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Brewhouse, Jazzhaus, Ortlieb’s Lives On
Preservation

Brewhouse, Jazzhaus, Ortlieb’s Lives On

Amidst the dust of the demolition of the Ortlieb’s Brewery, the old Ortlieb’s Brewhouse, where the beer was once supplied by pipe from the brewery, endures–a reminder of the Northern Liberties’ beer history and the bar’s magic run in the 1980s and 90s as a mainstay for jazz. Bart Everts has the story with Peter Woodall’s photos

Two More For The 2013 Demolition List
Preservation

Two More For The 2013 Demolition List

No wrecking balls as yet, but demolition has begun at the old Ortlieb’s brewery in Northern Liberties, and the Broad Street Armory in South Philadelphia

With Ortlieb’s Destined for the Wrecking Ball, An Artist Speaks Up
Art & Design

With Ortlieb’s Destined for the Wrecking Ball, An Artist Speaks Up

Last month a mysterious flag appeared on top of the tree that graced the roof of the abandoned and soon-to-be demolished Ortlieb’s Brewery building in Northern Liberties. We’ve got the story of how it got up there–and why

Ortlieb’s Bottling Plant To Become Offices Of KieranTimberlake
Preservation

Ortlieb’s Bottling Plant To Become Offices Of KieranTimberlake

One of Philadelphia’s most acclaimed and innovative architecture firms will move into the iconic 1948 bottling plant in 2014

Photography

A Goodbye Look At The Ortlieb’s Brewery

We explore the soon-to-be demolished Ortlieb’s Brewery complex on 3rd and Poplar Streets in this photo essay

Changes Brewing on American Street
Development

Changes Brewing on American Street

The former Ortlieb’s bottling plant–once home to a brewpub, a baseball academy and the Fringe Festival Cabaret–will be converted to apartments


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