Preservation 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
Preservation 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
Preservation 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
Preservation 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
Uncategorized Defending Philly History From 3,000 Miles Away Joshua Bevan knew he had to act after discovering the architectural beauty of Belmont. From his home in San Francisco he mobilized to nominate a neighborhood landmark for historic designation. In this essay Bevan describes his journey between the Bay Area and Philly to protect the McGaw Mansion
Preservation Germantown Boys & Girls Club Compromise Brings Peace To Penn Street Owners of Germantown Boys and Girls Club reach an agreement with preservationists after two years of heated debate. Starr Herr-Cardillo has the news
Preservation Historic Districts Make A Comeback After nearly a decade of lost opportunities, creative new strategies emerge for protecting Philadelphia’s historic neighborhoods
Photography Bearing Witness To Destruction On Christian Street This summer contributor Mickey Herr recorded the slow demolition of Christian Street Baptist Church from the beginning to the end. In this photo essay she shares what it was like to watch a 128-year-old neighborhood landmark being reduced to rubble
