Learning To Streamline Neighborhood Improvement Districts
Lessons from recent failings to establish Neighborhood Improvement Districts in Philly, celebrating Revolutionary history in Germantown, Ridge Center closes, and a look at the latest plans for Penn's Azalea Gardens > more
100 Years Ago Today: Remembering Architect Frank Furness
We commemorate one of America’s great architects, Frank Furness, who passed away 100 years ago today. > more
The Recommissioning of El Gran Teatro de la Luna
Bringing back a beloved sculpture piece to Fairhill Square, the Torresdale Ave imperative, reconstituting the Divine Lorraine, looking back at an early Wilson Eyre building, and updates on the Wistar Institute > more
80 Years Old, University Avenue Bridge Finds Itself At The Center Of The Action
New contributor Shadowbat puts the focus on the Art Deco University Avenue Bridge, what could be a key to linking medical research facilities on both sides of the Schuylkill and with some better lighting and improvements a pleasing element of the expanding world of the Schuylkill Banks > more
Digging Deep On The Delaware
More archaeology work to be done on the Delaware waterfront, how the Penn Museum is keeping up appearances, Torresdale Avenue facades to get some help, and tactile urbanism in Germantown > more
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