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City Shouldn’t Sell Visitor’s Center Short
Preservation

City Shouldn’t Sell Visitor’s Center Short

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

Dranoff’s Broad Street Skyscraper: It’s Official Now
Development

Dranoff’s Broad Street Skyscraper: It’s Official Now

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

Scenes From The 2012 Independence Day Parade In Old City
Photography

Scenes From The 2012 Independence Day Parade In Old City

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

Regional Bike Trail System Unveiled
Urbanism

Regional Bike Trail System Unveiled

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

Such a Waste
Preservation

Such a Waste

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

Still Trashing Ourselves
Preservation

Still Trashing Ourselves

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

What’s Your Favorite Public Space?
Art & Design

What’s Your Favorite Public Space?

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.


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