Moyra Schauffler presents the history of 20th century Black hospitals in Philadelphia and civic lessons to be learned from their closures

At 45th and Market, an historic hotspot of youth culture endures. Stacia Friedman has the story behind the building that became the birthplace of the original Bandstand TV program

The Shadow dishes the dirt on an old stain remover manufacturer that wowed the city with their magic soap

New affordable housing complex opens to low income artists in West Powelton’s Promise Zone

The city is full of incidental boundaries that can often shape an area’s socioeconomic character and influence housing prices and future development. More often than not, rail lines break neighborhoods into highly divided sections, creating an urban rift between prosperity and blight. David Hilbert examines the economics behind the “right” and “wrong” side of the train tracks in West Philly and Port Richmond

Not every historic building in the city can be saved, though total demolition doesn’t have to be the final answer either. Co-editor Michael Bixler looks at a third way at Perry World House, now under construction, in conversation with University of Pennsylvania campus architect David Hollenberg

Planners expect the new Center for Culinary Enterprises in West Philadelphia to be the nation’s most comprehensive support program for food entrepreneurs and a catalyst for revival on South 48th Street. We check in Gregory Heller, who spearheaded the project