bella Vista
Philadelphia’s major rewrite of its zoning code in 2012 embraced urbanist principles such as increasing density, encouraging mixed use and reducing the number of new single-family homes with first...
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How To Get Your Very Own Public Plaza
About the authorStephen Currall recently received his BA in history from Arcadia University. Before beginning doctoral studies, he is pursuing his interest in local history, specifically just how...
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The Gold Standard In North Philadelphia Metallurgy
There’s gold in them thar barrels | Photo: Theresa StigaleEnter through the lobby of this nondescript Juniata Park industrial building and, as one might expect, you are greeted with the high security...
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Germantown Seminar Explores The Roles Of Developers & Community
Ken Weinstein in March ’12| Photo: Bas Slabbers, for NewsWorksGermantown developer Ken Weinstein recently shared his vision for the adaptive reuse of five properties at 4811 Germantown Avenue, but in...
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