Urbanism Second Ave. Subway Has Us Digging Too–Through The Photo Archive What did it look like underground when workers dug Philadelphia’s original subway lines? Meredith Broussard browses the archives to find photos of subway construction
Urbanism How Healthy Is Philadelphia? Not our physical health, but our civic health. The big surprise: for a city of neighborhoods, our neighborliness is not what you might imagine
Preservation In Love With A Ship And Its Architect A new book by Steven Ujifusa looks at the man who built the SS United States, that hulking wreck of a cruise ship docked on the Delaware. Meredith Broussard sits down with the passionate Ujifusa to talk about the ship’s designer, surprises in research, and the legacy and future of the iconic ship
Preservation Return Of The Neon Hot Dog: Old Original Levis Hot Dog Sign To Be Relit On South Street Did you know it’s National Hot Dog Month?
Art & Design Hawthorne Community Park Opens A sculpture by blacksmith Warren Holzman is an essential component of the brand-new Hawthorne Park.
Art & Design Echoes of the Bicentennial Faded murals spotted in Kensington and Fishtown recall Philadelphia’s bungled Bicentennial celebration in 1976.
Architecture 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.
Art & Design PHS 2012 Pop-Up Garden Now Open Friday was opening day for the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s 2012 pop-up garden, located in a formerly vacant lot at 19th and Walnut.
