Mural Arts Reveals Skateable Art In Paine’s Park
Mural Arts goes 3D, Fishtowners hope to preserve deconsecrated church, the downside of solar power, and Spruce Hill to part with Ethiopian Gardens > more
Inside Philly’s 4-Million Gallon Underground Stormwater Tank
A look at the “less flashy” side of the new Venice Island, musing over that old Philly economic angst, fundraising at Paine’s Park, and 20 new homes for South Kensington > more
The Power Plant Previously At Paine’s Park
Harry K gives us the history of the Paine's Park site, once an industrial area along the Schuylkill River's eastern bank that was filled with manufacturing facilities, including the electrical generating plant of the Hestonville, Mantua & Fairmount Passenger Railway, later taken over by the Philadelphia Electric Company > more
Mapping The Philly Class Divides
Cartography meets urban socio-economic analysis, the Civil War hospital of West Philly, Temple to reevaluate its boathouse options, Paine’s park shaping up, and the changing narrative of Passyunk Ave > more
Kensington’s Block By Block Initiative
How Kensington is regaining control over its neighborhood, how a garden in Belmont has proven itself to be more than the sum of its parts, ATV enthusiasts seeking a park as an outlet, and the renderings for Paine's Park > more
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