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Broad Street’s Original Divine Hotel
History

Broad Street’s Original Divine Hotel

The Shadow checks in at the “other” Divine Hotel on Broad Street, the little-known predecessor of North Philly’s rockstar landmark

Do You Believe In Reincarnation?
Architecture

Do You Believe In Reincarnation?

Maria Gorshin has the story of a counter-intuitive–and well-conceived–proposal to revive the Divine Lorraine. Turn it into a columbarium for the storage, display, and visitation of funerary ashes and mementos of the lives of loved ones, says designer Jason Lempieri of the firm RethinkTANK.

Such a Waste
Preservation

Such a Waste

When the Historic American Buildings survey photographed the Divine Lorraine Hotel in 2000 it was in fine shape. Twelve years, three developers, and millions of dollars in profits (and losses) later, the historic building is a graffiti-scarred wreck

Photography

Truly Divine

The Divine Lorraine is gutted now, but not so long ago its garish color combinations and haunting atmosphere were a magnet for photographers. We’ve put together a group show from that time–four photographers, four visions of the grand old hotel

History

Traces Of The Peace Mission, South Broad

An ordinary parking garage on South Broad Street is a part of a much greater story


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