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After managing to remain open as multiple casinos closed up shop along the once iconic Atlantic City boardwalk, Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort will meet the same fate, closing its flashy, extravagant ...
Fairmount Park is the Goliath of urban parks. The entire system, which includes 63 parks, clocks in at 9,200 acres, making it the largest urban park in the nation. Seriously: It's five times bigger ...
It's almost impossible to pinpoint all of the quaint, beautiful, and downright charming streets in Philadelphia. (Believe us, we've tried.) That's why Curbed Philly decided to leave it up to folks who ...
"Everyone is entitled to their opinions." Now that we've gotten that out of the way, we present: The 15 ugliest buildings in Philadelphia, nominated by you, dear readers. "Let's just say, it didn't ...
The recently renovated Hill College House at Penn was originally built in 1960 and designed by Eero Saarinen. Photos © Aislinn Weidele / Mills + Schnoering ...
It only takes a long walk along the four-mile stretch of North Broad, between City Hall and Germantown Avenue, to know that something's up. There is, of course, the Divine Lorraine Hotel covered in ...
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 ...
Eater maps are curated by editors and aim to reflect a diversity of neighborhoods, cuisines, and prices. Learn more about our editorial process. Built in 1787 as the home to the Morris family, who ...
Time and time again, Dan Nichols has told the story of how he became an architect. "I first learned of Wright when I was about 10 years old growing up in the suburbs of Philadelphia, in an old ...
Babies born in neighborhoods just five miles apart in Philly face up to a 20-year difference in life expectancy. That's according to data released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Virginia ...
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 ...
It's been less than 30 years since One Liberty Place overtook William Penn's statue atop City Hall as the highest point above Philadelphia. Our city has seen its fair share of high-rise development ...