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Photographer Captures Heaven on Earth at Devil’s Pool

June 30, 2022 | Celia Jailer

In her new book, Sarah Kaufman distills an endless summer in the Wissahickon

In Limbo: Logan Triangle Sinks Into Oblivion
City Life

In Limbo: Logan Triangle Sinks Into Oblivion

Keshler Thibert revisits a neighborhood tragedy in North Philly

Manayunk Mill Now an Oasis of Visual Arts
History

Manayunk Mill Now an Oasis of Visual Arts

Canton Mills was a textile powerhouse in the late 1800s. Today it is a hive of creative activity

Germantown Cottage and Mount Airy Bank Added to the Philadelphia Register
Preservation

Germantown Cottage and Mount Airy Bank Added to the Philadelphia Register

Celia Jailer has this report from the June 2022 meeting of the Philadelphia Historical Commission

Polishing up Silverman Hall at Penn Law
Architecture

Polishing up Silverman Hall at Penn Law

Baroque classrooms shine with fresh renovations at the University of Pennsylvania

Saving South Street Through the Lens of Denise Scott Brown
Photography

Saving South Street Through the Lens of Denise Scott Brown

Celebrated architect Denise Scott Brown and writer Jeremy Eric Tenenbaum take us back to the 1960s when an army of neighbors fought city government to save South Street from the Crosstown Expressway

Unearthing an Enigma in Washington Square
History

Unearthing an Enigma in Washington Square

Kimberly Haas tends to the lost history of the Society of Little Gardens

Ghost Signs of Philadelphia: Reedmor Books in Center City
History

Ghost Signs of Philadelphia: Reedmor Books in Center City

Jordan Keiffer tracks down the history behind old advertisements in his monthly column, Ghost Signs of Philadelphia. In this installment, a family history with literary flair

Uncovering Philly’s First Big Dig
History

Uncovering Philly’s First Big Dig

Ed Duffy excavates the origins of the Pennsylvania Avenue Subway

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Uncovering Philly’s First Big Dig

Wissahickon Inn: the Hotel that Launched Chestnut Hill

Old Estate in Chestnut Hill Saved by Artful Intervention

In Limbo: Logan Triangle Sinks Into Oblivion

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