Hermann J. Schwarzmann was a peculiar pick to design 34 structures for the Centennial Exhibition of 1876;  as an unproved engineer, he had never designed a building before. But not to let this seemingly substantial inexperience stand in his way, he set to work designing and building structures to honor

Architect and urban planner Edmund Bacon imagined up the Chestnut Street Tranway, one of the urban renewal projects that followed World War II, in his 1959 essay "Philadelphia in the Year 2009." Bacon remade Chestnut Street as a pedestrian-only thoroughfare with a trolley at its center near 12th Street, a

Queen’s Walk on Fifth and Montrose Streets in Queen Village is JKR Partners’ latest housing development currently under construction in the city. The 16 townhomes fill the gaps left by an old dessert topping manufacturing company long since abandoned. We drove by the other day to get some information on

The Community Design Collaborative and the Delaware Valley Green Building Council are co-hosting the Design Charrette today with sustainable groups SHARE, Green Village Philadelphia, Common Market and United Way’s teacher supply program. The design charrette will be held at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia until 4pm, and will serve to help

A few months ago Oliver’s Antiques left its location at 21st Street and Fairmount Avenue, creating an opportunity for new business development in a top neighborhood retail location where foot traffic is steady. In its spot at 2052 Fairmount Avenue, across the street from Mugshots CoffeeHouse and Café, is the

Reminiscent of the days where people had names like Winthrop, this "Great Gatsby Gilded era Italianate mansion" may be known to some of you who follow real estate closely (it's a favorite for real estate features), but for others, we wanted to make sure we reminded you of your tax bracket.

Built between 1832 and 1834, the Merchant’s Exchange was designed by prominent 19th century architect William Strickland and can be found bounded by Dock, Third and Walnut Streets. While it is now utilized as an office building, its original purpose was that of a brokerage house.

William Strickland (born

The Horticultural Hall was constructed as part of the Centennial International Exposition of 1876, which was held along the Schuylkill in Fairmount Park. The building served essentially as an elaborate greenhouse, showcasing rare plants and horticulture (as its name would suggest). Although intended to be a permanent construction, this

A new bakery is coming to 4409 Main Street in Manayunk by the name of Sweet Elizabeth’s Cakes. The idea for the cupcake-centric spot was born when owners, husband/wife duo Liz and Owen Paradiso (Manayunk residents for 5 years), wanted to create a place in Manayunk to hang out

Between running a record label and a development company, David Grasso was kind enough to take a moment and send us the renderings for his contested 7,600-square-foot music venue on Richmond and Beach Streets next to 95 in Kensington. Live Nation will operate the 3,000-person-capacity live theater/concert space if city