History Archaic Expectations: Freeing Female Roles From A Dollhouse In Society Hill In this essay Mickey Herr examines women's roles and social norms through the history of a dollhouse spanning seven ...
Preservation Frances Anne Wister: Philadelphia’s Patron Saint of Historic Preservation In honor of Women's History Month, Mickey Herr pays tribute to Frances Anne Wister, Philadelphia's first historic preservation ...
History A Tradition Of Demolition At 3rd and Willing’s Alley The Shadow takes us back to Society Hill where one prominent street corner has kept the wrecking ball swinging for nearly two ...
Architecture New Life For An Old Coal Country Outpost In Society Hill The Shadow takes a stroll down to Society Hill where business is stirring at an old 19th century coal company headquarters after 12 years of ...
Preservation More Losses On The Preservation Front & One Thing That Really Must Be Saved The eleventh hour of our annual fundraising campaign is here and we are only two-thirds towards meeting our goal. Historic preservationist Aaron Wunsch calls Hidden City an indispensable, cultural resource covering Philadelphia's shifting built environment ...
Art & Design Spiritual Firebrand Of The Revolutionary War Immortalized In Wood A forgotten minister is honored with 100 year old stump sculpture at Old Pine Street Presbyterian ...
History A View Of The Bicentennial From The Top Of Penn Mutual A new public observation deck is opening this summer on the 57th floor of One Liberty Place and Harry K. couldn't be more pleased. Join him in the glass elevator to the top of the ...
History The Tombstone Wall Of Society Hill With October at hand and Halloween on the way, we thought a series on historic cemeteries was most appropriate. Our first story presents the strange tale of thirty tombstones that sit embedded in the back ...
