We've had a thing for old theaters since we first walked into the Boyd-turned-Sameric a decade and a half ago. At one time, our fine city was full of old movie houses, but for the most part they've been systematically demolished to make way for much less enduring buildings. A

From an architectural perspective, it's almost always a shame to see a church get demolished. Since many churches in Philadelphia date back over a century, there are a number that provide a direct connection to a community's history. Additionally, these grand buildings add to the architectural diversity in different neighborhoods,

We spied a new hole in the ground in South Kensington, and another one could soon follow. We've visited the intersection of 6th & Thompson several times over the last few years, noting a few different projects to the north on 6th Street and a rather cool looking building on

The intersection of E. Hagert Street and Frankford Avenue possesses a ton of history, but unlike a number of others in the River Wards, we can still see much of that history today. At one corner is the former Weisbrod & Hess Brewery, part of which is currently home to

The three lots at 613-617 N. 11th St. have been sitting vacant for quite a long time, remaining in this state even as numerous projects have popped up on surrounding blocks in the neighborhood. When we went past these properties the other day though, we found that the situation had

Around the corner from a possible new student housing development, we noticed a chain link fence at the corner of 37th & Mount Vernon. Our first instinct was that this was yet another construction site springing up in Mantua, likely some additional student housing development. Upon closer examination though, we

The brand-spankin’-new Philadelphia Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS) is really a sight to behold. With its soaring spires (208 feet high), grey granite facade, and neoclassical exterior architecture, it completely sticks out among the various new buildings being built in our fair city. Indeed,

If we turn back the clock a mere two years and visit the 1800 block of Gerritt Street, we find a block with mostly well tended two-story homes, a handful of blighted buildings, and a bunch of vacant lots. The two largest lots were very well tended, and the tables,

The last decade or so has been a bit of an uneven ride for the commercial stretch of 40th Street between Ludlow and Chestnut. Most prominent here is the Hub, a ten-story funky-looking building constructed in 2006 that's home to Distrito and the Jean Madeline/Aveda Institute. Across the street, at the southwest corner

As South Kensington has seen incredible redevelopment activity over the last few years, the 1400 block of Germantown Avenue in particular has undergone an incredible transformation. Developers have systematically bought up vacant lots and blighted buildings on the west side of the block, building over a dozen new homes and