Philadelphia Modernism 20/20
April 7, 2021 | At-Risk Modernism
A virtual program that spotlighted five at-risk modernist properties in the greater Philadelphia region featuring short presentations on the Philadelphia Police Headquarters (a.k.a. the Roundhouse), WCAU TV Television Station, Lord & Taylor on City Line Avenue, the Shipley White House in Chestnut Hill, and the University City Motor Lodge (demolished).
Philadelphia Police Headquarters [a.k.a. The Roundhouse] (Photo courtesy of Allee Davis)
Lord & Taylor (Photo courtesy of the Gottscho-Schleisner Collection, Library of Congress)
Dorothy Shipley White House (Photo courtesy of the Architectural Archives, University of Pennsylvania)
WCAU TV Television Station (Photo from HABS Survey No. PA-6046, Library of Congress)
University City Motor Inn (Photo Courtesy of Michael Bixler)