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North Broad Street Church Revived with Community Impact Reuse Plan
Preservation

North Broad Street Church Revived with Community Impact Reuse Plan

Trinity Reformed Church has sat vacant and vandalized since 2014. Plans to convert the 100-year-old sanctuary into a vibrant neighborhood resource are now underway

Old Movie Palace Seeks the Spotlight Once Again
Preservation

Old Movie Palace Seeks the Spotlight Once Again

Group hopes to turn the former Logan Theater into a multi-use music venue

In Limbo: Logan Triangle Sinks Into Oblivion
City Life

In Limbo: Logan Triangle Sinks Into Oblivion

Keshler Thibert revisits a neighborhood tragedy in North Philly

Unlisted Philadelphia: North Broad Street Station
Preservation

Unlisted Philadelphia: North Broad Street Station

Alan Jaffe and Bryan Mckinney spotlight unique and significant buildings not listed on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places in the architectural illustration series, Unlisted Philadelphia. In this installment, a dazzling display of Doric columns in North Philly

First Interracial Baseball Game in 1869 Helped Level the Playing Field
History

First Interracial Baseball Game in 1869 Helped Level the Playing Field

Murray Dubin takes us to Athletic Square where the Philadelphia Pythians and the Olympic Ball Club cracked baseball’s rigid color line

In Sharswood, Dox Thrash House Saved to Anchor a Neighborhood
Preservation

In Sharswood, Dox Thrash House Saved to Anchor a Neighborhood

The former home of Philly’s famous Black printmaker to be preserved by partnership and persistence

Unlisted Philadelphia: Pearl Bailey House
Preservation

Unlisted Philadelphia: Pearl Bailey House

Ben Leech spotlights unique and significant buildings not listed on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places with his architectural illustration series, Unlisted Philadelphia. In this installment, a North Philly row house singing and swinging with Black history

New Exhibition Maps the History of North Philadelphia
History

New Exhibition Maps the History of North Philadelphia

Temple University’s Special Collections Research Center illustrates the evolution of a neighborhood through photographs and archival materials


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