So as you may know (especially if you follow me on Twitter or Instagram,) I do some freelance work around the Philly blog-o-sphere in addition to curating this blog. One of those jobs is with Philadelphia Magazine, where I do a monthly house-tour series in which I explore creative Philadelphian’s inspiring homes.
This month, I had the amazing pleasure of shooting famed Philly photographer, Dominic Episcopo‘s, home: a converted church in Fishtown! (<—Click that link to see ALL the photos of the home.)
I found this house tour especially interesting, because…well, the house was jaw-dropping, for one. But also because I do focus so much on ‘urban exploration’ on this blog. Almost the entire time I was shooting this home, I thought about all the abandoned spaces I’ve seen around Philly and wondered how close this space might have been to being just another forgotten cavity, if Dominic hadn’t found such a fantastic new use for it.
Seems like a lot of old churches are being torn down in Philly right now. Some, I have no doubt, for structural reasons. But for the ones that are otherwise sound, I wonder if we’re not missing a HUGE opportunity to discover more creative uses for them. And that goes for all of Philly’s older/abandoned spaces. If they don’t need to be torn down, can’t we use them in new ways?
Streets Dept 
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