History How World’s Fairs Changed the Face of Philadelphia: The 1976 Bicentennial Thomas H. Keels surveys the buildings and landmarks of the 1976 Bicentennial of American Independence in this final installment of a three-part series
Architecture Mid Mod Facade On Chestnut Conceals History Of Wheels Dennis Carlisle uncovers a 97-year-old Center City auto dealership that has no problem changing with the times
Architecture The Other Shoe Drops On Modernist Landmark Coward Shoe Store on Chestnut Street was once a testament to post-war modernism. With demolition close at hand, the Stonorov and Kahn building gives way to the cycle of redevelopment
Architecture Opportunities Lost We’ve given away our power to wow, delight, and inform. Perhaps more than art or literature or even film, architecture is a barometer of the times. Post-Franco Spain exploded with ambitious, progressive-minded buildings; post-Reagan America fizzled into pastiche, cheap materials, and poor memory.
