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Stephen Girard Building Springs Back to Life With New Hotel
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

Legal Fund Fights Developers That Game The System
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

Little Corner at 10th & Market Reveals Big Legacy
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

Changing Faces, Changing Times At The Mallas Building
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 Firm Bohlin Cywinski Jackson Newest Tenant At East Market
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

200-Plus Years Of Transforming Girard Square
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

Crane City 2016
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

Lost Buildings Of 2015
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


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