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Bancroft Green Gives An Old Church New Purpose In Mt. Airy
Preservation

Bancroft Green Gives An Old Church New Purpose In Mt. Airy

Contributor Virginia Lindak takes us out to Northwest Philadelphia where an eco-minded development firm is giving Mt. Airy Presbyterian Church a new lease on life

New Museum In The Works For America’s First Male Saint
History

New Museum In The Works For America’s First Male Saint

The Shrine of St. John Neumann on Girard Avenue is a melting pot brimming with religious devotion. It’s also a destination for curious tourists looking to get a glimpse of the saint’s body enshrined in a glass casket. A museum dedicated to the life and work of the famed Philadelphia bishop will open this spring. John Henry Scott has the story

Waking The Quakers As Callowhill Stirs
History

Waking The Quakers As Callowhill Stirs

Harry K. takes us inside an old Quaker meeting house at 6th and Noble that was leveled with the rest of East Callowhill during urban renewal. The industrial area is springing back to life after decades of desolation

Infill Philadelphia Brings Communities Together By Design
Preservation

Infill Philadelphia Brings Communities Together By Design

Sacred Places/Civic Spaces helps three houses of worship plan for the future by opening their doors to the neighborhood. Starr Herr-Cardillo has the story

North Broad’s “Lion Of Zion” Finds Strength In Design
Art & Design

North Broad’s “Lion Of Zion” Finds Strength In Design

Zion Baptist Church opens its doors to a sustainable future and a North Philly revival. Rachel Hildebrandt has the story

History

Secrets! Romance! Scandal! The Hush-Hush Love Of Philly’s Paint King And His Irish Lass

Harry K. takes us to Old City where the flames of a secret affair scorched newspaper headlines in the early 1900s

Summoning The Spirit Of A Victorian Masterpiece
Architecture

Summoning The Spirit Of A Victorian Masterpiece

Gone, but not forgotten. The Shadow channels the ghost of the Henry J. Morton Guild House, a beautiful Victorian hall designed by famed Philadelphia architects Wilson Brothers & Company

Old Church In Port Richmond Parties On
History

Old Church In Port Richmond Parties On

At Indiana and Thompson, a catering facility keeps spirits high inside a church that was built in 1893


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