In the 1930s and ’40s, the club was a popular stopping point for actors traveling to New York City, and only later (and very secretly at first) became known as a gay club, according to Anderies. A ...

A new plan for a residential tower in Society Hill would include the partial demolition of two historic Walnut Street structures. The proposal, which is going in front of the Historical Commission’ ...

Everything you need to plan a weekend getaway.For as long as many Philadelphians can remember, going “down the shore” has been an important summer tradition—right up there with getting water ice and ...

Last week we posted a story on NY-based artist Jake Berman, who has done research on the 1913 plan for Philly’s subway system, some of which came into being, and other parts which were abandoned.

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 ...

They’re eyeing a 2021 end dateA little less than two years ago, the heads of the RiverWards Group—developers responsible for several small housing projects around Fishtown and Northern Liberties—were ...

A peek inside the apartment buildingIt’s been a long road for The National apartment project—located smack dab in the middle of Old City —but an end is finally in sight. The building owners ...

The opening of Philadelphia ’s long-awaited Rail Park means more than just a public green space. To many, it means residential development, it means commercial growth, and—possibly most importantly—it ...

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 ...

Every year, each Philly resident produces about one ton of trash—and a whole lot of it typically ends up on the street. Now, a new interactive map lets you see just how much trash and litter your ...