Today, if you want to take in a movie without venturing too far from Center City, your options are limited.  So it’s hard to believe that there was a time when roughly 400 movie houses lined this city’s streets.  According to Hidden City Philadelphia, only 5 of these classic theatres remain

Increasingly these days, we're seeing vacant lots get filled in East Kensington. As lots have become more scarce on Amber Street, we're seeing more action on Coral Street. In a couple of years, we would bet that building will pick up on Emerald Street. And so on. Today, we look

When the Wells Fargo Center, then called the Corestates Center, opened in 1996, it quickly gained a reputation as one of the best stadiums in the country. And the old girl has aged pretty well, as anybody who's attended a Flyers game, a Sixers game, or Disney on Ice could

We last checked in on 718-24 S. 2nd St. about three years ago. At the time, the three buildings stuck out on this historic block like a sore thumb. They looked like somebody had built some new homes out of cinderblocks, blocked the window openings, left to buy a pack

About a year ago, we gave you the lowdown on Penn’s 23-acre South Bank campus, located on the former DuPont site between 34th St. & Grays Ferry Ave., and plans for its future. We detailed how technology and startup companies would be drawn to this site, which will eventually contain a combination of renovated and

A few years back, three cools signs marked three closed business at or near the corner of Broad & Ellsworth. In late 2011, the Broad Street Diner reopened under new management after being closed for almost five years. Last year, Boot & Saddle came back to life after being dark

A story in yesterday's Inquirer gave the sad news that Torre Big & Tall would be closing its doors in the coming weeks. According to the article, owner Mark Rosenfeld has been in the business for over three decades. The business has been around for seventy-seven years, and it's been

Almost a year ago, we told that 746 W. Master St., the building that formerly housed the unfortunately named Foot's Star Search Lounge, had been demolished. We learned that a triplex was planned for the location, but wondered whether it would ever get built. Considering the desolate location, it was

It seems like a lifetime ago that we first brought 263 N. 3rd St. to your attention, but according to Google it's only been like 2.75 years. Back then, we heard rumblings that work was getting started on the blighted and vacant former home of Lite Bite, but had no

Last week, we were exploring in South Philly in our efforts to bring you an update on construction at "South Bowl". On our way down there, we came upon an interesting looking home at Front & McKean.The homeWe can only think of one other home that we've seen in Philadelphia