Photography 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
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
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.
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
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.
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
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
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