Architecture Unlisted Philadelphia: Hotel Powelton Ben Leech spotlights unique and significant buildings not listed on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places with his architectural illustration series, Unlisted Philadelphia. In this installment, a Black Bottom landmark with ties to beer, Albert ...
Preservation Historic Designation Committee To Consider West Philly District, Institute For Colored Youth, And Churches Starr Herr-Cardillo has the details on local register nominations up for consideration at the April meeting of the Philadelphia Historical Commission's Designation ...
Development Neighbors In Spruce Hill Mobilize As Arvilla Eviction Nears Affordable housing nonprofit Mission First evicts residents of The Arvilla in West Philadelphia, displacing a community of low-income families. Ali Roseberry-Polier has the ...
History The Making & Breaking Of The Philadelphia Commercial Museum Edward Duffy takes us back when industry, commerce, and foreign trade flooded the halls of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum, the first institution of its kind in the United ...
Uncategorized Defending Philly History From 3,000 Miles Away Joshua Bevan knew he had to act after discovering the architectural beauty of Belmont. From his home in San Francisco he mobilized to nominate a neighborhood landmark for historic designation. In this essay Bevan describes ...
Preservation Legal Fund Fights Developers That Game The System The price of preservation is high when building owners undermine the authority of the Historical Commission through legal loopholes. Dana Rice unpacks the issue with this ...
History A Brief History Of Race & Contested Space In West Philly Mariam Williams dives deep into the social evolution of Malcolm X Park to unearth the history of race and economics within a neighborhood ...
Photography Ours To Lose Captures West Philly Landmarks In Decline Photographer Vincent Feldman delivers a eulogy for neglected neighborhood anchors in his new exhibition. Michael Bixler has this ...
