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From Handwritten Cards to Data Visualization–Mapping Woodlands Cemetery With GIS
Preservation

From Handwritten Cards to Data Visualization–Mapping Woodlands Cemetery With GIS

West Philly’s beloved Victorian cemetery gets a 21st century upgrade on the eve of its 180th anniversary

Unlisted Philadelphia: Hotel Powelton
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 Barnes, and American jazz legends

Historic Designation Committee To Consider West Philly District, Institute For Colored Youth, And Churches
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 Committee

Neighbors In Spruce Hill Mobilize As Arvilla Eviction Nears
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 details

The Making & Breaking Of The Philadelphia Commercial Museum
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 States

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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 his journey between the Bay Area and Philly to protect the McGaw Mansion

Legal Fund Fights Developers That Game The System
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 report

A Brief History Of Race & Contested Space In West Philly
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 space


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