Philly Bricks

To all those who love the Divine Lorraine, here's your Friday treat. In 2003, Temple senior Jeff Elstone was allowed to film his short, ...

EB Realty Management has released renderings for North Broad's Metropolitan Opera House and, well, it looks like the Met we know with p...

To anyone who knows Philadelphia, the Divine Lorraine is more famous (or infamous) than the Betsy Ross House, the Liberty Bell, and Independ...

If the hopeful Jacob Adelman at the Inquirer is any indication, the Divine Lorraine might soon live up to its name. What do I mean? Well, w...

When it comes to development in Philadelphia, rarely does a plan come along that simply makes sense. When it does, it's reactionary and ...

While the traditional boundaries of Center City lie between Vine and South Streets, it's easy to stray a bit north or south and argue ot...

Local developers aren't really living up to their 2005 heyday as of late. Considering Philadelphia isn't just experiencing a massive...

The Divine Lorraine isn't the only beleaguered relic on Philadelphia's once - and briefly - grand North Broad Street. And I'm no...

We've heard it all before: The Divine Lorraine is about to be reborn. Since it was sold by Mother Divine in 2000, its fate has been unsu...

The people have spoken and the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation has answered. Who knew? People like being on the water. I'll set as...

Eric Blumenfeld is speaking out on behalf of the Divine Lorraine, and what he has to say sounds pretty cool.  The lobby is going to be ...

No one seems to know when the Divine Lorraine's iconic sign was last illuminated, or when it was added to the rooftop for that matter. B...

Curbed provided a rendering of Eric Blumenfeld's renovated Divine Lorraine Hotel provided by EB Realty Management.  If you think a re...

While North Broad Street is technically part of the Avenue of the Arts, much of its presence is in name only. North Broad has found itself h...

The Divine Lorraine will soon see the $30M that Eric Blumenfield needs to begin renovations at the beleaguered North Broad Street icon. An...

Philly.com Change.org petitions have become the white noise of armchair activists, so it's no surprise that Eric Blumenfeld was take...

Caryn Kunkle took to Change.org  with a dramatic proposal to reclaim the forlorn Divine Lorraine Hotel and transform it into a Contemporary...

With speculations around Girard Square, Kmart's planned closure at the Gallery at Market East, and the proposed Market8 Casino at the Di...

A "Repair or Demolish" notification posted by L&I delivered a second punch to preservationists following a fire at the Divine ...

Mayor Nutter has been discussing the renovation of the Divine Lorraine on North Broad Street with Daryl Clark. Unfortunately, in the hotel...