Three forgotten buildings reveal rich architectural history in Fox Chase, Torresdale, and Frankford

At the Academy of Vocal Arts an interior designed by Furness and Hewitt gives voice to an exquisite space

In his new book, “First Modern,” historian George E. Thomas asserts that Frank Furness opened the door to Modernism in 1876 with his design of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Joe Brin walks us through the architectural brilliance of the nation’s first art school with this review

The Shadow unearths a little-known Frank Furness design at the old Messiah Univeralist Home in North Philly

What’s it take to restore this early Furness? Hidden City talks to developer Tom Lussenhop about the tear-down disaster ongoing across the city and his plans for the former West Philadelphia Institute

With no end in sight to the real estate boom transforming neighborhoods across Philadelphia, perhaps no single neighborhood represents the recurring conflicts between development and historic preservation than Fishtown. Brad Maule launches a four-part series on the topic with this profile of the neighborhood’s properties on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places

An eye-catching installation of t-shirts on Lincoln Drive aims to give a name to each of the victims of the city’s gun violence. Brad Maule visits the historic Unitarian Society of Germantown and soaks in a heavy and cathartic experience

Philadelphia leads the nation in off beat residential window displays. In neighborhoods like East Passyunk and Point Breeze it is almost a requirement, be it a quirky collection of ceramic dolphins and family photos, Beanie Babies, religious iconography, or Phillies memorabilia and the family pet. One such display on Delancey Place in Rittenhouse Square stops pedestrians square in their tracks with a bronze gladiator statue and an endearing commitment to wit. Hidden City contributor Karen Chernick takes a peek behind the bay window to give us the story of Mister 1801