Tucked away in the quiet third-floor archives of the William Way LGBT Community Center, there’s a nearly 50-year-old leather-bound folder. The dozens of index cards inside are a window to a different ...

A year after proposing a development with over 200 townhomes along the Delaware River, Philly-based group U.S. Construction has substantially tweaked their plan. Now, the focus is on fewer townhomes, ...

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 ...

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 ...

This year, after nearly three years of construction, the Comcast Technology Center will open its doors in Center City, becoming Philadelphia’s first supertall tower, and the tallest and most ...

Councilman Mark Squilla put it best when he tried to describe just how posh the new 500 Walnut tower really is: “What amazed me is that when you come into the building’s parking deck, it feels like ...

This stone house in Newtown Square dates back to circa 1810. Photo by John Badalamenti for Lynn Seeburger, BHHS Fox & Roach-Wayne As Curbed has noted many times before, old stone homes are beloved ...

The SEPTA Regional Rail is Philly’s commuter rail network, with 13 branches stopping along more than 100 stations all around the Philadelphia metro region. About 132,000 people ride the Regional Rail ...

“When I was looking for places to paint as a 16 year old, all the places I wanted to hit were along the train line.” Courtesy of Mural Arts From how to improve public transportation in cities, ranking ...

Karen Thompson and Lizzie Woods are standing at the corner of Front and Chestnut streets in Old City, an intersection that, depending on which direction you're facing, looks into a landscaped park, a ...

There’s been a lot of talk about Philly’s rise in recent years, from its increasing millennial population to its building boom. But there’s one title the city can’t shake: Philadelphia remains the ...