Market East was a commercial center in Philadelphia in the early part of the 20th century, but as the decades rolled along, increased competition from the suburbs and other factors resulted in a diminished status for this shopping district. The Gallery opened its doors in 1977, in an effort to

The last few years have brought major changes to 4328-44 Ridge Ave., a property that we first told you about almost exactly three years ago. At the time, the property was listed for sale for $1.5M and we were hopeful that a developer would buy the 42K sqft lot and build something "big,

It was just a couple of weeks ago that we drew your gaze to the 1800 block of E. Huntingdon St., noting a pair of triplexes under construction immediately next door to the Huntingdon El Station. In general, we find it surprising just how much development has happened so close to

As the Naked Philly mobile was struggling to make its way up Lyceum Avenue in Manayunk the other day, we spied five new homes under construction. For many years, 235-47 Lyceum Ave. was a vacant parcel, commonly used as an area for spectators during the Philadelphia International Championship bike race, but not much else.

There aren't so many immediately recognizable development opportunities in Center City, but last year, a sign at 251 N. 12th St. really drove the point home.We brought this property to your attention, encouraging anyone and everyone to buy it and build something. The property has some good things going for it, like

The saga of Triangle Park has seemingly come to an end after quite a long time. For those of you that haven't been following the situation at the triangular lot at 601 Christian St. over the years, here's a brief rundown:Historically, this 2,600 sqft property was home to a gas station, though

Carburetor is one of those words we've probably heard hundreds of times over the years and while we knew it was somehow related to car engines, we confess we had no concept of its function. But we live in the age of information, and thanks to Wikipedia, we now know that

It wasn't so long ago that the section of Pennsport immediately surrounding Dickinson Square Park was a little on the dicey side, with several blighted buildings and vacant lots on the blocks immediately to the north and west of the park. Virtually all of those properties have been redeveloped over the last

If you just bought a mansion on Pine Street and are finding yourself a little short on original interior details, the folks at Architectural Antiques Exchange can probably help. Since the late 1970s, this place has specialized in antique pieces that date back as far as the 1700s, just in case your

For whatever reason, we tend to take 27th Street to get to Brewerytown. Our landmark for entering the neighborhood is the enormous vacant lot that stretches almost from Polar Street to Girard Avenue, and also a somewhat unusual looking home on the west side of the street. We wrote about 924