Preservation In Kensington, Old Textile Mill To Be Revived With Apartments Gotham Hosiery, once the country's most popular pantyhose manufacturer, quickly rose to fame and crashed even faster. Now, the nearly 100-year-old mill at 2nd and Norris is getting a residential makeover. Rob Masciantonio dives deep ...
History The Making & Breaking Of The Philadelphia Commercial Museum Edward Duffy takes us back when industry, commerce, and foreign trade flooded the halls of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum, the first institution of its kind in the United ...
Preservation Demo Prep Begins For Gothic Revival Church In West Philly Christ Memorial Reformed Episcopal Church, a mountainous 131-year-old Gothic Revival landmark in West Philly, prepares for the end. Michael Bixler has the ...
Preservation At CDR Meeting, Final Bell Tolls For Historic Jewelers Row Suburban real estate developers Toll Brothers presented their final proposal for Jewelers Row to the Civic Design Review Committee. Starr Herr-Cardillo has the ...
Preservation Landmark Record Store On Ridge Avenue Razed Webb’s Department Store, a renowned Black record shop and celebrity hot spot in Sharswood, is currently being demolished. Michael Bixler has the ...
Preservation Historic Freight Station Lives Again At Lincoln Square Michael Bixler gives us a peek inside the old PW&B train shed under construction at Broad Street and Washington Avenue. The former freight station is currently being converted into a grocery store, part of the ...
Development Navy Yard Gears Up For Growth With New Power Plant The Navy Yard, home to one of the nation's largest private microgrids, prepares for the future with a new energy plant. Michael Bixler ...
Preservation Prefab Future For Former African-American Cemetery In West Philly Harry K. unearths an old African-American cemetery in West Philadelphia that was owned by a church connected to the Underground Railroad. The land is currently being redeveloped for residential ...
