We stumbled upon a Demolition Notice the other day, just a few steps away from the intersection of 16th & Girard. This notice portends an upcoming demolition for a pair of buildings that have housed a church for the last couple decades, though this is no standard church setup. We believe the

We're not telling you anything you don't know when we say that South Kensington has changed dramatically over the last decade or so. Despite this neighborhood's close proximity to Northern Liberties, it languished for decades as it attempted to recover from significant disinvestment and an exodus of industry. Things really

Last summer, we shared the grand news that Batter & Crumbs Cafe had opened their doors at 1401 Reed St., in a building that had once been occupied by a tavern but had been sitting empty for a years prior to the vegan cafe taking over. We were optimistic that this business

The Graduate Hospital neighborhood is probably the poster child for gentrification in Philadelphia over the last twenty years. Turn back the clock to the end of the Clinton presidency, and this neighborhood was home to over a thousand vacant buildings and lots. It's a very different story today, as you could probably

Every few blocks, Ridge Avenue creates a small or sometimes large triangular patch of land as it stretches on its diagonal path across our precious grid. While the grid makes it easy for out-of-towners to navigate our fair city's streets, we've always appreciated the interest that Ridge creates, from a city planning

Grays Ferry has seen more projects than we can count in recent years, and the type of project has been fairly consistent- low density. We've seen tons of single-family homes and duplexes, and only the occasional small apartment building, with a few on the 2600 block of Federal as the only examples

In case you're unaware, the southwest corner of 8th & Market is a surface parking lot. Has been for decades, actually. Historically, this was the address of the Gimbels department store, which started operating on this block in the late 1800s, and by 1927 occupied a collection of handsome buildings that sold all

The historic Queen Village neighborhood is home to all sorts of architectural treasures, but it's also got its share of clunkers. Firmly in the latter category are a pair of one-story homes on the southeast corner of 3rd & Montrose. From what we can tell, this property once contained four

As recently as a decade ago, the northeastern section of Francisville was in rough shape. Years of disinvestment combined with wholesale demolitions of vacant properties during the Street administration had left a tremendous amount of vacancy in this part of the neighborhood. There were numerous blocks where empty lots outnumbered buildings,

The 1300 block of Frankford Avenue is one of the most vibrant commercial blocks in the neighborhood, featuring several food-based businesses that drive foot traffic from inside and outside the neighborhood. La Colombe is a landmark in Fishtown, with a beautiful and cavernous space converted from a former industrial building. But don't forget