Preservation Demolition Of Boyd Auditorium Imminent, Though Lobby And Hall Will Stay Demolition stickers signal the end of the Boyd Theater’s grand Art Deco auditorium and a lost opportunity to preserve Philadelphia’s last remaining movie palace
Urbanism On The Anniversary Of Bacon’s Death, Harry Remembers The most prized items in Harry K’s 2,000+ item collection on Philadelphia? His signed copied of the 1964 Time Magazine with Bacon on the cover and his copy of the The Design of Cities
Preservation Inside the Circle Under the El in Frankford an ordinary sneaker store masks the only “atmospheric” movie palace in the city, the Circle Theater
Preservation Poplar Theatre Renovated For Performing Arts Harry K has the story of this 90 year old theater’s recent overhaul. Lost in the renovation, interior detail in the Northern Liberties spot where Louis Kahn played piano
Preservation Inside This Manayunk Hardware Supply House? A Movie Palace Philip Jablon reveals the remnants of the Empress Theater hidden inside a building products warehouse in Manayunk
Photography Oh Boyd! As of this month, the Boyd Theater has been closed for 10 years. It’s not much of a showstopper on the outside, but the interior is another story and we’ve got the pictures to prove it
Preservation Boyd Remains in Limbo Fans of the historic Boyd Theater on Chestnut Street are still looking for a white knight to replace Hal Wheeler, who died in early 2010, before his plans to restore the movie palace could bear fruit.
