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In West Poplar, A Reminder Of The Limits Of Small Scale Change
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In West Poplar, A Reminder Of The Limits Of Small Scale Change

With urban renewal at mid-flight in the 1960s, neighbors in lower North Philadelphia’s West Poplar banded together to build a park from the ground up. But, as Anna Goodman describes, without city assistance, it wasn’t built to last

Humming A New Tune At 13th & Mount Vernon Substation
Preservation

Humming A New Tune At 13th & Mount Vernon Substation

Old trolley substation turned auto body shop may turn multi-family housing. Brad Maule takes a look at the changes proposed at 13th & Mount Vernon

The Metropolitan Opera House Revisited
Photography

The Metropolitan Opera House Revisited

Eric Blumenfeld, who recently purchased the former Divine Lorraine hotel, is now talking about helping to restore the Metropolitan Opera House. We’ve got photos of the bedraggled North Broad Street beauty taken this summer, plus a few dug out from the archives of the 2009 Hidden City Festival

Preservation

Churches for Sale

Historic churches across the city face an uncertain future


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