Up close with the spires of St. Laurentius, the Fishtown steeples slated for demolition

The soaring towers are a landmark in the rowhome neighborhood.

Strawberry Mansion’s famous John Coltrane house named ‘at risk,’ boosting chance for survival

It’s already a National Historic Landmark, but is still in danger of decay.

Philly food and drink scene

Historic Northern Savings Fund building is now a gorgeous Di Bruno catering space

The Frank Furness-designed bank on Spring Garden has new life as "Banca."

This historic North Philly church needs $7 million in repairs. Can its ‘mother tiger’ reverend find a way?

Things are so bad at the Church of the Advocate that the ceiling is literally falling down.

Historic Philly Underground Railroad stop that freed 9,000 slaves is saved from brink of collapse

The Robert Purvis House is being repaired despite the property owner’s inaction.

Developers are trying to turn the Liberty Bell foundry into a hotel

Some 20k Brits signed petitions against the proposed mixed-use tourist attraction.

Philly to boost historic preservation with comprehensive survey and developer incentives

There's still no plans to hire a public archaeologist.

Philly’s black burial grounds and the battle for preservation

Could a city-funded archaeologist help avoid development tension?

Philly’s iconic cast-iron subway entrances just won protection from the Historical Commission

Yet another historic church — 19th Street Baptist in Point Breeze — is headed for the wrecking ball

The Commonwealth Court once again ruled in favor of a developer seeking to convert Fishtown’s St. Laurentius into apartments

Uptown Theater’s original marquee will be lit up on Saturday

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A House of Our Own bookstore and two other West Philly buildings now have historic protection status thanks to a 23-year-old Penn student

A new owner has taken over a historic brownstone mansion on Frankford Ave. Neighbors are making him promise not to turn it into an addiction recovery house

Philly developers set a new record for demolition permits in 2018, the first year private companies razed more buildings than L&I did

Neighborhoods

As Philly navigates preserving its network of historic church buildings, one neighborhood had an idea: Turn it into a grocery store

A former Underground Railroad stop is on the brink of collapse in Spring Garden

The city alleges the property owner has been neglectful for years, ignoring their orders to protect the house.

54 apartments are about to replace the historic Royal Theater

The South Street West icon's facade will be preserved.

Former Mayor John Street thinks the city’s doing a crappy job on historic preservation, so he’s backing this new PAC

This stretch of Ridge Avenue just became the city’s newest historic district with 188 buildings now under protected status