YFPA 915 Spring Garden Tour + Happy Hour
YFPA 915 Spring Garden Tour + Happy Hour
Philadelphia, PA
Join YFPA for a Hard Hat Tour of 915 Spring Garden! 915 Spring Garden Tour: 5:30 - 6:30 PMRoy Pitz Happy Hour (No Ticket Required): 6:30 - 7:30 PM Originally constructed in 1910 as part of the Reading Railroad’s booming industry and expansion in Philadelphia, 915 Spring Garden housed a railroad...
Thursday, June 1 2017
5:30 PM
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7:30 PM
YFPA's 4th Annual In With the Old Benefit Party
YFPA's 4th Annual In With the Old Benefit Party
Philadelphia, PA
The Young Friends of the Preservation Alliance (YFPA) is excited to announce the 4th annual In With the Old benefit party! Join us this year at the incomparable Divine Lorraine (yes, that Divine Lorraine!) on May 11th for some light fare, free drinks (21+), raffle prizes, and a celebration of the...
Thursday, May 11 2017
6:00 PM
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9:00 PM
Lansdowne Theater Tour
Lansdowne Theater Tour
Lansdowne, PA
Join the Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia and the Historic Lansdowne Theater Corporation for a special tour of the Lansdowne Theater! The tour will meet under the theater marquee and then explore the building's pre-restored 1927 interior. You will traverse the lobby, theater, and st...
Saturday, April 15 2017
10:00 AM
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11:30 AM
YFPA Tour of the Girard Corn Exchange
YFPA Tour of the Girard Corn Exchange
Philadelphia, PA
Join Young Friends of the Preservation Alliance and the PennPreserve Alumni and Friends Network for a tour of the Girard Corn Exchange, Chris Aker (Owner/Linode), Fon Wang (Ballinger Architects), John Carr (Materials Conservation Collaborative), and Patrick Snoke (C. Erickson and Sons). The buil...
Wednesday, April 12 2017
5:30 PM
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7:00 PM
Tour of Woodmont
Tour of Woodmont
Gladwyne, PA
Join the Young Friends for a very special tour of the Woodmont Estate. The Gilded Age mansion is the longtime center of Father Divine's Peace Mission Movement and is one of only a few National Historic Landmarks in the Philadelphia area. The tour will be led by Bob Thomas whose intimate knowledge...
Sunday, April 2 2017
12:00 PM
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2:00 PM
Searching for Sharswood: Resilient Voices from North Philadelphia
Searching for Sharswood: Resilient Voices from North Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
Please join us for a panel discussion and exhibition opening, organized by YFPA and cosponsored by the Temple University Architecture Department and the Philadelphia University College of Architecture and the Built Environment. Panel members - including students, representatives from each univers...
Tuesday, February 7 2017
6:00 PM
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7:30 PM
Metropolitan Opera House Tour
Metropolitan Opera House Tour
Philadelphia, PA
Join YFPA for an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the Metropolitan Opera House redevelopment. A tour led by EBRM and Powers & Company will discuss the building's redevelopment, including work underway in the auditorium, lobby, and grand salle. The historic Met Opera House was built in 1908 and...
Saturday, January 28 2017
11:00 AM
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12:00 PM
The Golden Age of Retail
The Golden Age of Retail
Philadelphia, PA
This special holiday tour covers the rise and fall of Philadelphia’s great department and specialty stores. The chairman of Strawbridge and Clothier once said it was his goal to transform east Market Street into "the Champs-Élysées of Philadelphia.” But the last Strawbridge’s store, located at 8t...
Sat, Nov 26 2016
1:00 PM
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Sat, Dec 3 2016
3:00 PM
Frank Furness: A Talk and a Tour
Frank Furness: A Talk and a Tour
Philadelphia, PA
Explore the work of one of Philadelphia's most colorful architects by taking this comprehensive, first-of-its-kind tour. Buildings that have been demolished or that are beyond walking distance will be discussed by illustrated presentation by veteran tour guide Dane Wells. There will be a walking ...
Sunday, November 13 2016
1:00 PM
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3:00 PM
Society Hill: The Great Deceiver
Society Hill: The Great Deceiver
Philadelphia, PA
No neighborhood in Philadelphia has as complex and contradictory a history as Society Hill. Over time, the neighborhood has been home to Philadelphia’s aristocracy, later Jewish immigrants and African-Americans, as well as sweatshops and wholesale produce markets. It was also the birthplace of Ph...
Sat, Oct 29 2016
1:30 PM
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Sat, Nov 12 2016
3:00 PM
