We've covered a fair number of former churches being reused for new purposes over the years. In Point Breeze, Manayunk, East Falls, Roxborough and other neighborhoods, we've seen plenty of religious and auxiliary structures converted into housing and other quotidian purposes as financial capacities and membership numbers have waned at
Read More4400 Block of Lancaster Ave. Picking up Another Mixed-Use Building
30 October, 2024 | No Comments | West PhillyIt's only been a few weeks since we last checked in on some of the new construction around 44th and Lancaster Avenue and we already have a reason to return. Today we will draw your attention to 4402 and 4404 Lancaster Ave., two distinct properties that were once used together.
Read MoreOver the last few years we've covered quite a few cases of old auto repair and body shops being demolished to make room for new projects. Only a few weeks ago, we covered a vacant and partially demoed garage in Cobbs Creek poised for redevelopment into a residential and commercial
Read MoreMost Philadelphians today have only a vague notion of the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Fairmount Park, but it was a really big deal at the time, displaying America's growing industrial might and introducing Philadelphia to visitors from across the globe. In the decades that followed the exposition, the expansion of
Read MoreBlock in West Poplar is Slowly Emerging from Years of Vacancy
22 October, 2024 | No Comments | West PoplarThe block bounded by 10th, 11th, Fairmount, and Melon Streets in West Poplar has an interesting past, despite its somewhat glum recent history. Once upon a time, the Lorraine Theater stood on this block, created from a combination of an old stable and a private home. The theater was built
Read MoreThe rapid growth of car ownership in the early 20th century came with a host of businesses to service the country's growing fleet of cars and trucks. Dealerships, gas stations, and repair shops popped up across America, with every city and town picking up these sorts of businesses. A garage
Read MoreStop us if you've heard this story before: a developer wants to turn a former industrial site near the Manayunk waterfront into a mixed-use building.Longtime readers will note that we've been covering the gradual conversion of the land-use along the Schuylkill River and the Manayunk Canal for years. Just a
Read MoreFor as long as we can remember, we've been banging the drum about Washington Avenue, dreaming of a remapping of this underused corridor. Especially west of Broad Street, Washington Avenue was once such a significant industrial corridor that it was home to coal yards, lumber yards, and a smelting plant.
Read MoreOther than one particularly notable building (yes the one you're thinking about) we haven't spent much time covering development in Nicetown. To be frank, we haven't had many opportunities, given the paltry number of projects in the neighborhood. So we were pleasantly surprised to see zoning permits approved at 3725-37
Read MoreGermantown has experienced a bit of a development boom recently, so we weren't shocked to hear about another apartment building working its way through the City's permitting process. Developers went to the ZBA this week, looking for approval for a 21 unit building at 70-80 E. Wister St., a short
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