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An eager crowd surrounds the statue of Octavius Catto after its unveilling on the Southwest apron of City Hall. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Eyes on the Street

Why do majority-white city commissions pick the Philly history saved and celebrated?

The Philadelphia Historical Commission and Philadelphia Art Commission – are the legacy of systemic racism and racial exclusion.

2 years ago

Blue Bell Inn, Darby, Pa. (Courtesy of the Library Company)
Weather

‘I know the power of water’: Artist, caretaker of historic Darby inn narrowly escapes flooding

Delia King is among the 100 Delco residents displaced by Tropical Storm Isaias. “One day you’re fine,” she said. “The next day — boom — it’s gone.”

2 years ago

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Paul Robeson House and Museum
Community
The Philadelphia Tribune

Robeson House awarded $135K grant to hire director

The West Philadelphia institution will receive a $135,000 grant to help cover the new director’s salary and the costs of searching for the new full-time director.

2 years ago

The streets around St. Laurentius Church are blocked due to falling debris and slated demolition. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

St. Laurentius Church in Fishtown lives — Historical Commission delays demolition vote

A bitterly fought-over Fishtown icon will survive at least another month after heated debate over whether the crumbling landmark can be saved.

2 years ago

Police officers stand guard with the statue of former President Andrew Jackson after protesters tried to topple it Monday in Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C.
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

A moment of reckoning: What histories do our monuments commemorate?

Amidst the weeks of protests, an old conversation has gained new traction: what do we do with our monuments to slaveholders and other problematic historical figures?

Air Date: July 2, 2020

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From left to right: architect Chris Mulford, historic preservationist Maya Thomas, and preservation architect Dana Rice are working on a campaign to save the former home of Dox Thrash, a Black artist and printmaker. (Ryan Collerd)
PlanPhilly
Community

Black Futures Campaign is crowdfunding $100,000 to buy Dox Thrash house

The group behind the campaign wants to buy the Black artist’s house and transform it into a creative hub for North Philadelphia.

2 years ago

People broke windows on historic buildings and wrote angry messages  in the aftermath of peaceful protests of police brutality. (Bradley Maule for PlanPhilly)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
Eyes on the Street

Why do we save white monuments and let Black history rot?

People damaged historic buildings in the aftermath of protest. Let’s not mourn. Instead, think about the values and stories we tell with our architecture.

2 years ago

A garden bloom in front of a historic home in the Garden Court neighborhood. (Ryan M. Collerd for WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
Eyes on the Street

I am a preservationist. This pandemic reminded me to see Philly’s ‘miracles’

Preservationist Paul Steinke rediscovers the wondrous yet fragile beauty of his West Philadelphia neighborhood, taking readers to 8 Garden Court sites.

2 years ago

Adamarie Baez and Daniel Ortiz with their 10-year-old daughter Kaylee in the lot next to their home they’ve maintained and gardened in for years. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philadelphia Land Bank halts plan to redevelop Kensington gardens into housing

A housing development planned for a gentrifying area was hit with a firestorm of resistance from neighbors who will lose land that they use as gardens.

2 years ago

The Greater Bible Way Temple at 1461 N. 52nd St., was severely damaged by fire in August 2019. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

West Philadelphia church burned in blaze to save soaring bell tower

A West Philadelphia church is rebuilding after a 2019 fire. Most of the 115-year-old building will be demolished but the bell tower will be preserved.

2 years ago

HOUSE: COURTESY PRESERVATION PENNSYLVANIA; MURAL: DANYA HENNINGER / BILLY PENN
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

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.

3 years ago

Martin Luther King Jr. stayed in the back bedroom of this house (left) on Walnut Street in Camden, according to the owner who inherited the property from her father-in-law. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

N.J. historic preservation officials insult the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

N.J.’s refusal to list the Camden home where MLK plotted his first protest on the state’s Register of Historic Places insults the civil rights leader’s legacy.

3 years ago

Martin Luther King Jr. stayed in the back bedroom of this house (left) on Walnut Street in Camden, according to the owner who inherited the property from her father-in-law. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

On the eve of Black History Month, N.J. denied historic designation for Camden MLK House

The Historic Preservation Office withholds a spot on the state’s Register of Historic Places from the site where King planned one of his earliest protests.

3 years ago

Paul Robeson House Executive Director Vernoca Micheal lights the house's mortgage during a ceremonial burning on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

With a ceremonial mortgage burning, the Paul Robeson House marks its next chapter

With the debt burden lifted, the West Philadelphia Cultural Alliance is one step closer to adding programming to attract younger people to the house and museum.

3 years ago

Martin Luther King Jr. stayed in the back bedroom of this house (left) on Walnut Street in Camden, according to the owner who inherited the property from her father-in-law. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Time running out to save historic ‘MLK House’ in Camden

That structure is now on the verge of collapse in the face of indecision by local and state officials.

3 years ago

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