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Louis Magaziner Retrospective Examines the Architect’s Vibrant Versatility
Architecture

Louis Magaziner Retrospective Examines the Architect’s Vibrant Versatility

The work of unsung Jewish architect Louis Magaziner takes center stage in a new exhibition at the Athenaeum of Philadelphia.

The Artful Side Of Louis Magaziner & The Pow Wow Club
History

The Artful Side Of Louis Magaziner & The Pow Wow Club

Amy Cohen unearths the history of the Pow Wow Club, a pre-WWII Jewish literary society that became a labor of love for one of Philly’s most prolific 20th century architects

Accidental Preservationists
Preservation

Accidental Preservationists

Beautiful buildings and fascinating history cast a spell on the unsuspecting–including real estate developer Eric Blumenfeld and community developer Linda Richardson. Grid Magazine’s Liz Pacheco has their stories

Photography

Playhouse of Democracy

Introducing another potential site for the 2013 Hidden City Festival, the Uptown Theater, an Art Deco movie palace that went on to fame as Philadelphia’s answer to Harlem’s Apollo Theater

Photography

Up in the Club

Documenting the early-80s nightclub inside the historic Uptown Theater on North Broad Street


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