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From Gas Masks to Bricklaying Class: Life & Lessons at Bok Technical High School
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From Gas Masks to Bricklaying Class: Life & Lessons at Bok Technical High School

With the reinvention of the Bok Building well underway, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania give us an exclusive glimpse of school life there in the 1940s

Unlisted Philadelphia: Tourison Building
Architecture

Unlisted Philadelphia: Tourison Building

Ben Leech spotlights unique and significant buildings not listed on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places with his architectural illustration series, Unlisted Philadelphia. In this installment, an Art Deco delight fills the heart of Mount Airy

Art Deco Enclave In Upper Darby A Display For The Ages
Photography

Art Deco Enclave In Upper Darby A Display For The Ages

Starr Herr-Cardillo takes us on an Art Deco-drenched day trip to Upper Darby with photos and the backstory on the exquisite architecture of 69th Street.

LIGHTS! MUSIC! ACTION! Historic Lansdowne Theater Poised For A Comeback
Preservation

LIGHTS! MUSIC! ACTION! Historic Lansdowne Theater Poised For A Comeback

After 30 years’ slumber, Lansdowne’s sumptuous Art Deco movie palace is ready to wake up, and rouse Main Street too, with music and community spirit. Ben Leech has the story

Requiem For A Moderne Gem, William Penn Annex Post Office
Architecture

Requiem For A Moderne Gem, William Penn Annex Post Office

Contributor Ann de Forest delivers a eulogy for the decline of civic architecture and the closing of an iconic post office on East Market Street.

Unlisted Philadelphia: Substation #7
Architecture

Unlisted Philadelphia: Substation #7

Ben Leech spotlights unique and significant buildings not listed on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places with his architectural illustration series, Unlisted Philadelphia. With this installment, an electrical substation in Art Deco disguise

Razing A City In Haste: The Lesson Of The Horn Building
Preservation

Razing A City In Haste: The Lesson Of The Horn Building

The Shadow takes a look at indiscriminate demolition and the state of preservation in Philadelphia from the windows of the Horn Building

Pipe Organ Concert Opens Doors To Girard College Chapel
Photography

Pipe Organ Concert Opens Doors To Girard College Chapel

Girard College Chapel is an overlooked treasure trove containing some of the city’s best Greek and Art Deco detailing. It’s also home to one of the biggest pipe organs in Philadelphia. Dan Papa unlocks the radiant vault with this revealing photo essay


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