Tucked away in the quiet third-floor archives of the William Way LGBT Community Center, there’s a nearly 50-year-old leather-bound folder. The dozens of index cards inside are a window to a different ...
New Jersey’s coastline spans 127 glorious miles, but all shore towns are not made of the same stuff. Some revel in their deep history as vacation destinations for the well-to-do. Others have honed ...
New York-based artist Jake Berman wants cities to start examining ways to bring their public transit systems into the future—by looking at the past. And for Philly, that means an oft-forgotten ...
From the outside, The Parker-Spruce Hotel on 13th Street looks like most other buildings in Center City—a towering brick facade with a worn limestone, metal overhang above the entrance. It blends in ...
Louis Kahn was a man of many talents: a gifted artist. A playful pianist. And in the words of Philip Johnson, one of the most influential and “beloved architects of all time.” Frank Gehry, speaking ...
For all the fame that has followed Louis Kahn, what’s even more noteworthy is that many of the architect’s biggest hits were built within a span of just a few decades—and in some cases, four decades ...
The Eagles have called many stadiums home throughout Philly. Courtesy of Kean Collection/Archive Photos/Getty Images Before the Eagles made the Linc their main stage in 2003, the Super Bowl-bound team ...
It’s a bright and crisp Saturday morning in early December, one of those “couldn’t have asked for a better weather” kind of days. A group made up of a little more than a dozen folks ranging from ...
This year, after nearly three years of construction, the Comcast Technology Center will open its doors in Center City, becoming Philadelphia’s first supertall tower, and the tallest and most ...
In Philly, real Christmas trees are only allowed in one- and two-family dwellings. Courtesy of Rudmer Zwerver/Shutterstock.com This time of year, there’s nothing more satisfying than seeing that ...
A new bill would require developers in Philly to include affordable housing for buildings with 10 or more units. Photo by Melissa Romero Update: This article was originally published on Tuesday, ...
PAFA’s Historic Landmark Building is considered one of Frank Furness’s most iconic works. Courtesy of Library of Congress By all accounts, the modern movement in architecture in the U.S. is typically ...
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