This week, Mayor Michael Nutter and City Council President Darrell Clarke agreed on J.F.K. Plaza redevelopment guidelines that left the fate of the flying saucer-shaped Visitor’s Center up in the air. Preservation Alliance Advocacy Director Ben Leech argues that this flamboyant modernist structure is worth keeping

Philadelphia, meet SLS International. With a press conference today at the Kimmel Center, developer Carl Dranoff—and a cast that included architect Gene Kohn, hotelier Sam Nazarian, Councilman Mark Squilla, and Mayor Michael Nutter—officially announced the 47-story hotel-condo tower planned for Broad & Spruce Streets

Photographer Theresa Stigale captured the spirit of ’76 as Mayor Nutter led the parade through Old City.

Mike Szilagyi reports on the creation and branding of the The Circuit, a 250 mile non-motorized trail network local officials envision eventually tripling to 750 miles

When the Historic American Buildings survey photographed the Divine Lorraine Hotel in 2000 it was in fine shape. Twelve years, three developers, and millions of dollars in profits (and losses) later, the historic building is a graffiti-scarred wreck

A lament for the lost buildings of the year, and a reckoning for a city that isn’t quite serious enough

We at Hidden City would like to hear a little bit about those spaces–big or small, central or far-flung, hidden, forgotten, or forlorn–that make city life so remarkable.