Development Old PECO Showroom on North Broad to be Revived for Youth Trade School A former Philadelphia Electric Company appliance store will be converted into a training facility for at-risk teens and young adults
Development Construction Permits Issued for Willow Steam Plant A mixed-use residential project could transform one of Philadelphia’s most distinctive industrial landmarks
Art & Design From Prints To Trivets, Art Imitates Life Of Manhole Covers Contributor Jonathan Schmalzbach talks with a designer and a printmaker about their obsession with manhole covers and public utility as creative muse
Photography Considering Our Riverfront Palazzos Of Power: Their History And Potential Michael Bixler catches up with architectural historian Aaron Wunsch to discuss his and photographer Joseph E. B. Elliott’s new book, “Palazzos Of Power,” which they will present tonight at the Center for Architecture
Architecture Unlisted Philadelphia: Substation #7 Ben Leech spotlights unique and significant buildings not listed on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places with his architectural illustration series, Unlisted Philadelphia. With this installment, an electrical substation in Art Deco disguise
Preservation Blatstein And Volpe To Buy Delaware Generating Station From Exelon Corp. The winning bidder has been announced for massive, dormant power plant, Delaware Generating Station. Developer Bart Blatstein and caterer Joseph Volpe will seal the deal with Exelon in March
Preservation Bid Process Reveals Uncertain Future For Delaware Power Station Bids for purchase and redevelopment of the Delaware Power Station are due Monday at 5PM. What will they tell us about the monumental building’s future? Ryan Briggs talks to some experts and considers the future of this part of the Delaware waterfront
Photography Behind the Gates of Delaware Generating Station Bidding on the the Delaware Generating Station has begun and its sale is close at hand. We take a glimpse inside the industrial behemoth via Chandra Lampreich’s patina-drenched photo spread