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 > more
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 > more
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 > more
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 > more
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 > more
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