City Life A New Book Explores the Origins and Outcomes of Exclusive Urban Planning Amy Cohen reviews “Race, Real Estate, and Education: Inventing Gentrification in Philadelphia, 1960-2020”
City Life Oral History Project Seeks Black Voices from the Delaware River Waterfront Independence Seaport Museum is collecting untold stories from the second half of the 20th century with “Breaking Uncommon Ground”
City Life Journalism? To Some Extent. Nostalgia? If You Think So. Art? Well, Sure. History? Of a Certain Sort. Astonishing? Absolutely. In our media-saturated era, Hidden City’s big, new book project, PHILADELPHIA IN COLOR 1950-1990, may just transform how you think about the city.
Urbanism The Origins and End of University City Townhomes Ann de Forest untangles the complicated history of an affordable housing complex in West Philadelphia
History New Book Examines Three Centuries of Civic Reform in Philadelphia Kimberly Haas sits down with author Richardson Dilworth to discuss his new book, “Reforming Philadelphia, 1682-2022”
Art & Design Artist Explores Urban Renewal at Park Towne Place Mid-century apartment towers become vessels for expression in a new art exhibition
Photography The Subjective Views of Three Mid-Century Photographers Tim Kerner examines social change and urban renewal through the work of three Philadelphia photographers
Urbanism Germantown’s Secret Pedestrian Mall Returns to Take Center Stage Born out of urban renewal in the 1970s, Maplewood Mall in Germantown reopens for business with a major reconstruction and 21st century upgrades
