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Demo Prep Begins For Gothic Revival Church In West Philly
Preservation

Demo Prep Begins For Gothic Revival Church In West Philly

Christ Memorial Reformed Episcopal Church, a mountainous 131-year-old Gothic Revival landmark in West Philly, prepares for the end. Michael Bixler has the news

Repeating History In Old City After Chestnut Street Fire
Preservation

Repeating History In Old City After Chestnut Street Fire

Tyler Putman takes a look at the recent fire that ravaged 239 Chestnut Street and its long-gone neighbor the Jayne Building, a mid-19th century skyscraper that suffered a similar fate

The Lasting Mark Of An Architect/Developer
Architecture

The Lasting Mark Of An Architect/Developer

The Shadow has the lowdown on an old office building at 22nd and Chestnut Street that was designed by one of Philly’s first architects to play the role of real estate developer

Mid Mod Façade On Chestnut Conceals History Of Wheels
Architecture

Mid Mod Façade On Chestnut Conceals History Of Wheels

The Shadow uncovers a 97-year-old Center City auto dealership that has no problem changing with the times

An Original Keeps It Classy On Chestnut Street
History

An Original Keeps It Classy On Chestnut Street

From furniture and furnace manufacturing to a 1980s video arcade, 1606 Chestnut Street has kept busy for 127 years. The Shadow has the details on this Center City standout

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

Marked Potential: Cunningham Piano Company
Architecture

Marked Potential: Cunningham Piano Company

The sleek, slender Cunningham Piano Company tower on Chestnut Street has sat empty for the better part of a decade while potential renovations and reuse have passed it by. Enough is enough, says Shila Griffith, who envisions an all-in-one textile design studio in the sky with this month’s Marked Potential

Marked Potential: Mercantile Library
Architecture

Marked Potential: Mercantile Library

If buildings could make distress signals the Mercantile Library on Chestnut Street would fill the ears of all in Center City. The once sleek, mid-century modern structure, vacant for 26 years, now sits in a state of slow decay. Interior architect Shila Griffith says the bones of the building are still strong and envisions a co-working space for medical industrial designers with this month’s Marked Potential


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