Despite a raging, global pandemic and nationwide social unrest, Philadelphia still managed to destroy scores of historic buildings in 2020. Here we highlight some of the most notable losses to the city’s built environment in our annual end-of-year list

Kimberly Haas reveals the rich, religious history of a recently razed corner building at 19th and Bainbridge

Samuel Yellin is one of the most revered American iron workers of the 20th century. The creative tradesman, well-known for his whimsical eye for design, shook up the Main Line in the 1920s with a home renovation fit for a king. Greg Prichard has the backstory of Yellin’s long-gone fortification

Philadelphia’s cultural heritage was served a devastating blow in 2019 with a rate of demolition like no other. Here we highlight some of the biggest losses to our built environment in our annual end-of-year list

Starr Herr-Cardillo has this roundup of local register nominations on the agenda for the December meeting of the Philadelphia Historical Commission’s Designation Committee

Last week the owner of a legally protected historic property on Jewelers Row was unexpectedly served multiple violations by the Department of Licenses and Inspections as suburban real estate developer Toll Brothers prepares to demolish five buildings next door. Starr Herr-Cardillo reports

In 2009, the Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia released a strategic report outlining recommendations for safeguarding the city’s architectural and cultural history. Kimberly Haas sat down with the co-authors of the action plan to discuss what has, and hasn’t, been done by the City and stakeholders a decade later

The fate of an Asian supermarket and immigrant community hub on Washington Avenue hangs in the balance as a developer seeks approval to raze the complex for 44 townhouses and apartments. Kimberly Haas has the details