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Lost Buildings of 2018
Preservation

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

Rare Books Department At FLP Examines A City In Transition
Urbanism

Rare Books Department At FLP Examines A City In Transition

Affordable housing, displacement and gentrification, demolition for redevelopment–sounds a lot like today’s local headlines, but Philly has been dealing with these issues for decades. This and more is addressed in the new exhibition, “Philadelphia: The Changing City,” now on view at the Free Library of Philadelphia. Ali Roseberry-Polier has the review

In Sharswood, Effort To Save Dox Thrash House Gains Momentum
Preservation

In Sharswood, Effort To Save Dox Thrash House Gains Momentum

As modern urban renewal continues to erase African-American history in North Philly, one group works against the odds to preserve a renowned Philadelphia artist’s legacy. Starr Herr-Cardillo has the story

The Vanishing Of Northeast Village
History

The Vanishing Of Northeast Village

David Coyne traverses bramble and broken blacktop along Roosevelt Boulevard to reveal a military housing community that was evacuated and demolished in the 1960s

The Blum Come Down
Architecture

The Blum Come Down

Saturday’s implosion of seventeen buildings, including two towers, marked the ceremonious end of the Philadelphia Housing Authority’s Norman Blumberg Apartments. Brad Maule’s photo essay takes us through its final moments

Redevelopment In Sharswood: Will It Come At The Expense Of Preservation?
Preservation

Redevelopment In Sharswood: Will It Come At The Expense Of Preservation?

The Philadelphia Housing Authority’s most ambitious redevelopment plan in a decade will radically reshape the Sharswood neighborhood. The agency has acquired more than 300 row homes and commercial buildings through eminent domain and preservationists are worried they will be torn down

Breaking Through Historic Preservation’s Color Line
Preservation

Breaking Through Historic Preservation’s Color Line

Diversity in preservation is a tricky thing. When cultural history speaks more for a building than architecture merit ears often go deaf. Hidden City co-editor Michael Bixler sits down with All That Philly Jazz director Faye Anderson to discuss landmarking the former home of Malcolm X and the precarious nature of protecting Philadelphia’s built African-American heritage

Bidding Farewell To Queen Lane, Looking Ahead For PHA
Development

Bidding Farewell To Queen Lane, Looking Ahead For PHA

With tomorrow morning’s implosion of Queen Lane Apartments, the Philadelphia Housing Authority will have demolished 23 of the 36 residential high-rises they built in the 1950s and 60s. Ryan Briggs examines where Queen Lane falls in PHA’s long term plan for fixing the largely failed experiment


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