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 ...

This is another super quiet break from the city and—like its Northeast Philly counterparts—this trail runs alongside a creek. It’s a 3.7-mile green trail, with access on the north end by 63rd and ...

“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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A bill that passed city council this week would provide lifelong financial relief to longtime Philly homeowners, many of whom are watching as the rate of housing developments—and subsequently, the ...

There’s so much to see and do in Philly, but we get it: Sometimes you just need to get away. Good thing there are plenty of charming small towns scattered within two hours of the city that make for ...

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 ...

Philly’s best new architecture and urban design wins of 2017 It's time to make up a bunch of awards and hand them out to the most deserving people, places and things in the real estate, architecture, ...