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Demolition Of Boyd Auditorium Imminent, Though Lobby And Hall Will Stay
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

On The Anniversary Of Bacon’s Death, Harry Remembers
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

Inside the Circle
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

Poplar Theatre Renovated For Performing Arts
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

Inside This Manayunk Hardware Supply House? A Movie Palace
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

Boyd Remains in Limbo
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.


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