From A Corner of Center City, The Source Of Light
John Vidumsky discovers the people and the places behind the birth of electric light in America--at the heart of it the inimitable John Wanamaker and a brilliant inventor named Charles Brush whose power station, the first in Philadelphia, is still in use today > more
Final Improvements Coming To Parkway
After a decade of continuous improvements, a last of phase of streetscaping of the blocks leading to Logan Square and plans in place for a $15-20 million rebuilding of Love Park > more
Planning To Begin On “Submerged” Section Of Viaduct
A top-notch design team will jump-start the planning process for a park that could extend from the elevated Reading Viaduct west to the Rodin Museum > more
In Praise Of Sister Cities
A game-changing installation on Logan Square becomes an effective hinge between Center City and the Parkway and a powerful argument for enlivening our public spaces > more
Gods of Water
Not since the creation of the gardens of Babylon in the first or second century BCE, has a city sough such delight (and the affirmation of engineering) in reflecting pools, jets, mist, tumbling water, and spray > more
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