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A Neighborhood Revival in the Northeast
Preservation

A Neighborhood Revival in the Northeast

A classic “middle neighborhood,” Tacony draws on its industrial and utopian heritage to bridge storied past to vibrant future

Digging Deep
Preservation

Digging Deep

Urban archaeologists unearth full and complicated histories that buildings alone cannot tell

A Prison Reformed: Eastern State Penitentiary Confronts Injustice
Preservation

A Prison Reformed: Eastern State Penitentiary Confronts Injustice

50 years after Eastern State Penitentiary closed, the historic site takes an active stand against mass incarceration

The Greenest Building on the Block
Preservation

The Greenest Building on the Block

The simple, essential act of saving buildings from our past holds the key to a sustainable future

The Ordinary Extraordinary: Making History Tangible at the Colored Girls Museum
City Life

The Ordinary Extraordinary: Making History Tangible at the Colored Girls Museum

What happens when whiteness is no longer the center of experience? The Colored Girls Museum in Germantown flips the script on conventional house museums and celebrates “home space” as the place where Black women and girls get things done.

Mt. Airy Couple Seeks to Create Community Space “For Us, By Us” in Philadelphia Sun Building
Preservation

Mt. Airy Couple Seeks to Create Community Space “For Us, By Us” in Philadelphia Sun Building

Antoine and Samantha Joseph are raising funds to combine community-oriented development and historic preservation at the former offices of an African American newspaper on Germantown Avenue

Legendary Philly Soul Studio and Brutalist Icon Go Before Designation Committee
Preservation

Legendary Philly Soul Studio and Brutalist Icon Go Before Designation Committee

Starr Herr-Cardillo has this roundup of local register nominations on the agenda for the August meeting of the Philadelphia Historical Commission’s Designation Committee

Attention to Detail: From Ironwork to Neon Signs, Historic Building Crafts Are Thriving in 21st Century Philadelphia 
Preservation

Attention to Detail: From Ironwork to Neon Signs, Historic Building Crafts Are Thriving in 21st Century Philadelphia 

People are drawn to places that resonate with meaning and memory, for themselves and for the diverse cultural legacies they represent. Protecting such sites challenges historic preservationists to rethink assumptions and update time-honored conventions and tools.


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