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Are Philadelphia Malls Like Franklin Mall Worthy Preservation Targets?
A discussion is emerging among Philadelphia preservationists about whether malls, which are increasingly threatened with decline, deserve preservation, writes Kyle Bagenstose for Hidden City. One…
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Roundhouse Reimagined Offers Ideas on Repurposing Former Police Administration Building
The Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia and Docomomo US/Greater Philadelphia recently partnered to host Roundhouse Reimagined, a half-day symposium showcasing responses to a call for…
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Chadds Ford Plan to Auction Painter’s Folly Meets Some Resistance
Chadds Ford Township officials plan to auction off Painter’s Folly, once the studio and retreat for artist Andrew Wyeth, writes Kyle Bagenstose for Hidden City.…
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Home Built for Aronimink Golf Club President in 1949 Restored
In 1949, Birch Knoll was an International Style house built for the president of Newtown Square’s Aronmink Golf Club, reports Extant Magazine, as reprinted in…
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With Future of Diamond Theater in North Philadelphia Uncertain, Admirers Are Racing to Save It
The Diamond Theater in North Philadelphia is facing an uncertain future, with its admirers racing against the clock to save the historic building, writes Kyle…
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Remembering the Sears Tower on Roosevelt Boulevard Nearly Three Decades After its Demise
Almost three decades after the Sears Eastern Regional Catalogue Headquarters on Roosevelt Boulevard was demolished, the complex and its 14-story clock tower continues to live…
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Serenity of Malvern Belies the Tragedy That Occurred There Nearly Two Centuries Ago
In 1832, 57 Irish immigrants who had arrived in Philadelphia just weeks earlier were brutally murdered while working on the railroad at Duffy’s Cut in…
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