A Moment For Atonement
Another Furness church is likely going the way of the dodo. Brad Maule took his camera there to bid it a proper farewell, just in case > more
Day Of Reckoning Nigh At Another Furness Church
In West Philadelphia, another relic from the office of Furness, Evans, & Co. stares down the wrecking ball. Chris Mote profiles the circa-1900 Church of the Atonement, which was recently slapped with an L&I repair-or-demolish notice > more
Furness Week? It Endures, At Least In One Exhibit Room
The Library Company of Philadelphia extends our Furness lovefest through next month--and follows it with another insightful exhibition into 19th century local life > more
Saving Grace
In this first of our series of articles produced with Grid Magazine for their March issue due out tomorrow, Jacob Hellman points up another way to save a building--do it yourself. At 19th Street Baptist in South Philly, the DIY approach has worked so far > more
The Redemption of 19th Street Baptist
Restoring a Furness-Hewitt classic, HERO's heroic community center project, a quarter century of saving wildlife in Roxborough, Drexel eyes adjacent Rail Yards, and another water main break > more
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