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Long-Forgotten Furness Building Discovered in Logan
Architecture

Long-Forgotten Furness Building Discovered in Logan

The Shadow unearths a little-known Frank Furness design at the old Messiah Univeralist Home in North Philly

Dubble Bubble & Baseball Cards: Philadelphia’s Fleer Legacy
History

Dubble Bubble & Baseball Cards: Philadelphia’s Fleer Legacy

Pitchers and catchers have reported for spring training, a welcome harbinger of warmer days and a sober reminder of the Phillies’ rebuilding. Brad Maule gets into the baseball spirit and profiles Fleer, the bubble gum and baseball card company that called Philly home until 1996

Catalyst Of The North City
Architecture

Catalyst Of The North City

At Broad and Chew, the Shadow uncovers the story of a tragic figure and the landmark he left for the ages

Logan Community Planning Process Begins Tonight With Charrette
Urbanism

Logan Community Planning Process Begins Tonight With Charrette

A year long planning process in Logan seeks to engage with the community—especially youth. The process begins tonight at 6PM

New Life for the Logan?
Photography

New Life for the Logan?

Philadelphia’s movie palaces have not fared well over the past 50 years. All but a few dozen have been torn down and nearly all the ones that are left are in rough shape. Somehow the Logan managed to survive, and thanks to the efforts of a local doctor, it’s in surprisingly good condition

Mural Arts’ Jane Golden Adapts To Spate Of Threatened Murals
Art & Design

Mural Arts’ Jane Golden Adapts To Spate Of Threatened Murals

With development occurring in sometimes unexpected places, the Mural Arts Program recalibrates its thinking on mural placement. Peter Woodall has this and much more, in a revealing interview with the thoughtful director of MAP, Jane Golden


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