Says Inga Saffron, Architecture Critic of the Philadelphia Inquirer –
As I pedaled across that same bridge on a recent spring morning, I could just barely make out the remains of the ironworks because the greenery was so thick. The walls of the factory had been stripped away, leaving only a bare steel frame. Instead of housing furnaces, that lacy industrial relic now presides over a modern waterfront complex that includes an elegant river walk, a tiny Victorian castle, a terrace restaurant and, improbably, a new Marriott hotel. Pencoyd Iron Works has been reinvented as Pencoyd Landing. Read more.