You know what really classes up a mostly residential neighborhood? If you guessed a gas station, then you're absolutely right, provided we're talking about 1969.

That's right, it's a Getty station on the northeast corner of 21st and Lombard Sts.! And check it out! Thirty-five cent gas! What a deal!

Oh wait,

On the south side of the 4100 block of Chestnut St. is a warehouse building that has been occupied by Graphics Arts Inc. for decades. With the family-owned printing company's recent merger with Smith-Edwards-Dunlap Company, they've moved their manufacturing facility to Port Richmond and sold their West Philly building to

In the 90's, Thrift for AIDS was a South Street staple for all your second-hand needs and ultra-cheap buys. Clothes, furniture, CDs the then relevant but ultimately doomed cassette tapes, books, appliances and electronics were categorically laid out through its broad expanse at 629-635 South St. It was for a

The Pain Center, located on the southeast corner of 12th and Lombard Sts., has about 21K sqft. of interior space, and the current list of tenants includes a doctor's office, a dentist's office, and a physical therapist's office. The building was constructed in the seventies, and absolutely looks the part.

We were going on our merry way through Point Breeze and noticed a little work being done at 2016 Ellsworth St. And by a little work, we mean they've ripped half the facade off of the building.The building, which sits on a 16x65 foot lot, has been on and off

For reasons we don't really understand, a few streets in the Passyunk Square neighborhood break their east to west path and suddenly turn at an angle and become perpendicular to the diagonal E. Passyunk Ave. While this makes for some stressful driving and confusing walking, it also creates some oddly

We were inspecting the debacle on the corner of 1500 Sansom St. the other day, and found ourselves admiring a storefront that's been holding down the block for more than forty years. A family business, Sherman Bros. originally opened on Mole St. in 1953, but moved to their current location

As recently as a couple of years ago, Old City was brimming with sushi options, but some recent closings have whittled down the options some. At the corner of 3rd and Chestnut Sts. sits a gorgeous, old, and empty building, most recently occupied by Haru. The sushi spot shut it

Some near-neighbors have given up hope at the prospect of Carter's Deli ever opening at 2222 Brown St., and we can understand why. Signs that had been hanging in the window describing the deli have come down, and it's been a few months since any new information has come out

This 3 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom new construction house offers about 2500 sqft. of living space with oak hardwood flooring throughout. On the first floor are a spacious living room, a powder room, and a kitchen with granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, and a mosaic tile backsplash. The basement is fully