In the 1930s and ’40s, the club was a popular stopping point for actors traveling to New York City, and only later (and very secretly at first) became known as a gay club, according to Anderies. A ...

This is another super quiet break from the city and—like its Northeast Philly counterparts—this trail runs alongside a creek. It’s a 3.7-mile green trail, with access on the north end by 63rd and ...

“Modernism” is not a term that immediately leaps to mind when considering Philadelphia. Yet from the PSFS building—the nation’s first International Style skyscraper—to environment-altering ...

Rittenhouse Square ’s long-anticipated luxury tower, The Laurel is plugging along ahead of schedule, and just sold 25 percent of its condos. The 48-story building, which only broke ground last fall, ...

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 ...

The past few years have seen a development boom—albeit kind of quiet—along the banks of the Schuylkill River. From projects surrounding Bartram’s Garden, and the bike trails, to apartments going up in ...

There’s so much to see and do in Philly, but we get it: Sometimes you just need to get away. Good thing there are plenty of charming small towns scattered within two hours of the city that make for ...

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 ...

For all the fame that has followed Louis Kahn, what’s even more noteworthy is that many of the architect’s biggest hits were built within a span of just a few decades—and in some cases, four decades ...

2. LOVE Park’s big comeback One of the most iconic public spaces in Philly has been a construction zone for the past year, as the city embarked on a $20 million renovation of the park. And while we ...

Best makeover After 15 months and $80 million in renovations, the University of Pennsylvania opened its doors once again to the Hill College House, designed by modern architect Eero Saarinen in 1958.

After the school realized it had outgrown its space on North Broad, it started looking for its new home that would become, as school founder John McConnell put it, “a school that works.” It ended up ...