Preservation Hope and Despair Surround Philly’s African American Landmarks The majority of Philadelphia’s Black historic sites remain at risk despite grassroots preservation efforts and historic designations. Kimberly Haas has the details
City Life Broadcasting Landmark in West Philly Keeps Rocking Around the Clock At 45th and Market, an historic hotspot of youth culture endures. Stacia Friedman has the story behind the building that became the birthplace of the original Bandstand TV program
History Abandoned Ghost Station On Spring Garden Awaits Resurrection In the shadow of the Rail Park, Ed Duffy summons the spirit of an old, decaying train station
Architecture Medieval Masterpieces Inspired by Swedish Mystic Still Dazzle in Montco A Christian sect inspired by Swedish mystic Emanuel Swedenborg has a rich history in 19th century Philadelphia. But the medieval-inspired structures his adherents built in the Huntingdon Valley represent a true apex of craft for 20th century architecture
Preservation Rare Books Dealer Turns a Page at Frankford Arsenal A 200-year-old munitions storehouse in Northeast Philadelphia finds peaceful reuse as an antiquarian showroom. Stacia Friedman has the details
City Life Everything You Always Wanted to Know About The Pleasure Chest* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) For Valentine’s Day, Amy Cohen takes us inside the oldest sex shop in Philadelphia and one of the longest-running small businesses in Rittenhouse Square
City Life Playing on Hallowed Ground: Hidden Cemeteries and the Modern City Underneath many of Philadelphia’s community playgrounds lay the remains of burial grounds lost in relocation. Kimberly Haas takes a look at this oddly common confluence of the living and the dead
Art & Design Hedgerow Theatre Puts Esherick Furnishings on the Auction Block Rose Valley’s historic repertory theater plans to liquidate pieces designed by legendary furniture maker Wharton Esherick to make ends meet. Joe Brin has the details
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
