The last time we checked in on the former Grand Theatre on the northwest corner of 7th & Snyder, we shared that the property was under contract and wondered whether this transaction might result in the unique building's demolition. The building, which was originally built as a church and then

It's hard to imagine, but the Delaware waterfront was once a massive industrial hub, home to factories, warehouses, shipping concerns, and so forth. Just about all the industry is now gone from the waterfront in the areas around Center City, though vestiges of this industrial history have hung around for

As you've probably noticed, Fishtown and Kensington have experienced some radical changes over the last dozen or so years, with Frankford Avenue being the engine driving the proverbial development train. These days, the Frankford Avenue commercial corridor is one of the most exciting and vibrant in the city, offering a

When we last checked in on the slow moving construction site at 932 Arch St. back in May, it marked more than a decade of coverage of this baffling development in the heart of Chinatown. But recently approved zoning documents for 43-49 10th St. help clarify the latest plans for

During the middle of the 20th century, the Philadelphia Housing Authority built low-income high rise towers across Philadelphia, eventually constructing three dozen buildings that housed thousands of people. By the late 1990s into the early 2000s, a combination of changing thinking around public housing and poor conditions in the towers

It's been more than 30 years since SEPTA decided to "temporarily suspend" trolley service between Chestnut Hill and Center City. But between the tracks in the street, the wires in the air, and traffic signs alerting drivers to wide-turning trolleys, the visual reminders of the decades of trolley service along

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

It'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.

Over 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

Most 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