Amidst A Redeveloping Waterfront, An 1830s Row Lives On
Just about halfway between Greyhound bus parking and a popular gentleman's club & steakhouse, a block of rowhouses has survived the post-war, post-industrial growth of Northern Liberties' eastern flank. GroJLart tells us all about the Coats family of Old Philadelphia and this heirloom still standing and serving many purposes today > more
Elegant Complexity At Cira South
The 30 story Grove at Cira South, a residential tower under construction at 30th and Chestnut, ably negotiates its site, users, and the city itself. Brad Maule and Nathaniel Popkin talk to the developer and the architects about their ideas for the ambitious building > more
Old Northern Liberties In Old City
On one of Vine Street's few blocks in Center City without screaming expressway traffic, an old Northern Liberties bank lives on as Old City residences. GroJLart profiles its history > more
The King Of K & A
Yet another classic tower meets its inevitable demise...SIKE! GroJLart has the story of how Kensington's Northeast Title and Trust Company Building, a.k.a. Flomar Building, staved off death and emerged anew as a community health center > more
Green Hill Lives!
Beginning in the 1850s, farmer organizations and the city began erecting market buildings to replace ramshackle market sheds. One of them survives in Francisville. The Shadow, of course, has the story > more
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