Architecture Reaching For The Heavens At Cret’s Tower Of Chimes Turn a corner in Philadelphia and you will eventually run into a building or bridge designed by Paul Phillipe Cret. Celebrated for his broad, arched infrastructure and Neoclassical landmarks, not much is discussed of his ...
Photography Inside The Empty, Gilded Halls Of Elkins Estate Photographer Kris Catherine gives an exclusive look inside the opulent mansions of Elkins ...
Urbanism In Search Of The Source As gorgeous a landscape as the Wissahickon Creek carves through Philadelphia, it couldn't possibly begin its journey to the Schuylkill as an inlet from a shopping mall parking lot. Could it? Brad Maule heads ...
Photography SEPTA, Freedom and Independence Last month, Brad Maule, Chris Dougherty, Steve Ives, and Steve Weinik spent an entire day riding SEPTA. They started and stopped at 30th Street Station, and for the eight hours in between, they photographed their ...
History How Philly Got Its Shape That strange Philly shape: how did it get there? And why? Steve Currall traces all the geopolitical, economic, municipal, and accidental sources that led to the setting of Philadelphia's boundaries, imaginary, and sometimes hidden lines ...
