Preservation

A little-known but colorful slice of maritime history can still be found in a few places

A bill expected to pass City Council aims to stem demolitions of historic buildings.

Officials say a clown sign that has smiled on motorists at a now-demolished New Jersey drive-in for two-thirds of a century will be preserved.

Restoration is underway for the Christ Church steeple, one of the last remaining architectural structures from the colonial era in the country.

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

The grounds of Eastern State Penitentiary survived years of abandonment and bids for redevelopment. There’s just as much history as there is terror behind those walls.

The Philadelphia-based nonprofit Partners for Sacred Spaces is visiting churches in the city’s outlying neighborhoods to document forgotten pipe organs.

Listen to a live conversation between Philly developer Ori Feibush, Paul Farber of Monument Lab, preservationist Faye Anderson and artist Karyn Olivier.

The Archdioceses of Philadelphia acknowledges that its position on preservation is no longer as oppositional as it once was.

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

The Painted Bride Art Center can’t sell its Old City home because of the building’s “priceless” mural facade, designed by mosaic artist Isaiah Zagar.

A guide to Philadelphia’s “Green Book” sites in South Philly and Center City that highlight the area’s black history during the Jim Crow era.

In the final step to sell the structure, which will likely also mean destroying an Isaiah Zagar mosaic, the Bride faced pushback.

A measure allowing these “accessory dwelling units” (ADUs) on historically designated properties won approval Tuesday from the city’s Planning Commission.