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Rough but far from ruined: Seeing Philly's past anew along the Northeast Corridor
As PHS seeks to spur new investments in the areas lining North Philadelphia's stretch of the Northeast Corridor, Community Contributor Brett Sturm invites us to look closer at this landscape's fascinating…
On one block, more than $200,000 in uncollected revenue
The 2100 block of North 9th Street—between Diamond and Susquehanna, just northeast of Temple University—looks as though it’s being eaten alive. Between the still-standing, three-story brick houses, conspicuous patches of empty…
Look Up! Recent redevelopment proposals for the Divine Lorraine and Keystone National Bank cast light on a lesser-known 19th-century architect, Willis Hale.
“Look Up!” is a PlanPhilly feature that encourages appreciation of our architectural and historical environment. The photo essays focus on different Philadelphia areas and their distinctive building styles and details, all…
Church of the Assumption demo update, look inside | Bike share coming soon | Philly Painting defense | Arab business growth | Walnut water main break
Church of the Assumption's twin spires. | Eyes on the Street Flickr groupGood morning, Streeters. Here’s your Monday morning Buzz: When we wake up tomorrow, will the demolition of Church…
Philly Painting critique | Mobilizing against Church of the Assumption demo | North Central gets parking minimums | RBA to design Spring Garden Connector | City seed savers
Good morning, Streeters. Here's your Friday am Buzz: Dutch artists Haas & Hahn have finished painting a nearly-contiguous, color-block mural across two blocks of buildings on Germantown Avenue. Inquirer architecture critic…
William Penn Foundation ousts Nowak | Convention Center privatization | parking minimums for North Central | Variances for 40th and Pine | Dox Thrash mural lost
Good morning, Streeters and happy Thursday. Yesterday morning, the Business Journal broke the surprising news Jeremy Nowak was ousted from the William Penn Foundation presidency, stunning the region’s nonprofit community.…
Luminous, lively Philly | Bart's 'lavish' casino party | talking Textizen | Queen Lane limbo | Julian Abele Park update | accepting North Philly change
Shin on Me | phillytrax, Eyes on the Street Flickr groupHappy Monday, streeters. Today promises to be as lovely as the weekend was, so let's start off today's Buzz on…
PRA negotiates with OCF, revives eminent domain in Point Breeze | Bloc 23 vs 2400 South | transportation construction roundup | Is SEPTA f'd? | Farmers Market in Mayfair | Philly Painting photographed
As the Redevelopment Authority and Ori Feibush make peace, negotiating a lease for the vacant lot cleanup heard round the world, there is a much larger development debate brewing. The…
Improving Germantown Ave | city resident tax burden drops | 'Open Air' v. dark sky | tougher ATV penalties | subway shooting
Two stretches of Germantown Avenue – in North Philadelphia around Lehigh Avenue and in Germantown at Chelten Avenue – are targeted for improvement, reports Amy Z. Quinn for PlanPhilly/NewsWorks. In Germantown…
High-speed rail could bypass 30th St | Uptown preservation grant | Jefferson Square cleanup | Fatality at Lombard-South
Will Philly’s future high-speed rail stations be at Market East and the airport, bypassing 30th Street Station? The Inquirer reports that because the current Northeast Corridor alignment poses problems for high-speed trains,…
National call to preserve the legacy of a Philadelphia champion
A modest monument to athletic grit, sweat and blood – Joe Frazier’s Gym in North Philadelphia – was named Wednesday one of “America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places.” The National Trust…
Joe Frazier's Endangered Gym
Joe Frazier's Gym | Flickr user warpafx | Creative Commons The gym on North Broad where boxing legend Smokin' Joe Frazier trained to fight Muhammad Ali closed in 2008. While Frazier's…
Look Up! Moderne and Machine Age schools survive closing lists
“Look Up!” is a PlanPhilly feature that encourages appreciation of our architectural and historical environment. The photo essays focus on different Philadelphia areas and their distinctive building styles and details, all…
Parks & Recreation Commission finds jewel in Hunting Park
Wednesday night, the Philadelphia Parks and Recreation Commission shined a spotlight on Hunting Park, an 87-acre oasis in North Philadelphia. Recently singled out by the City Parks Alliance, a national nonprofit,…
May 4-6: Art Star at Race Street Pier | Physick Plant Sale | Broad Street Run | Overbrook Farms Open House
First Friday @ Race Street Pier: Art Star Craft Bazaar Preview Friday May 4, 6-9pm. Race Street Pier, Race Street and Delaware Avenue. Next weekend the 9th Annual Spring Art Star…
Primary outcomes | understanding the Lazaretto | dirty air | preserving Cecil B. Moore's name | Delaware River dredging funds | Divine Lorraine sealed | free lunch
Tinicum Township plans to reuse the Lazaretto, a quarantine station that opened in 1801. | Flickr user Jukie Bot, Creative CommonsNewsWorks rounds up the results of several high-profile primaries,…
Small-scale development company wins Preservation Alliance awards
When Power House Development, Inc. began building on a vacant lot at 1824 Diamond St. the company had no idea the lot was part of the Diamond Street Historic District or…
Suitors for the Divine Lorraine | PA's high marks for green jobs | art on wheels | school closings and architectural history | bike sharing in Philly
The three developers interested in the Divine Lorraine are Turchi, Pennrose, and EB Realty, reports the Inquirer. Turchi was the unnamed developer that had an option on the property earlier…
Is City maneuvering on Divine Lorraine with violations?
The folks over at the Hidden City Daily posted a photo of a Department of Licenses and Inspections orage Notice of Violation pasted on the Divine Lorraine because the "Entire Building"…
Developer dreams on an artsy future for old school at Spring Garden and Broad
Developer Eric Blumenfeld is dreaming up a new future for the vacant Thaddeus Stevens School of Practice on Spring Garden Street east of Broad. Blumenfeld is in contract to acquire the building…
