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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.