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L&I An Overlooked Asset To Historic Preservation Efforts
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

Landmark Record Store On Ridge Avenue Razed
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 details

City Council To Vote On Ridge Avenue Demo Moratorium
Preservation

City Council To Vote On Ridge Avenue Demo Moratorium

A bill to place a temporary hold on demolition applications for 300+ historic properties along Ridge Avenue goes before City Council tomorrow. Michael Bixler has the details

Finding Robert Wood: The Long Lost Foundry Of An Iconic Ironworker
History

Finding Robert Wood: The Long Lost Foundry Of An Iconic Ironworker

Robert Wood’s renowned foundry at the corner of Ridge Avenue and 12th Street on Spring Garden Street once produced some of the nation’s finest ornamental iron work. The neighborhood is slowly awakening with renewal, yet the revered company’s former site remains an empty, blighted lot

The Last Synagogues Of Strawberry Mansion
Preservation

The Last Synagogues Of Strawberry Mansion

In a city of layers, Michael Buozis uncovers a certain palimpsest: the synagogues of Strawberry Mansion, fulcrum of Jewish life between the two world wars

With Views Of Divine Lorraine, Affordable Units On North Broad
Development

With Views Of Divine Lorraine, Affordable Units On North Broad

Sustainable mixed-use project at Broad and Ridge to offer 53 affordable units, retail, and office space–and great views of the monument across the street

Wistful For Modern
Preservation

Wistful For Modern

Forget the colonial city or the 19th century city, what happened to the muscular city of the mid-20th century?

It’s Not Just Hollywood
History

It’s Not Just Hollywood

Joe Queenan takes on the imprecise use of city names in movies


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