While Mayor Jim Kenney's record on preservation is mixed, the number of historic districts in the city has increased dramatically over the last eight years.
In the meantime, it’s pretty much been business as usual. Beloved buildings continue to disappear as they always have, casualties of flagrant neglect and a zoning code that favors new construction. The Historical Commission, always deferential to real estate interests, continues to allow developers great leeway.
And then there’s the crater on Jewelers Row, where a hive of artisan workshops once stood. Kenney publicly For a long time, Philadelphia’s preservation battles centered primarily on individual landmarks, such as the Boyd Theatre, St. Laurentius Church, the Frankford Chocolate & Candy factory. There’s no doubt those glorious buildings were familiar touchstones that resonated with many Philadelphians.
It soon became clear that blocking historic districts did nothing to put a brake on gentrification. Instead, it simply freed developers to scour neighborhoods for unprotected buildings that could be replaced with larger structures. The leafy northwest neighborhoods Roxborough, Wissahickon and Mount Airy took an especially heavy beating.
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