Shining On The Schuylkill Banks
With an assist from the Commonwealth, the Schuykill River Development Corporation flipped the upgraded switch to relight the bridges over the Schuylkill River in Center City on September 26th. Brad Maule brings his camera and tripod for a stroll along the banks to bask in their glow > more
Diffused Down Below: Philadelphia’s Lost Vault Lights
In this old city—especially in Old City—plain old stone and concrete sidewalks are occasionally dotted by iron plates with small, thick pieces of glass. Sam Robinson goes underground to see how vault lights used to provide diffused light to commercial and residential basement spaces > more
Light Towers Coming To Girard And Columbia
Street Department rejects pedestrian lighting, NKCDC designs its own illuminated history towers > more
Lite Brite
The Cira Centre's LED lighting has always been the building's weakest element (garage aside) until Brad Maule, of the late PhillySkyline, worked a little camera magic > more
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