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 ...

A new, 47-story skyscraper with luxury condos and amenities is set to go up at the corner of Broad and Spruce Streets, overlooking the Kimmel Center and the heart of the city.. Plans for the tower, ...

“Modernism” is not a term that immediately leaps to mind when considering Philadelphia. Yet from the PSFS building—the nation’s first International Style skyscraper—to environment-altering ...

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 ...

A $15 million federal grant awarded to SEPTA this week will allow the transit authority to complete a large-scale improvement project to the 30th Street Station subway stop, according to officials..

Ah, summer. There's nothing quite like it in Philadelphia. There are endless parks and public spaces to enjoy the sun, pools to cool off, countless museums and historic sites to meander through, and ...

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 ...

This quaint town is about 1.5 hours from Philly, and has become popular as a so-called “gateway to the Poconos.” Named after the Native American sports legend who is buried there, hikers and ...

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 ...

The Docks . At about the same time as the City Tower concept, Kahn also envisioned a downtown Philadelphia designed for pedestrians. Vehicles, he envisioned, could be parked in large, “architecture of ...

Before the Eagles made the Linc their main stage in 2003, the Super Bowl-bound team called several stadiums throughout Philly home. It all started in North Philly, where many of Philly’s original ...