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Tucked away in the quiet third-floor archives of the William Way LGBT Community Center, there’s a nearly 50-year-old leather-bound folder. The dozens of index cards inside are a window to a different ...
Rendering of the current subway and trolley system Jake Berman, Fifty-Three Studio Last week we posted a story on NY-based artist Jake Berman, who has done research on the 1913 plan for Philly’s ...
New York-based artist Jake Berman wants cities to start examining ways to bring their public transit systems into the future—by looking at the past. And for Philly, that means an oft-forgotten ...
From the outside, The Parker-Spruce Hotel on 13th Street looks like most other buildings in Center City—a towering brick facade with a worn limestone, metal overhang above the entrance. It blends in ...
There’s so much to see and do in Philly, but we get it: Sometimes you just need to get away. Good thing there are plenty of charming small towns scattered within two hours of the city that make for ...
Louis Kahn was a man of many talents: a gifted artist. A playful pianist. And in the words of Philip Johnson, one of the most influential and “beloved architects of all time.” Frank Gehry, speaking ...
Construction at Lincoln Square, a mixed-use development at Broad and Washington, is moving along. Photos by Melissa Romero The Lincoln Square mixed-use development still has a ways to go, but already ...
The Eagles have called many stadiums home throughout Philly. Courtesy of Kean Collection/Archive Photos/Getty Images Before the Eagles made the Linc their main stage in 2003, the Super Bowl-bound team ...
Kingsessing Library and Recreation Center is one of the 61 sites chosen for Rebuild investment. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Rebuild Philadelphia, the $500 million mission to improve Philly’s parks, ...
Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School just broke ground on a $40 million, seven-acre campus in Tioga. Renderings by Blackney Hayes Architects An abandoned warehouse and an adjacent vacant lot in North ...
Fitler Club will bring a private restaurant, gym, event space, and more to 2400 Market Street in 2019. Renderings by MRad Add this to the list of things you never knew Philly needed: Fitler Club, a ...
Councilman Mark Squilla put it best when he tried to describe just how posh the new 500 Walnut tower really is: “What amazed me is that when you come into the building’s parking deck, it feels like ...