History Social Clubs and Secret Societies in Early Philadelphia December 7, 2022 | Stephanie Feldman Stephanie Feldman spotlights some of the city’s most notable social clubs established during America’s founding through the late 1800s
Development Toll Brothers Abandons Jewelers’ Row Project with Sale to Pearl Properties The Toll Brothers construction hole on Sansom Street has sat empty for three years. Pearl Properties purchased the parcel this week and plans to begin building in 2023
Art & Design Courthouse Time Machine Connects Philly with 1995 Ann de Forest has this love letter to the mural inside the Criminal Justice Center at 1301 Filbert Street
Preservation Powelton Village Historic District and Others Added to the Local Register Celia Jailer has this report from the November 2022 meeting of the Philadelphia Historical Commission
Preservation North Broad Street Church Revived with Community Impact Reuse Plan Trinity Reformed Church has sat vacant and vandalized since 2014. Plans to convert the 100-year-old sanctuary into a vibrant neighborhood resource are now underway
Photography Having a Good One This Holiday Season in Philadelphia Seasons Greetings from Hidden City! Michael Bixler dives deep into the archives and brings back a bounty of Philly holiday cheer
History Ghosts Signs of Philadelphia: Extinct Advertisements of 2022 Jordan Keiffer tracks down the history behind old advertisements in his monthly column, Ghost Signs of Philadelphia. In this installment, six neighborhood apparitions that are now lost to the sands of time
History Women’s Committee of 1926 Brought Historic Preservation to the Masses Ed Duffy introduces us to redeeming figures of the Sesquicentennial Exposition and the saviors of Strawberry Mansion
History Arming America and the Firepower of Henry Foxall Keshler Thibert dives into the history of a Philadelphia foundry owner and the first defense contractor of the United States government
