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On South Broad, Former Lippincott Mansion Hits the Right Note
City Life

On South Broad, Former Lippincott Mansion Hits the Right Note

Stacia Friedman takes us inside one of South Broad Street’s most mysterious and magnificent historic mansions.

Historic Freight Station Lives Again At Lincoln Square
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 rising mixed-use development Lincoln Square

After 45 Years, Brandywine Workshop Still Thinking Creatively
Preservation

After 45 Years, Brandywine Workshop Still Thinking Creatively

It looks quiet, but the old 19th century firehouse at 730 South Broad Street, home of Brandywine Workshop, is buzzing with art and adaptation. Contributor Karen Chernick takes us behind the blue-green doors

One South Broad, Now With ¼ Less PNB
History

One South Broad, Now With ¼ Less PNB

Unexpected delays in removing the giant “PNB” letters atop One South Broad frustrated workers hoping to finish the job Sunday and caused major traffic headaches into the afternoon. Brad Maule dusts off the significance of the letters, which have stood atop the 28-story tower since 1956

No Loss Of Dignity At Tindley Temple
Preservation

No Loss Of Dignity At Tindley Temple

The AIA has awarded its Landmark Building of the Year for 2014 to Tindley Temple, the historic African American church on the Avenue of the Arts. The award is for more than architecture. It comes just as church officials are exploring strategies to survive

Dranoff’s Broad Street Skyscraper: It’s Official Now
Development

Dranoff’s Broad Street Skyscraper: It’s Official Now

Philadelphia, meet SLS International. With a press conference today at the Kimmel Center, developer Carl Dranoff—and a cast that included architect Gene Kohn, hotelier Sam Nazarian, Councilman Mark Squilla, and Mayor Michael Nutter—officially announced the 47-story hotel-condo tower planned for Broad & Spruce Streets

309 South Broad Street: Endangered House Of Hits
Preservation

309 South Broad Street: Endangered House Of Hits

Dranoff Properties’ plans for a hotel-condo tower mean the former home of the “Philadelphia Sound” and Cameo-Parkway Records will likely be torn down. Jack McCarthy turns up the volume on not just one, but two major record labels who’ve passed through the doors at 301-309 South Broad Street

Philadelphia Int’l Records Out, 40-Story Hotel-Condo In At Broad & Spruce
Development

Philadelphia Int’l Records Out, 40-Story Hotel-Condo In At Broad & Spruce

After a series of South Broad Street developments which have drawn mixed reviews—Symphony House, 777 South Broad, SouthStar Lofts—Dranoff Properties is raising its game by bringing a pedigree architect and a hot hotelier to Broad & Spruce. But for it to happen, Brad Maule reports, a major piece of Philly music history must first be cleared


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