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A Buzzy New Beginning For Poth Brewing Company
Photography

A Buzzy New Beginning For Poth Brewing Company

Before renovations begin, Michael Bixler takes us inside the remains of Poth Brewing Company with this photo essay

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

Unlisted Philadelphia: John Decker & Son
Architecture

Unlisted Philadelphia: John Decker & Son

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, a kingly cornice in Brewerytown

A New Life For Old Fairmount Park
Urbanism

A New Life For Old Fairmount Park

With the release of The New Fairmount Park this week, Philadelphia Parks & Recreation, the Fairmount Park Conservancy, and PennPraxis aim to patch disparate parts of the beloved but aging park. With connection at its core, the plan ranges from cheap and easy short-term goals to expensive and grandiose visions. Brad Maule argues the short-term items are enough to keep us busy for a while

Dual Five-Story Projects Signify Brewerytown’s Evolution
Architecture

Dual Five-Story Projects Signify Brewerytown’s Evolution

In Brewerytown, two new five-story projects across Girard Avenue from each other aim to ‘make a statement.’ Brad Maule previews the Braverman Building and Girard27

Superstructure At 33rd In Thirds
History

Superstructure At 33rd In Thirds

Little fanfare accompanies the short trek between Fairmount Park’s East Park and Lemon Hill sections, but under your feet (or tires), the 33rd Street superstructure, including an unusual brick skew arch tunnel, is still doing the job it was created to do at the turn of the 20th Century

Into The Afterlife At Church Of The Covenant
Preservation

Into The Afterlife At Church Of The Covenant

An 1888 church in Brewerytown this week begins its transformation into a 2014 apartment complex. Brad Maule reports on the latest at St. Augustine Church of the Covenant

Praisin’ The Trane
Preservation

Praisin’ The Trane

Though he’s been gone nearly 50 years, John Coltrane’s legacy has never been larger in his adopted hometown. Two events, one this week in Brewerytown and one next month at IHouse, help to maintain his profile—and preserve his home


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