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
In a "Warehouse" Fire, What’s Truly Lost
In this narrated photo essay, we sift through 170 years of layers of industrial, commercial, and labor history at Front and Girard, the site of Tuesday's fire > more
Blatstein Owns Burned Factory
The former L.H. Parke Coffee and Tea Importer under the El was owned by Tower Investments--and left unsecured. The fire closed the El > more
The Tenderloin Doughboy
The soldier who stands at the corner of 2nd and Spring Garden is one of the only remaining public artifacts from Philadelphia's sin-soaked Tenderloin district. Mike Szilagyi looks at the history of the Tenderloin doughboy statue. > more
Finnegan’s Wake To Get Its Balcony
Northern Liberties' Finnegan's Wake to extend over its Spring Garden sidewalk, Inga Saffron argues for more riverside retail space, and more condos coming to Graduate Hospital > more
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