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June 23, 2010
“Vital Neighborhoods” program, under the direction of the Preservation Alliance, will first focus on Fairmount, Fishtown and East Mount Airy.
June 9, 2010
Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia is promoting an online petition calling for a task force to study the future use of the site and asking for a transparent process in any decision making.
June 2, 2010
This week in our series about Philadelphia's hidden historical and architectural gems, PlanPhilly explores North Broad Street, where the nouveau riche built elaborate mansions. Perhaps the most notable, Charles T. Ellis's home features Romanesque, Gothic and Classical elements.
May 27, 2010
Board of Licenses and Inspection Review has the power to overturn the previous decision of the Historical Commission to allow the alteration of the building, which critics say is, in effect, a demolition of the building.
May 23, 2010
Workman Place homes were just that. They have a pedigree that goes back to George Mifflin and are now available as rental units from the Octavia Hill Association.
May 19, 2010
The region needs to improve and extend its rail system, parks and recreation areas that must be integrated more into their communities, and many main streets are in need of revitalization.
May 17, 2010
Historical commission OK’d removal of four Oakley and Tiffany windows last year in order to protect pieces of great artistic value. But it has denied the Episcopal Diocese’s application to remove the other stained glass windows that remain in the church.
May 9, 2010
Commonwealth Court rules that Common Pleas requirement that Germantown Conservancy file detailed documentation, including 11 forms of evidence, for each property is“invalid and unenforceable”.
May 5, 2010
The valiantly fought losing battle to save La Ronda in Lower Merion was an example of a neighborhood coming together. Today, the Preservation Alliance recognized this year's best practitioners.
May 3, 2010
This week, the regular PlanPhilly preservation feature focuses on how a Philadelphia industrialist created a factory town from a forest in a northeast section of town called Tacony.
PlanPhilly: Planning Philadelphia's Future