Looks Like Wood, Rusts Like Metal
Philadelphia's row homes are often a bit plain at street level, but a look up to the roofline reveals a wealth of decorative metal cornices. We talk tin (and zinc, iron and lead) with expert conservator Adam Jenkins > more
A Castle Of The Occult On Rittenhouse Square
During a turbulent year in Philadelphia, Madame Blavatsky laid the foundation for the occult religion of Theosophy. Hunting down the ghosts of 1875, our John Vidumsky found himself in the Theosophy lodge off Rittenhouse Square, a stylish mansion built for the brother of John Wanamaker > more
Third Regiment Armory Pinned Down In Legal Crossfire
Stuck in a legal quagmire, the old Third Regiment Armory has been vacant for eight years--but help may be on the way > more
Doomsday Cult on the Wissahickon
The New World's first doomsday cult called Philadelphia home. Aside from being wrong about the date of the apocalypse, they built the first observatory and pipe organ in the colonies > more
Do Not Stammer!
A rowhouse on Spring Garden Street once promised "deliverance from lingual bondage" > more
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