History & Architecture
A city’s history plays a significant role in how we move through it, especially East Coast colonial cities such as Philadelphia. William Penn and Thomas Holmes’ grid framework for Center City Philadelphia still exists today and is in many ways Philadelphia’s most defining characteristic. Oftentimes new development projects will unearth pieces of history long forgotten, as was the case with the planned SugarHouse Casino and the Girard Avenue interchange of I-95. Keeping and commemorating our important historical moments helps inform future development and contributes additional character to a community.
February 20-24: Kahn in Rome, Thaddeus Squire at Visibly Invisible, Scott Gabriel Knowles on risk and disaster, Paula Scher on design, Grid Alive, reimagining urban highways
Happy President’s Day 2012: Divination of Washington, ownership of Philly’s transit infrastructure, city’s hotel demand, Independence Hall clock tower rings again, debating PGW sale
Frankford Central United Methodist Church demolition imminent
The Frankford Central United Methodist Church’s days are numbered as the city plans for its demolition.
February 17-20: ‘Force of Nature,’ Independence Hall tower ceremony, Freedom Bound, President’s Day Celebration
Headstones in The Woodlands vandalized
Vandals toppled and broke about 25 headstones in The Woodlands, and repairing the damage will cost about $15,000.
Reusing Greater St Matthew Baptist Church
After a short time on the market, Greater St. Matthew Baptist Church on Grays Ferry and Fitzwater was sold to a developer who hopes to convert the church and its rectory into residential use.
Philadelphia Media Network sale getting weirder, Philly’s wide digital divide, promoting Silverliner V cars, former Reed’s is the classiest CVS
Pier 9′s reuse, Philly papers for sale again, bringing health services to the homeless, Dilworth Plaza construction kicks off, Dyott and his bottles
Dyottville Glass Works unearthed in PennDOT dig
PlanPhilly’s Kellie Patrick Gates reports that archeologists have discovered the remains of some of the Delaware waterfront’s earliest industrial works as part of the I-95 relocation project in Fishtown. Among the discoveries are parts of John Hewson’s calico factory and Thomas Dyott’s short-lived utopian industrial community. [Via PlanPhilly]
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