When we told you last week about twelve new units coming to the 300 block of Cecil B. Moore Ave., we didn't think we'd be back in this neck of the woods quite so quickly. But as is often the case, the story inspired a reader to reach out to

Walking past 1130 S. Dorrance St., you'd think that the residents are stealing cable. Assuming you're able to avert your gaze from the rat's nest of wires hanging from the utility pole out front, you can see there's a long wire draped across the front of the building on Ellsworth

About a year ago, developers had an agreement in place to purchase the First African Baptist Church at 16th & Christian, intending to demolish the stone structure and build homes or condos in its place. With the congregation dating back to the early 1800s, and the attractive building having stood

We told you about a four-home project on 2nd Street in Pennsport a few weeks ago, and mentioned in passing two more homes under construction nearby, across the street from Herron Playground. At the time, we thought we were providing an update on that project, foolishly thinking we'd mentioned it before. Upon

We've had a thing for old theaters since we first walked into the Boyd-turned-Sameric a decade and a half ago. At one time, our fine city was full of old movie houses, but for the most part they've been systematically demolished to make way for much less enduring buildings. A

From an architectural perspective, it's almost always a shame to see a church get demolished. Since many churches in Philadelphia date back over a century, there are a number that provide a direct connection to a community's history. Additionally, these grand buildings add to the architectural diversity in different neighborhoods,

We spied a new hole in the ground in South Kensington, and another one could soon follow. We've visited the intersection of 6th & Thompson several times over the last few years, noting a few different projects to the north on 6th Street and a rather cool looking building on

The intersection of E. Hagert Street and Frankford Avenue possesses a ton of history, but unlike a number of others in the River Wards, we can still see much of that history today. At one corner is the former Weisbrod & Hess Brewery, part of which is currently home to

The three lots at 613-617 N. 11th St. have been sitting vacant for quite a long time, remaining in this state even as numerous projects have popped up on surrounding blocks in the neighborhood. When we went past these properties the other day though, we found that the situation had

Around the corner from a possible new student housing development, we noticed a chain link fence at the corner of 37th & Mount Vernon. Our first instinct was that this was yet another construction site springing up in Mantua, likely some additional student housing development. Upon closer examination though, we