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 Gone to Seed Nature has returned to an abandoned bank in Kensington that’s slated to be demolished to build affordable housing
Photography Demolished Buildings of 2011, Part Two Conkling-Armstrong Terra Cotta, Sidney Hillman Medical Center, The Spectrum, Poplar St. A.M.E. Zion, and dozens of buildings at the Frankford Arsenal: RIP
Photography Demolished Buildings of 2011, Part One Monastery of St. Clare, Shawmont Pumping Station, Crompton and Knowles Loom Works, Orinoka Mills, and Cramp Turret and Machine Shop: RIP
Photography Wish You Were Here As 2011 comes to a close, we’re taking a look at some of the buildings that got demolished this year. First up, the Cramp Turret and Machine Shop in Fishtown, a majestic industrial building that was the historic Cramp Shipyard’s last surviving structure
Photography Faded Beauty The 2013 Hidden City Festival will showcase a dozen abandoned or obscure heritage sites around Philadelphia. Germantown Town Hall might be one them
Photography Poor Clares: An Inside View A photo essay documenting the interior of the Monastery of St. Clare in Francisville before nearly all of it was torn down last week
