Preservation Philadelphia’s Movie Theater Maven Sets Her Sights on the Sedgwick Daniela Holt Voith, founder of one of Philly’s oldest woman-owned architecture firms, marks 20 years of renovating historic movie houses
History Once a Radical Notion: Behind the Curtain of the Theatre Of Living Arts James Schlatter dives into the dramatic life of Philly’s first independent theatre company
Preservation Old Movie Palace Seeks the Spotlight Once Again Group hopes to turn the former Logan Theater into a multi-use music venue
Development Imperial Theater in West Philly Faces a Bright Future Plans to incorporate a 100-year-old landmark into affordable housing and a community hub move forward
Preservation After The Trocadero’s Closing, Preservationists Ponder Saving The Interior Philly’s famous Trocadero Theater closed in May after 149 years of continuous use. Protections are already in place for the facade of the building, but can the interior be saved too? Kimberly Haas takes a look
Preservation A Life Of Community Service For Theaters In North Philly The legendary Uptown Theater is gearing up for its 90th anniversary this month with a new fundraising campaign and the lighting of its original marquee. To mark the occasion, cinema scholar Joan McGettigan gives us a social history lesson on the neighborhood movie houses near North Broad Street
Preservation LIGHTS! MUSIC! ACTION! Historic Lansdowne Theater Poised For A Comeback After 30 years’ slumber, Lansdowne’s sumptuous Art Deco movie palace is ready to wake up, and rouse Main Street too, with music and community spirit. Ben Leech has the story
Architecture Unlisted Philadelphia: Locust Theatre Ben Leech spotlights unique and significant buildings not listed on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places with his architectural illustration series, Unlisted Philadelphia. In this installment, a marvelous movie house in West Philly
