Preservation Saving A Facade Is Not Historic Preservation Facadism is on the rise in Philadelphia and it ain't pretty. In this op-ed Starr Herr-Cardillo says the practice has the power to confuse compromise with real historic ...
Photography A Royal Loss On South Street In the midst of demolition, Michael Bixler takes a walk inside the brittle bones of the Royal Theater with this photo ...
Development Redevelopment Plans For The Royal Theater Go Under Review Plans to replace the Royal Theater with a 5 story luxury apartment complex and retail space will go before Historical Commission's Architectural Committee next week. Universal Companies and Dranoff Properties has proposed partial demolition of ...
Preservation Charting What’s Next At The Royal Theater—Again With an Act 135 petition to give conservatorship to developer Ori Feibush looming and a state grant gone, Universal Companies' drive to redevelop the Royal Theater has a renewed urgency. Bradley Maule talks with project ...
