Skip to content
Support Hidden City img

support

become a member
donate

exploring philadelphia's urban landscape

Support Hidden City img

follow

Asset 2
Artboard 1
  • Tours
  • Support
  • Shop
  • Member Login
  • About
  • Contact
  • Ask Hidden City
  • Editorial Policies
Photography

Demolished Buildings of 2011, Part One

Monastery of St. Clare, Shawmont Pumping Station, Crompton and Knowles Loom Works, Orinoka Mills, and Cramp Turret and Machine Shop: RIP

Still Trashing Ourselves
Preservation

Still Trashing Ourselves

A lament for the lost buildings of the year, and a reckoning for a city that isn’t quite serious enough

On The Face Of It, Some Hope?
Preservation

On The Face Of It, Some Hope?

Francisville neighborhood group pushes to save the facade of the church in the Monastery of St. Clare.

Photography

Poor Clares: An Inside View

A photo essay documenting the interior of the Monastery of St. Clare in Francisville before nearly all of it was torn down last week


Hidden City Alternate Logo

© 2011-2021 Hidden City Philadelphia

  • About
  • Support
  • Tours & Events
  • Shop
  • Members
  • Contact