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The Rise, Fall, & Revival Of North Broad’s Opera Palace
History

The Rise, Fall, & Revival Of North Broad’s Opera Palace

Rob McClung takes us on a journey through the turbulent history and present reawakening of the mighty Metropolitan Opera House at Broad and Poplar

The Met’s Next Revival?
Preservation

The Met’s Next Revival?

Developer Eric Blumenfeld quietly purchased the Metropolitan Opera House in February, and work began on part of the auditorium in late summer

South Broad, North Broad, And The Rite Of Spring
History

South Broad, North Broad, And The Rite Of Spring

It had its US orchestral premier at the Academy of Music, its US ballet premier at the Metropolitan Opera, and now it returns tomorrow night for a multi-media, dance, and orchestral spectacle at the Academy. Jack McCarthy has the story

Accidental Preservationists
Preservation

Accidental Preservationists

Beautiful buildings and fascinating history cast a spell on the unsuspecting–including real estate developer Eric Blumenfeld and community developer Linda Richardson. Grid Magazine’s Liz Pacheco has their stories

What $5,000 More Will Do
Development

What $5,000 More Will Do

About to pass our $15,000 crowd funding goal, we’re aiming to raise $5,000 more–and offering three new perks for donors

Who’s The Divine Lorraine’s Biggest Fan?
Development

Who’s The Divine Lorraine’s Biggest Fan?

Always wanted to explore the Divine Lorraine and the Metropolitan Opera House? Here’s your chance (for a tidy donation to our Indiegogo campaign). To sweeten the deal, we’ve dipped into our private stash of Divine Lorraine-iana and are also offering two postcards from the Hotel Lorraine from the 1920s, as well as matching views of the same rooms from the early 2000s from photographers Joseph E.B. Elliott and Peter Woodall.

South Broad to North Broad, The Immortal Swan
History

South Broad to North Broad, The Immortal Swan

Bob Skiba–who does for vintage dance what the folks at the Franklin Fountain do for ice cream and 19th century baseball–reveals three stories up and down Broad Street of women in Philadelphia dance history, including Anna Pavlova, “the immortal swan”


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