Op-ed: Balance Lost Buildings With Those Saved In 2018
Paul Steinke of the Preservation Alliance offers a counterpoint to our Lost Buildings of 2018 list with this opinion piece > more
Lost Buildings of 2018
Philadelphia's preservation crisis reached a critical high in 2018 with a record-breaking number of demolition permits approved by the City. Here we highlight some of the biggest loses to our built environment in our annual end-of-year list > more
Nomination Withdrawal Signals The End For Stone Cottage In Overbrook Farms
Historical Commission withdraws nomination for 127-year-old cottage in Overbrook Farms after owner St. Joseph's University neglects the home for over a decade. Starr Herr-Cardillo has the news > more
L&I An Overlooked Asset To Historic Preservation Efforts
Dana Rice looks at "demolition by neglect" and the potential of the Department of Licenses and Inspections as an unlikely ally in the fight to solve Philly's preservation crisis > more
Dispatch From the Dolomites: Lamenting the Loss of Northern Italy’s Philly Twin
Contributor Ann de Forest dials home from Italy where she visits a little chapel that, until recently, had a sibling on Christian Street > more
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