Photography Bearing Witness To Destruction On Christian Street This summer contributor Mickey Herr recorded the slow demolition of Christian Street Baptist Church from the beginning to the end. In this photo essay she shares what it was like to watch a 128-year-old neighborhood landmark being reduced to rubble
Preservation Neighbors Vote “No” On Christian Street Church Proposal A new design proposal to demolish and develop the site of Christian Street Baptist Church is met with unanimous disapproval from neighbors. Starr Herr-Cardillo has the story
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
Preservation Demolition Of Two Neighborhood Sanctuaries Begins Two historic churches meet the wrecking ball this week. Michael Bixler reports
Preservation Church Demolition By The Numbers: More Questions Than Answers Since 2009, 28 churches have been demolished in Philadelphia. Is development pressure to blame? Partners for Sacred Places staffer and Hidden City contributor Rachel Hildebrandt says yes and does the math on the unabating trend
Preservation Reaction To 19th Street Baptist Demo Scare Points Up Changing Sensitivity At L&I A demolition notice mistakenly placed on the doors of 19th Street Baptist Church in Point Breeze sent the preservation and planning community in hot pursuit of answers this week. Michael Bixler reports
Art & Design Artist Explores Pattern Of Synagogue Reuse For African American Churches Artist Zoe Cohen explores the loss of sacred places and the incidental conservation of neighborhood synagogues by African American church congregations in her multimedia series, Shul / Church Project. An exhibition of her work opens at the Abington Arts Center on February 5th
Preservation Parish Vs. Archdiocese Vs. Public Good In Catholic Preservation Fight Historian Thomas Rzeznik unpacks the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s recent edict to oppose any attempts to place Catholic buildings on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places. Who will win this proxy battle?
