At The Traditional Start of Summer, Good-Bye To A Pool Full Of Tradition
Without any kind of protection, the historic Fante Leon Pool in the Italian Market--with its classical portico--meets the bulldozer > more
Second Time’s The Charm
Rachel Hildebrandt on the Haddington apartment building that pioneered the combined use of historic and low-income tax credits 20 years ago, which just received a new--and powerfully evocative--renovation by BWA Architecture and Planning > more
Tiny Windows!
At Broad and Dauphin, a corner dollhouse that defied--and still defies--convention > more
Mini-Mansions of South Philly
Rittenhouse Square is full of mansions. So is Spring Garden and Fairmount. Dozens survive in North Philadelphia, home of the most gilded robber baron estates. But South Philly? Rachel Hildebrandt discovers three of them on Cross Street, in the heart of the iconic Italian-American neighborhood > more
New Life For Former Theater, Jazz Club
North Philadelphia's Tioga Theater, which once hosted jazz greats Dizzy Gillespie and Sarah Vaughan, will be reincarnated as a community-oriented banquet hall > more
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