Old Iron Works In Logan Square To Face The Wrecking Ball
When the housing bubble burst and the recession hit in 2007, plans to convert Creswell Iron Works on Cherry Street into apartments tanked. The quaint collection of industrial buildings is now headed for demolition. Michael Bixler has the details > more
Writing Machines Made Here
The Shadow give us a classic example of adaptive reuse from the 1980s, when the residential conversion of an old typewriter factory in Logan Square led to a wave of new development > more
Restoration Begins On Franklin Institute’s Steel Pioneer
Franklin Institute removes displayed steel aircraft for maintenance, community-driven economic development in Kensington, al fresco dining continues to expand, and previewing the 20th Fringe Festival > more
Saffron Reviews The Block of Mormon
Logan Square house of worship does neoclassicism exceptionally well, Franklin Institute to gets its digital signs, Dean walks Philly, and Philly's top hospitals > more
Last Wild Winter On The Viaduct
Neighbors ready for Viaduct Rail Park, Temple to introduce cultural exchange program with Chinese university, Philly meets Winter Storm Jonas, and Mormons announce Temple dedication date > more
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