Five More Vulnerable Mills
We look at the complicated factors that make certain industrial buildings susceptible to fire--and present a list of buildings that deserve proactive attention > more
Sole Survivor
The Shadow--indeed he knows all!--has the almost 300 year history of the carriage house we know as the pub Mace's Crossing, a little building that has outlasted everything else around it > more
The Third Associate Presbyterian Church Building: Does It Deserve Historical Attention?
The Shadow knows that a former Presbyterian church in Logan Square deserves a closer look from preservationists because of its rich religious and commercial history. > more
Still More Silence Inside The Mount
You wanted more Mt. Sinai Hospital and we deliver with this photo essay by Chandra Lampreich. As an extra bonus, a vintage 2006 Philly skyline taken from the hospital's roof--"the top of the mount" > more
Horace TrumPower’s Gilded Age Castle
Go to Broad and Locust, end up in the Middle Ages, says the Shadow, who has the story on the building known for decades as the "Locust Theatre" > more
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