Alan Jaffe
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With new pocket park along Ridge Avenue, high hopes for Roxborough’s commercial corridor
When the first ...
9 years ago
The challenges of preserving historic hotels of Pennsylvania
The hotel industry is enjoying a boom time in Philadelphia. New accommodations are under construction in what will be the cityR ...
9 years ago
After neighborhood pushback, residential development on Manayunk’s Main Street nixed
A request for variances to build a 65-unit apartment complex on Manayunk’s lower Main Street, a project that has been opposed by tw ...
9 years ago
Saving Midcentury Modernist buildings in Pa. cities
This time of year, people think “Out with the old, in with the new.” Yet there’s a growing appreciation for the not-so- ...
9 years ago
‘Landlocked’ Main Street site considered catalyst to lower Manayunk redevelopment
A development proposal that proponents believe will stimulate more residential life on Manayunk’s Lower Main Street is awaiting a d ...
9 years ago
How some Pennsylvania theaters have defied the wrecking ball
Grand theaters in Philadelphia, Easton and Hershey are still standing, though they offer new entertainment. The last of Philadelph ...
9 years ago
Chestnut Hill to expand definition of historic
Chestnut Hill is about to update its definition of “historic.” Since the mid-1980s, the charming section of Northwest ...
9 years ago