Map Shows Where Long-Demolished Furness Works Once Stood in Center City


Broad Street Station was demolished in 1953 | Photo via Wikimedia Commons

Broad Street Station was demolished in 1953 | Photo via Wikimedia Commons

Sure there are Furness and Furness-influenced buildings scattered throughout the Greater Philadelphia Area (one is for sale; the other, formerly listed for $995,000, is now for rent right here in Philly), but a good chunk of his Center City oeuvres (some of which were touted as one of his best) were torn down long ago.

Fortunately, Curbed Philly has put together a map of ten Furness works that once stood in the area, as well as images and informational tidbits on the constructions. Check it out, and let us know if there’s one you would have kept up (No. 4 and 8 would have definitely been preserved under our watch).

The Frank Furness You’ll Never See in Center City [Curbed Philly]