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OARC Sues Corbett Administration Over Canceled Funds
Dwight Evans | photo credit: Ron Tarver | philly.comThe Ogontz Avenue Revitalization Corporation (OARC) is suing the Corbett administration for what it sees as the pulling the rug of funding from...
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The Other Parking Problem
A parking meter converted into bike parking in Center City | Photo: Peter WoodallThe gradual expansion of Philadelphia’s bike infrastructure, with marked bike lanes and signage, has dramatically helped...
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Alleged Union Destruction Of Meetinghouse A Sign Of Shift In Tactics
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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Begin The Begin
1979 album coverOne hundred years ago, in 1913, my grandmother was born. Like me, she was reticent and fair and we had a kind of unspoken bond that played out over iced coffee at her favorite lunch...
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There’s A World Going On Underground
Editor’s Note:The lure of the exploring the city’s secret corners extends beneath the streets for photographer Brendan Clinch. He’s poked his nose into subway and train tunnels, and even braved the...
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Design Competiton Winner Seeks SHIFT Back To The Schuylkill
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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Assumption Case Enters Unfamiliar Territory As L&I Board Sends Case Back To...
Photo: Nathaniel PopkinWhile demolition remains on hold for the historic Church of the Assumption on Spring Garden Street, its immediate future remains unclear following an unusual move by the Board of...
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Latest Blastein Project, Tower Place, Opens On North Broad
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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Good Fencers Make Good Neighbors
“Maestro” Mark Masters (in black) on the training floor | Photo: Joseph G. Brin 2013“I feel I’ve been at least partially responsible for the redevelopment along Lancaster Avenue,” says “Maestro” Mark...
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In Port Richmond, An Industrial Legacy Lives On
From left: Frank and Chris Masland, Whit Garrett | Photo: Theresa StigaleEditor’s Note:Last year, for the first time in their lives, the great-great-grandsons of the founder of the C.H. Masland Carpet...
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Phase One Of Linc Renovations Approved
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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City Celebrates Early Successes Of Master Plan–And Looks Ahead
Philadelphia2035: Comprehensive Plan. Credit: Philadelphia City Planning Commission.The conference room of the Center for Architecture, the scene of so many meetings on the future of Philadelphia, can...
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Dreaming Of Infilling Market East & West
Jessica Griffin | philly.comNaked Philly wonders that with the Forum gone from Market West, might the last piece be in place to reset decades of opportunistic speculators and finally transform 2100...
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In “The Neck,” A History Of Stiff Resistance To Change
1926 photo of what is now 10th and Pattison, site of Citizen’s Bank ParkOn a bright May morning in 1917, a small army of police, firemen, and laborers descended on the farm of Patrick Short. They had...
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In Closed Door Session, Historical Commission Members Vote To Uphold...
Photo: Matthew ChristopherThe Philadelphia Historical Commission met in an executive session before today’s monthly meeting to discuss the pending demolition case of the Church of the Assumption on...
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What Can Work?
Pyramid Electric | Photo: Peter WoodallIn a city where nearly one in three residents is poor, yesterday Mayor Michael Nutter set in motion two new initiatives aimed at the seemingly intractable...
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What’s In An Odonym?
One of the notable changes in the fabric of the city is the way that the names we’ve given to our streets, particularly the smallest of them, have changed over time. Mostly in an effort at consistency...
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Just How Viable Are The Plans For A Philly Wax Museum?
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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Harrisburg Exec Tapped to Head Preservation Alliance
Caroline BoyceAfter a lengthy search process, the Preservation Alliance of Greater Philadelphia is expected to name Caroline Boyce as its new executive director tomorrow, according to sources in the...
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New Report Seeks A Jolt Of Energy For West Market Street
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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