Preservation Stephen Girard Building Springs Back to Life With New Hotel Canopy, a boutique Hilton Hotel, opens this week in the Stephen Girard Building on 12th Street
Preservation Legal Fund Fights Developers That Game The System The price of preservation is high when building owners undermine the authority of the Historical Commission through legal loopholes. Dana Rice unpacks the issue with this report
History Little Corner at 10th & Market Reveals Big Legacy Reading Terminal, Philadelphia Mint, Drexel Institute–all prominent landmarks built by contractor Charles McCaul. The Shadow uncovers the little-known legacy of the big time builder at a nail salon on 10th Street
Architecture Changing Faces, Changing Times At The Mallas Building How many exterior alterations can one building bear? This Philly Frankenstein at 10th and Market changes faces nearly every 50 years. The Shadow has the lowdown
Architecture Architecture Firm Bohlin Cywinski Jackson Newest Tenant At East Market East Market adds Bohlin Cywinski Jackson to their growing list of design tenants for the former Snellenburg’s and Family Court Building
History 200-Plus Years Of Transforming Girard Square Dynamic transformations of our urban landscape are redefining where we work, live and play. Harry K gives us a grand, historic tour of 11th and Market where the East Market redevelopment project is reshaping a 200-year-old city square
Development Crane City 2016 But where one building comes down, another must go up. At least it seems that way in the Philadelphia of today. Brad Maule turns that demolition frown upside down with this rundown of all the cranes building a new skyline
Preservation Lost Buildings Of 2015 As Philadelphia heads into a wide open year with a new administration at the helm of the city, Hidden City takes one last look at 2015. Our fifth annual Lost Buildings list is presented here by Daily co-editor Brad Maule