A large, projecting plywood fence has been taking up space in front of 2164 E York St. for quite awhile now, but it wasn't until the other day that we realized the dramatic transformation that has taken place. Looking at Google Maps Street View and peering through the trees, we can see

The northeast corner of Broad and Chestnut Sts. has sat empty for months now, since Borders liquidated its inventory and closed up shop, another victim of the information age. Borders moved into 1 S. Broad St. almost a decade ago, according to the Inquirer, after years at a location on

Now in its fourth year, the Philadelphia Holiday Christmas Village is once again drawing crowds in the center of our fair city. Moved ever-so-slightly to the west this year by a tent city the beginning of a massive renovation project at its former home at Dilworth Plaza, the Christmas Village

We were in Fishtown the other day researching a stillborn neighborhood casino, and spotted some construction going on a few doors down from the New Kensington CDC office.

Yup, it's the friendliest construction site in Philadelphia, at 2519 Frankford Ave.! The building, which we believe once contained a window glass store,

A shoe store at 4002 Lancaster Ave. is being replaced by a take-out restaurant, according to a zoning application from a couple of months ago.

We don't have information on what's going into this space, but we were struck by the gorgeous building just a couple of doors away. The West

The other day, we gave you information about the ongoing demolition and upcoming construction at 2116 Chestnut St., which will ultimately result in ground-floor retail, and 309 rental apartments. Today, we have the scoop on 2017-23 Chestnut St., the blighted former YWCA Annex building just a block away. It's been

Earlier this week, we tipped you off to an upcoming development at 20th and Oxford Sts., representing an extreme western example of the expansion of off-campus housing for Temple students. Today, we look at a project coming to the 2300 block of N. 12th St., a desolate block that sits

A couple of readers have emailed us about 1802 Frankford Ave., a recently constructed property that just got some new signage out front. Yes, the signs on the window advertise "Jackpot Internet Cafe," and "Cash Prizes." And yes, that's a letter from L&I tucked into the door.

According to Fishtown.us, numerous people

More than a hundred years is a long time for a family to be in business. But at 49th and Chestnut Sts., Paul Brothers Auto Body, founded in 1905, has repaired cars and more since they moved into a former bicycle and radiator repair shop in 1913. And now, the Central

Over the summer, we told you about 1900 Christian St., a vacant corner property uglying up the Graduate Hospital neighborhood. Still no word on when it's going on the market, but today we're looking at it as a worthwhile test study of the Doors and Windows program from L&I.

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