Preservation Op-Ed: Painted Bride Art Center Mosaic A Lesson In Limits To Historic Designation Last fall the Philadelphia Historical Commission declined to legally protect a colorful mosaic, nominated by Philadelphia's Magic Garden, on the exterior of Painted Bride Arts Center in Old City. In this editorial Sharon Barr opines ...
Preservation Commission Rejects Protection Of Historic Subway Entrances Eight years after being submitted, a nomination to legally protect Philadelphia's ornate subway entrances with placement on the local register has been denied by the Historical Commission. Contributor Starr Herr-Cardillo has the ...
Preservation La Salle University Preps Victorian Home For Wrecking Ball More demolition for campus expansion in the works at La Salle University. Contributor Arielle Harris has the ...
Preservation World Heritage City? Not Exactly Reporter Ryan Briggs parses the meaning of the recent inclusion of Philadelphia in the “Organization of World Heritage Cities” and has a look at what it might mean for historic ...
Photography Oh Boyd! As of this month, the Boyd Theater has been closed for 10 years. It's not much of a showstopper on the outside, but the interior is another story and we've got the pictures to prove ...
