The Circle Theatre was once home to a 3,000-seat auditorium. The ornate property remains today, but it hasn’t shown movies for decades.

The Circle Theatre in Frankford, built in 1929 for what was once the largest movie theater chain in the country, is now officially recognized as historic. The Philadelphia Historical Commission voted ...

The percentage of properties in Philadelphia that are historically protected from demolition has doubled since 2016, a new report by the Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia said. The ...

Jonathan Hessney moved to Philadelphia in 2021, settling his family in a Washington Square West home that dates to the 1970s. So he was confused when he heard last year that the neighborhood — ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aerial view of Philadelphia's skyline at sunset from West Passyunk - Halbergman/Getty Images Philadelphia is a city of ...

For years, the Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia has heard the same arguments: Preservation is a barrier to development. It reduces density. It restricts the housing supply. “And we knew ...

By 2019, after a decade of producing dozens of documentaries about Philadelphia history, the filmmakers at History Making Productions realized they had more than just the story of a city. They had the ...