Skip to content
Support Hidden City img

support our work

become a member
donate

exploring philadelphia's urban landscape

Support Hidden City img

follow

Asset 2
Artboard 1
  • Tours
  • About
  • Shop
  • Member Login
  • Support
  • Contact
  • Editorial Policies
A Fine And Public Space: Preservationists Revive Philadelphia’s Historic Cemeteries As Vibrant Spaces For The Living
Preservation

A Fine And Public Space: Preservationists Revive Philadelphia’s Historic Cemeteries As Vibrant Spaces For The Living

New life is blooming at Philadelphia’s historic cemeteries. Starr Herr-Cardillo has the story

New Pedestrian Entrance At Laurel Hill Cemetery To Grant Access From Schuylkill River Trail
Urbanism

New Pedestrian Entrance At Laurel Hill Cemetery To Grant Access From Schuylkill River Trail

A new entrance to Laurel Hill Cemetery is in the works that will transform how pedestrians and cyclists access the historic burial garden from the Schuylkill River Trail. The gateway adds another green attraction to the city’s growing web of interconnected public spaces

Calling Doctor Kirkbride
History

Calling Doctor Kirkbride

Holistic medical treatment? Compassionate psychiatric care? Palliative architecture and urban design? All of it pioneered in West Philadelphia by Thomas Kirkbride 170 years ago. Ethan Wallace has the story

Even Slums In The City Of The Dead
Preservation

Even Slums In The City Of The Dead

Ethan Wallace discovers that even cities of the dead have separatist enclaves, ethnically and racially diverse neighborhoods, elite suburbs, and yes, slums


Hidden City Alternate Logo

© 2011-2023 Hidden City Philadelphia

  • About
  • Support
  • Tours & Events
  • Shop
  • Members
  • Contact