Saying Goodbye To Stokes House
The end is near for the Stokes house of Holme Circle. Despite efforts by a local civic association to save the 19th century stone farmhouse at 2976 Welsh Road, it will be razed any day now for new residential development. Hidden City co-editor Michael Bixler took a trip out to Holmesburg to bid the building a fond farewell > more
Holme Circle Adaptive Reuse Project To Find New Site After State Denies Funding
The Holme Circle Civic Association gets its way on affordable housing project, the historical context of Broad & Fairmount, phase 2 of Hunting Park’s revitalization efforts, and a new astronomic program at the Franklin Institute > more
Developers Struggle To Sell Holme Circle Residents On Affordable Housing
Northeast convent conversion upsets some residents, finding money for Philly tourism in the hotel tax, Point Breeze “land grab” passed, and Parks & Rec gets more money > more
In Germantown, Weinstein Invites The Competition
More real estate investors needed in Germantown, improved chances for the preservation of a farmhouse in the Northeast, three Manayunk parishes seek consolidation, and the AIA praises the city's plans for the waterfront > more
Checking Up On The PHA’s Property Auction
The jagged process and often under-confidence of the PHA's properties auction revealed, lowered expectations for the prospects of the urban riverfront, cleaning up McPherson Square, and bettering Holme Circle > more
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