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Urban Decay As American As Beer And Apple Pie
Architecture

Urban Decay As American As Beer And Apple Pie

The Shadow taps into Philly beer history and frozen pie trivia at the old Adam Scheidt Brewing Company plant on North 9th Street

Lost Buildings of 2013-Part II
Preservation

Lost Buildings of 2013-Part II

Our Lost Buildings roundup concludes with five more entries, plus four that almost made the list

Brewhouse, Jazzhaus, Ortlieb’s Lives On
Preservation

Brewhouse, Jazzhaus, Ortlieb’s Lives On

Amidst the dust of the demolition of the Ortlieb’s Brewery, the old Ortlieb’s Brewhouse, where the beer was once supplied by pipe from the brewery, endures–a reminder of the Northern Liberties’ beer history and the bar’s magic run in the 1980s and 90s as a mainstay for jazz. Bart Everts has the story with Peter Woodall’s photos

Preservation

Partial Demolition Approved At Gretz Brewery

L&I approves demo of oldest part of brewery at Germantown Avenue and Oxford Street and will press the building’s owner Tony Rufo to move ahead with redevelopment of the rest

Roundhouse, Broad & Lombard Health Center At Top Of Endangered List
Preservation

Roundhouse, Broad & Lombard Health Center At Top Of Endangered List

The two iconic post-War buildings are joined by the Family Court on Logan Square and “Philadelphia Breweries”

Gretz Brewery On Endangered Building List To Be Released Next Week
Preservation

Gretz Brewery On Endangered Building List To Be Released Next Week

Preservation Alliance to make the case for the Gretz, among other key sites

With Ortlieb’s Destined for the Wrecking Ball, An Artist Speaks Up
Art & Design

With Ortlieb’s Destined for the Wrecking Ball, An Artist Speaks Up

Last month a mysterious flag appeared on top of the tree that graced the roof of the abandoned and soon-to-be demolished Ortlieb’s Brewery building in Northern Liberties. We’ve got the story of how it got up there–and why

Ortlieb’s Bottling Plant To Become Offices Of KieranTimberlake
Preservation

Ortlieb’s Bottling Plant To Become Offices Of KieranTimberlake

One of Philadelphia’s most acclaimed and innovative architecture firms will move into the iconic 1948 bottling plant in 2014


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