Suit Corner held down the southwest corner of 3rd & Market for way longer than we can remember, selling sometimes garish suits at always reasonable prices. Shirt Corner, a similar store which we believe was owned by a member of the same family, had a similarly long run on the

Saint Joseph's Hospital used the north side of the 1600 block of Cambridge Street as a surface parking lot for a long time, and it was no big deal. The hospital needed the parking and Francisville wasn't exactly a development hotbed. Times have changed though, on both accounts. With parent

A number of factors conspire to make the 1300 block of S. 10th St. unlike other residential blocks in South Philly. Most noticeably, it flows, at its southern end, into a six point intersection of 10th Street, Passyunk Avenue, and Reed Street, which means it gets much more car and foot

Despite being added to the National Historic Register in 1986, the former Spring Garden School, located at 843 N. 12th St., has been sitting blighted and vacant for decades, a white elephant in the middle of the Richard Allen Homes PHA development. We first pondered this building back in 2012, wondering whether

A reader tipped us off that the parking lot at 1314 Spring Garden St. closed down recently, as we confess, we were caught by surprise. You can see, this parking lot got plenty of use when it was operational, and it seems strange that the owners would shut it down.Alas,

All too often these days, churches are finding it impossible or impractical to continue to operate out of buildings they've enjoyed for decades. The reasons for this phenomenon are myriad, including contracting congregations, congregants that have moved away and have to travel to attend services, parking challenges, and building maintenance issues,

The 900 block of Spring Garden Street is really odd. It's home to Roy Pitz Barrel House, Sazon, and W/N W/N, three quality restaurants, and also a gun range. The block is bisected by the tail end of the Reading viaduct, and the former Spring Garden Station sits vacant and blighted

The Frankford Chocolate Factory at 2101 Washington Ave. is proof positive that even a neighborhood with homes selling for seven figures can enjoy the occasional white elephant. This building has a fascinating recent history, but has sat vacant for over a decade, leaving neighbors wondering if and when it will finally

It was about a year and a half ago that we told you about Schuylkill Yards, a massive development endeavor from Drexel and Brandywine Realty Trust on the blocks surrounding 30th Street Station. How could you forget, it's the post where we introduced the Dutch concept of “woonerf,” which is a space where

We aren't sure why you'd ever find yourself at the corner of 6th & Berks, but if you do, you'll quickly notice something a little out of the ordinary. On the southeast corner stands a relatively new two-story building that strongly resembles a barn that was designed by a contemporary