Preservation Plotting The Future Of Manayunk’s Cathedral A report prepared by a pair of local architecture & engineering firms puts a price tag on the future of the 120-year-old St. John the Baptist—"Manayunk's Cathedral." A meeting at the church this evening opens ...
Preservation Philly’s Pain, Raleigh’s Gain The stained glass and Stations of the Cross that framed the experience for many a Catholic in Kensington and Germantown are heading south—for good. Chris Mote reports on the relocation of iconography from two shuttered ...
Preservation Hollywood Ending For Boyd Looks Unlikely As Case Goes Before Hardship Committee Tomorrow Christopher Mote reports on arguments for and against granting the prospective developer of the Boyd the right to demolish the movie palace's historic art deco auditorium. The case will be reviewed Tuesday by the hardship ...
Preservation Another Historic Property To Meet Its Maker In 2008, PMC Property Group demolished the former St. George's Hall and the Fernley & Fernley Building at 19th & Arch; last year, they started construction on 1900 Arch, the apartment building rising there now. ...
Preservation A New Year, A New Demolition In Pennsport The threads that form South Philly's ever evolving fabric of old and new currently converge at 240 Greenwich Street in Pennsport. Chris Mote reports that the old, the former Greenwich Street Church (more recently the ...
Preservation Finding Sanctuary In A Converted Church In a neighborhood where too many historic churches have met the wrecking ball and been replaced by uninspired and expensive homes, the former St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church (later Greater St. Matthew Baptist ...
Development Former 7-Up Bottling Plant On Its Way Down; 25 Townhouses Coming Up Bella Vista project marks the loss of another piece of 20th century neighborhood vernacular. Chris Mote ...
Preservation Assumption Ruling Keeps Legal Wheels Turning The latest ruling pushes the case back to the Court of Common Pleas. Owner John Wei may have to submit a new hardship argument to be allowed to demolish the monumental ...
