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Urban Renewal Redux? City Goes After More Tax Dollars for Demolition
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Urban Renewal Redux? City Goes After More Tax Dollars for Demolition

City Council passes a new bill that promotes razing buildings as a way to increase economic development

New Film Zeros in on Unsafe Neighborhood Construction
Development

New Film Zeros in on Unsafe Neighborhood Construction

Local documentary director Jason Sherman spotlights Philly’s dangerous residential construction practices in forthcoming film

Homeowners Pay The Price When New Construction Damages Neighboring Rows
Development

Homeowners Pay The Price When New Construction Damages Neighboring Rows

Owners of row houses are left with little recourse when demolition and new construction causes structural damage to their homes. Starr Herr-Cardillo takes a look at a growing citywide problem

Op-Ed: Streamlining The City’s Preservation Procedures Would Benefit All
Preservation

Op-Ed: Streamlining The City’s Preservation Procedures Would Benefit All

In this opinion piece Kenny Grono shares his perspective as a general contractor and remodeling specialist with a few ideas on how the City can untangle the red tape that undermines historic preservation

Docomomo PHL To Host “Wake” For Modernist Store
Preservation

Docomomo PHL To Host “Wake” For Modernist Store

Modernist architecture advocacy group will hold a demonstration to protest Philadelphia’s historic preservation crisis. Michael Bixler has the details

Industrial Heritage On Washington Avenue Destroyed
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Industrial Heritage On Washington Avenue Destroyed

Demolition of Frankford Chocolate Factory has begun. Rob Masciantonio gives us a look inside

Frankford Chocolate Factory Demo Calls Motivation & Process Into Question
Preservation

Frankford Chocolate Factory Demo Calls Motivation & Process Into Question

If you think something seems off about the pending demolition of the former Frankford Chocolate Factory on Washington Avenue you are not alone. Contributor Starr Herr-Cardillo takes a look

End Of The Road For Atonement (UPDATED)
Preservation

End Of The Road For Atonement (UPDATED)

The 114-year-old Church of the Atonement at 47th & Kingsessing in West/Southwest Philadelphia appears to be on its death bed, as still-unconfirmed signs of demolition close in on the Furness & Evans church


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