The Power Plant Previously At Paine’s Park
Harry K gives us the history of the Paine's Park site, once an industrial area along the Schuylkill River's eastern bank that was filled with manufacturing facilities, including the electrical generating plant of the Hestonville, Mantua & Fairmount Passenger Railway, later taken over by the Philadelphia Electric Company > more
Blatstein To Transform Design Center?
The Marketplace Design Center at 2400 Market Street has been for sale since earlier this year. Sources tell Hidden City Philadelphia that it's found a new buyer in Bart Blatstein > more
The Philadelphia Eagles Comeback Story
On Saturday, a bald eagle soared above the bustling Schuylkill River, from Fairmount Park to Center City and beyond. Brad Maule looks into how they've re-established Philadelphia as a natural habitat > more
Developer’s Retaliatory Lawsuits Demolish Old City Civic’s Zoning Board
OCCA no longer a Registered Community Organization after series of lawsuits, the protracted “preservation purgatory” of the Cannonball House, the pros and cons of the decade tax abatement, and Temple to look for other options in boathouse proposal > more
Linking Riverside Trails
Unused Grays Ferry freight bridge eyed for Schuylkill Banks connector, Penn Street trail coming along, SEPTA-commissioned report concludes that the agency needs more money, and crowdfunding gardens in North Philly > more
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