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DRWC Seeks Public Input on Graffiti Pier Plan
Development

DRWC Seeks Public Input on Graffiti Pier Plan

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

Abandoned Navy Hangar Prepares For Final Battle
Photography

Abandoned Navy Hangar Prepares For Final Battle

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

Ours To Lose Captures West Philly Landmarks In Decline
Photography

Ours To Lose Captures West Philly Landmarks In Decline

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

Ghosts Of The Abandoned Arch Street Subway Line
History

Ghosts Of The Abandoned Arch Street Subway Line

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

Battered Brutalist School Awaits Neighborhood Plan
Photography

Battered Brutalist School Awaits Neighborhood Plan

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

Rediscovering The Dead Fleet Of The Delaware River
History

Rediscovering The Dead Fleet Of The Delaware River

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

Brewerytown Warehouse Conversion Keeps Graffiti In The Picture
Art & Design

Brewerytown Warehouse Conversion Keeps Graffiti In The Picture

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

Marked Potential: Graffiti Pier
Architecture

Marked Potential: Graffiti Pier

Shila Griffith is back with a new edition of Marked Potential. In this month’s proposal she envisions Graffiti Pier as the city’s next great public park


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