After managing to remain open as multiple casinos closed up shop along the once iconic Atlantic City boardwalk, Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort will meet the same fate, closing its flashy, extravagant ...
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 ...
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 ...
It's almost impossible to pinpoint all of the quaint, beautiful, and downright charming streets in Philadelphia. (Believe us, we've tried.) That's why Curbed Philly decided to leave it up to folks who ...
Fairmount Park is the Goliath of urban parks. The entire system, which includes 63 parks, clocks in at 9,200 acres, making it the largest urban park in the nation. Seriously: It's five times bigger ...
Residential and mixed-use projects make up 54 percent of the immense amount of construction taking place throughout Center City. According to Center City District’s recent annual report, at the end of ...
It’s been nearly four months since we last checked in on progress at the Divine Lorraine, the iconic building on North Broad that has been undergoing $44 million worth of renovations since 2015. In ...
Karen Thompson and Lizzie Woods are standing at the corner of Front and Chestnut streets in Old City, an intersection that, depending on which direction you're facing, looks into a landscaped park, a ...
The Million Woman March took place in Philadelphia in 1997, drawing hundreds of thousands of women to Philly’s streets. AP Photo/Chris Gardner This Saturday, a day after the Inauguration, thousands of ...
After 15 years of neglect, standing as a symbol of blight on the corner of North Broad and Fairmount Avenue, it's clear to the naked eye that the graffiti-laden Divine Lorraine is on the cusp of ...
Pew’s latest report reveals some eye-popping stats about housing in Philly. Courtesy of Shutterstock Pew’s latest check-up on the City of Brotherly Love reveals a lot of things that Philadelphians ...
It's been less than 30 years since One Liberty Place overtook William Penn's statue atop City Hall as the highest point above Philadelphia. Our city has seen its fair share of high-rise development ...