St. Francis de Sales church on 47th and Springfield broke from tradition in the late 1960’s when former pastor Father John McNamee hired Venturi Scott Brown to re-conceptualize the sanctuary’s altar with a dramatic Modern design. The experiment was too radical for most and was taken down within a year. Dan Papa has the background on the controversial project and gives an exclusive look inside the stunning sacred space

Mayor Nutter joined Meryl Levitz and GPTMC this week for a trolley tour through three neighborhoods highlighted in the new Philadelphia Neighborhoods tourism campaign

In West Philadelphia, another relic from the office of Furness, Evans, & Co. stares down the wrecking ball. Chris Mote profiles the circa-1900 Church of the Atonement, which was recently slapped with an L&I repair-or-demolish notice

Just about every building and block is a lens on history. Here’s South St. Bernard Street in West Philly and an historical narrative told through the maps and other resources available on-line

$2.5 million renovation of the historic domes of St. Francis de Sales in West Philly nears completion