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{{toplink|url=http://hiddencityphila.org|name=hiddencityphila.org}}'''Hidden City Philadelphia''' {{gives}}<blockquote>''Hidden City Philadelphia'' pulls back the curtain on the city’s most remarkable places and connects them to new people, functions, and resources. We celebrate the power of place and inspire social action to make our city a better place to live, work, and play. We do this through four complementary programs.<br><br>The ''Hidden City Daily'', our online publication, fosters public dialogue by exploring the intersection of people and place, and the tension between the past and the possible future. The Daily publishes 10-12 posts a week (Monday through Friday) that cover planning, preservation, architecture and design, along with articles that explore the city’s history.<br><br>Our ''Hidden City Tours & Events'' provide immersive experiences of remarkable places, illuminate their stories, and afford networking opportunities among our growing number of members. Our tours range from focused explorations of single sites to walking tours drawing thematic connections among multiple sites.<br><br>The ''Hidden City Festival'' started it all in 2009, with an award-winning and widely acclaimed event encompassing nine heritage sites and ten major artist projects, and was visited by over 10,000 people. The Hidden City Festival 2013  took place in nine new heritage sites, and ten artist projects, along with a number of performances, talks and tours.<br><br>Our ''Community Services'' offer ongoing support to past participating Festival sites and their communities as well as the Greater Philadelphia artistic community. Activities range from new program design and planning, to site scouting for artists, and historical research.</blockquote>
{{toplink|url=http://hiddencityphila.org|name=hiddencityphila.org}}Hidden City Philadelphia of CultureTrust is dedicated to exploring Philadelphia’s urban landscape in all its complexity through journalism and public history.  
 
The Hidden City Daily, our online publication, acts as a watchdog for historic preservation in Philadelphia. We also delve deeply into architecture, urbanism, photography, public art, city life and Philly history. Our goal is to surprise, delight and inform our readers. To view our editorial policies, click here.
 
Our Hidden City Tours aim to change the way local folks look at familiar places, and to illuminate Philadelphia’s often neglected post-colonial history. Tours range from members-only visits inside extraordinary sites such as the vacant Red Bell Brewery, to walking tours that explore places such as Mt. Moriah Cemetery, the Lost Jewish Quarter, and Subterranean Philadelphia.
 
Our Story
 
Hidden City Philadelphia grew out of founder Thaddeus Squire’s interest in exploring old estates, churches and factories. He went on to create the Hidden City Festival in 2009, which featured site-specific contemporary art and performances at nine obscure or abandoned places, including the Met Opera House and Disston Saw Works. The festival received the 2010 Henry J. Magaziner Award from the AIA’s Philadelphia Chapter  “recognizing an individual or organization outside the fields of preservation and design that has made a significant contribution to the preservation of the built environment”
 
A second festival was held in 2013. Today, Hidden City is a non-profit organization that remains dedicated to connecting local residents to Philadelphia. Our online publication, the Hidden City Daily, covers Philly’s urban landscape, while our tour program explores the city’s post-colonial history.
 
Hidden City received the Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Office’s Community Initiative Award in 2016, and the Vernacular Architecture Forum’s Advocacy Award in 2019.
 
''Note:''&nbsp;&nbsp;The above descriptive information came from the organization's [http://hiddencityphila.org/about/ About] page.


==In The News==
==In The News==

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Hidden City Philadelphia of CultureTrust is dedicated to exploring Philadelphia’s urban landscape in all its complexity through journalism and public history.

The Hidden City Daily, our online publication, acts as a watchdog for historic preservation in Philadelphia. We also delve deeply into architecture, urbanism, photography, public art, city life and Philly history. Our goal is to surprise, delight and inform our readers. To view our editorial policies, click here.

Our Hidden City Tours aim to change the way local folks look at familiar places, and to illuminate Philadelphia’s often neglected post-colonial history. Tours range from members-only visits inside extraordinary sites such as the vacant Red Bell Brewery, to walking tours that explore places such as Mt. Moriah Cemetery, the Lost Jewish Quarter, and Subterranean Philadelphia.

Our Story

Hidden City Philadelphia grew out of founder Thaddeus Squire’s interest in exploring old estates, churches and factories. He went on to create the Hidden City Festival in 2009, which featured site-specific contemporary art and performances at nine obscure or abandoned places, including the Met Opera House and Disston Saw Works. The festival received the 2010 Henry J. Magaziner Award from the AIA’s Philadelphia Chapter “recognizing an individual or organization outside the fields of preservation and design that has made a significant contribution to the preservation of the built environment”

A second festival was held in 2013. Today, Hidden City is a non-profit organization that remains dedicated to connecting local residents to Philadelphia. Our online publication, the Hidden City Daily, covers Philly’s urban landscape, while our tour program explores the city’s post-colonial history.

Hidden City received the Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Office’s Community Initiative Award in 2016, and the Vernacular Architecture Forum’s Advocacy Award in 2019.

Note:  The above descriptive information came from the organization's About page.

In The News

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