Preservation A Fine And Public Space: Preservationists Revive Philadelphia’s Historic Cemeteries As Vibrant Spaces For The Living New life is blooming at Philadelphia's historic cemeteries. Starr Herr-Cardillo has the ...
Preservation Arson & Archway Raise Awareness Of A 19th Century Architect Pauline Miller takes us on a journey from Old City to Mount Moriah Cemetery where the work of architect Stephen Decatur Button struggles for longevity ...
Architecture Cret Exhibition Captures Vibrations Of The City Illustrator Ben Leech enlivens the dying art of architectural drawing with his exhibition, "Cret Illustrated: Revisiting a Philadelphia Icon in Sketches," at Woodlands Cemetery. Michael Bixler has the preview ...
Architecture Reaching For The Heavens At Cret’s Tower Of Chimes Turn a corner in Philadelphia and you will eventually run into a building or bridge designed by Paul Phillipe Cret. Celebrated for his broad, arched infrastructure and Neoclassical landmarks, not much is discussed of his ...
Preservation Restoration Project Gives New Life To Ben Franklin’s Grave Benjamin Franklin's tombstone gets some desperately needed TLC. Tyler Horst has the ...
Development Emergency Excavation In Old City Reveals Lack Of Oversight The last-minute salvage excavation of First Baptist Church Burial Ground in Old City has the archaeological community up in arms. Is the City or the developer to blame? John Henry Scott ...
Preservation Reconnecting Horticultural History On The Schuylkill Bartram's Gardens and The Woodlands will reunite through connective access when the westward extension of the Schuylkill River Trail is complete. Contributor Starr Herr-Cardillo traces the deep-seeded relationship between these two National Historic ...
History The Curious Case Of Body Snatching At Lebanon Cemetery Like many of the city's historic resting places, Lebanon Cemetery in South Philadelphia eventually gave way to urban expansion. Though, shortly before the African-American burial ground was developed for what is now Point Breeze and ...
