History
How To: Receive a Historic Building Designation
Anyone can nominate a building for historic designation in the City of Philadelphia. [continue reading…]
Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia
Spring Garden
Spring Garden: Green Street Church Adapted into Chapel Lofts
When Isaac and Rose Miller arrived to Philadelphia in 1986, they were originally looking for a historic district to buy a home from. After seeing the Spring Garden neighborhood in a book about restored historic [continue reading…]
Center City
Chinatown: Chinese Cultural and Community Center Fights to Remain a Landmark
The Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia has been working to get the Chinese Cultural and Community Center up and running again. It has also tried to protect the historical building against demolition. The center closed in 2007 and has [continue reading…]
Featured Stories
Mantua: Volunteers Plant Trees Along 40th Street
Led by People’s Emergency Center (PEC) and UC Green, a group of 12 volunteers took to 40th Street near Lancaster Avenue this weekend to spruce up the urban landscape. The group planted seven trees on [continue reading…]