Joshua Bevan knew he had to act after discovering the architectural beauty of Belmont. From his home in San Francisco he mobilized to nominate a neighborhood landmark for historic designation. In this essay Bevan describes his journey between the Bay Area and Philly to protect the McGaw Mansion

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Hidden City and SPOKE Magazine have teamed up again to present a four tour series of bicycle explorations. Three of the tours are brand new (Camden was offered once last year) and we’re not sure when–or if–they’ll be coming back, so catch them while you can. June 11–Shock of the New: Mid Century Philly Architecture Does […]

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When Tasty Baking Company left their original location on West Hunting Park Avenue for a new state-of-the-art facility at the Navy Yard, the company’s former site was left to fend for itself. Most of the complex was razed for a shopping center in 2011, though the plant’s landmark factory still stands. U-Haul recently purchased the building and renovations for a self storage complex are now underway. Photographer Chandra Lampreich took a look around the birthplace of the Butterscotch Krimpet before it was sold and brought back this bittersweet photo essay

Today is Earth Day and Bradley Maule has a bone to pick with Philadelphia. He just spent 52 weeks picking up our litter in the Wissahickon Valley and his collection isn’t pretty. His evocative environmental art installation, One Man’s Trash, opens today, April 22nd, at the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center. HC co-editors Michael Bixler and Maule caught up to get into some trash talk.

Temporary art installation Ci-Lines opens this Saturday inside the ornate, vacant St. Andrew’s Chapel on Spruce Street in West Philly. We spoke with the project’s artist Aaron Asis about community engagement, vacant and abandoned site activation, and urban preservation

Don’t judge a building by its cover. Throughout the 1930s, Center City high-rises with subdued exteriors often contained resplendent Art Deco embellishments. Hidden City co-editor Peter Woodall puts the gilded halls of 1616 Walnut Street on display with this vibrant photo essay