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How Sweet It Is: Old Ice Cream Factory Now Specializes in Saving History
Preservation

How Sweet It Is: Old Ice Cream Factory Now Specializes in Saving History

The Conservation Center for Arts & Historic Artifacts, an early pioneer in preserving printed material, has called Fitler Square home since 1984

Inside An Atomic Age Time Capsule In Fitler Square
Architecture

Inside An Atomic Age Time Capsule In Fitler Square

Michael Bixler gives us a last look inside the former studio of mid-century architect Norman Rice

In Rittenhouse Square, A Parish Hall That’s Seen It All
History

In Rittenhouse Square, A Parish Hall That’s Seen It All

Billiards, hospital beds, food bank, and Father Divine. If this building had a resume “versatility” would be at the top of its skills set. The Shadow takes a look behind the doors of this former parish hall at 21st and Naudain

Life Of Pie: Fitler Square’s Academy Of Adaptive Reuse
Architecture

Life Of Pie: Fitler Square’s Academy Of Adaptive Reuse

The Philadelphia School at 25th & Lombard in Fitler Square is one of the city’s shining spots for primary education. But as The Shadow finds, the school has only owned the building it occupies since 1999. The building’s long history includes pie baking and a spell as a young Aramark’s headquarters


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