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Class Warfare On Arch Street
Editor’s Note:This story, originally published March 31, 2015 at 9:50AM, has been altered.“Ross Luxury Townhomes,” like dozens of other contemporary row houses built in the last five years | Photo:...
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Temple Planning Major Re-landscaping Of Main Campus
Liacouras Walk, just east of North Broad Street | Photo: Unigo.comThis summer Temple University will begin a $2 million pilot project for major campus-wide landscaping plan set to be announced in...
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Advocates Of Affordable Housing Urge Adoption Of “Flip Tax”
Change in income vs housing costs | Source: Development without Displacement report. Data: 2000 Census, 2008-2012 American Community Survey, City of Philadelphia Office of Property AssessmentAbout the...
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With New Center Coming, Remembering The Southern Home For Destitute Children
The James Hamilton Windrim-designed Southern Home For Destitute Children, 1896 | Courtesy of Historical Images of Philadelphia: the Print and Picture Collection at The Free Library of PhiladelphiaThe...
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Many Ways To Skin A Row House
Across the city, architects and developers are finding new forms for the traditional row house, adding eclectic façades with layers of color and texture to the preexisting urban fabric. While a bright...
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A Preservation Win & (Probable) Loss For Fishtown
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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Stemming The Tides Of Demolition
“Fourth Reformed Presbyterian Church at 19th and Catharine is shown in 2009 photo titled “Church Salvage, South Philadelphia” | Photo: Vince Feldman, via The InquirerHistoric preservation professor...
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Farming Petty Island In 2115?
“A winning design proposal envisions a thriving future for an uninhabited Philly island.” Next CityNext City showcases this year’s winning design from the Philadelphia Center for Architecture’s Better...
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Marked Potential: District Health Center #1
District Health Center #1 is ripe for the reusing | Photo: Michael BixlerAuthors Note: In order to save old buildings they ultimately need to be put back into use. If their original function is no...
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Extensive Repairs For 25th Street Viaduct Announced
“Artist Rendering of Refurbished 25th Street Viaduct” | Via Plan PhillyCSX Corporation, the largest freight railroad operating in Philadelphia, and Councilman Kenyatta Johnson “announced Wednesday a...
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Rushing Plans For LOVE Park
“JFK Plaza is known as LOVE Park after the iconic view from Robert Indiana’s sculpture to the Art Museum, but proposals de-emphasize the diagonal walking connection. April 6, 2015” | Photo: Michael...
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For Whom The Bells Toll: The People Vs. Saint Mark’s Episcopal
The brazen bell tower of Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church | Photo: Michael BixlerResidents of the Ayer Condominium at 7th and Walnut are already airing grievances about the newly-installed LED sign on top...
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Unedited North Philadelphia Brings Reel Footage And Real People Together At...
Unedited North Philadelphia is back tomorrow, Saturday, April 11, with an all-day screening and panel discussion, “From Reel Footage to Real People,” at the Wagner Free Institute of Science. Archival...
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The Curious Case Of Body Snatching At Lebanon Cemetery
“Chapel of the Lebanon Cemetery” by G. Dubois, 1850 | Source: Philadelphia Library CompanyLebanon Cemetery, once the final resting place for some of Philadelphia’s most prominent African American...
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Original Design Of Courtyard Gates To Be Installed At City Hall
“The proposed gates would be replicas of gates designed for City Hall by the architect of the building, John McArthur Jr. in the late 19th century, but never fabricated of installed.” | Image courtesy...
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