Save the Painted Bride Mural

Since Spring 2018, Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens has been advocating to save Isaiah Zagar’s 7,000 square foot public mosaic at the Painted Bride site (230 Vine Street). Due to the many ups and downs of this story, we have begun compiling resources and articles here for archival purposes and for easy public access. It will be updated with information as we receive it.

As of January 2021, the Atrium Design Group has submitted a proposal to the Philadelphia Zoning Board to build a 7 story apartment building that will preserve the mural in its entirety. Below you will find the proposal’s renderings as well as articles detailing the history of the fight to save the mural.

View Atrium Design Group’s proposal for the Painted Bride Building