Jacob Downs explores the remains of a working class women’s retreat in Northwest Philadelphia

Initial planning for turning Graffiti Pier into an official public park is now underway

A demolition study for the Mustin Field Seaplane Hangar at the Navy Yard puts a structural engineering landmark on notice. Michael Bixler takes us inside

Photographer Vincent Feldman delivers a eulogy for neglected neighborhood anchors in his new exhibition. Michael Bixler has this interview

Harry K. takes us into the abandoned subway tunnels below Arch Street with the history behind Philly’s unfinished plans for a grand underground transit system

In Eastwick, powerful architecture battles trash and vandalism at vacant George Pepper Middle School. Michael Bixler takes a look with this photo essay.

The ships of the “Dead Fleet” at Pier 78 rise at low tide from their watery graves in the Delaware River. It’s a curious sight, recalling a time when the riverbanks thrummed with a booming maritime industry. Philadelphia shipping historian Robert McNulty takes us on a salty voyage to uncover the backstory of South Philadelphia’s ghost ship graveyard

Inspired by an era of abandonment, MM Partners uses street art for interior design. Tyler Horst has the story