A Hale In Purgatory
The Shadow Knows more than you ever thought possible on one of the last two remaining buildings near Rittenhouse Square by architect of extravagance Willis G. Hale--this one threatened by damaging alterations and lack of legal protection > more
Last Vault Of The Nouveau Riche
The Shadow Knows dons his raccoon coat and tails as he sets out to uncover North Philly's gilded age along the new frontier we call North Broad > more
Party Wall Like A Rockstar
The Shadow Knows has the story on the super-slender Cunningham Piano building in Center City--can the Church of Scientology reincarnate this beauty, which was once the largest shoe store in the world? > more
Survivor!
Tell us, Shadow, about one of the the only buildings near the Convention Center big and beautiful and just about Baroque enough to survive the wrecking ball > more
Zany Chestnut East
The Shadow Knows something about turn-of-the-century real estate barons, including the King of Chestnut Street (when Chestnut was king), Anthony M. Zane. > more
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