Architecture Hugo Bilgram And His Machine Works Bilgram Machine Works at 12th and Spring Garden was the first reinforced concrete building in Philadelphia. The Shadow puts a spotlight on the formal industrial heavy weight and the busy Bavarian behind it
Architecture Hats Off To Stetson’s Union Mission Hospital For over a century, John B. Stetson showered the world in well-made hats from his company’s 25 building manufacturing complex in South Kensington. The Shadow checked our vitals and suggests we accompany him to Union Mission Hospital, one of the last Philadelphia Stetson buildings left
Architecture A Douredoure Situation All the world’s a stage, and all the Market Street buildings merely players; they have their exits and their entrances, and one building in its time plays many parts. The Shadow knows all the acts of the Douredoure Building at 2324 Market
Architecture Life Of Pie: Fitler Square’s Academy Of Adaptive Reuse The Philadelphia School at 25th & Lombard in Fitler Square is one of the city’s shining spots for primary education. But as The Shadow finds, the school has only owned the building it occupies since 1999. The building’s long history includes pie baking and a spell as a young Aramark’s headquarters
