We were purchasing some affordable yet stylish Swedish furniture over the weekend, and figured, hey, why not take a quick jaunt down to Oregon Ave. to see what's going on at the South Bowl site? You may recall that way back in November of 2011 we told you that plans

The structure at 412 Lombard St. has always been a house of worship.  While the structure’s general purpose hasn’t changed at all in more than 220 years of existence, its congregation has changed a few times.  According to PhilaPlace, the plot began its life as the site of the Universalist First Independent

Heading up 3rd Street today, the sight of 733 S. 3rd St. caught our attention. And it would have caught your attention, too. The building is a handsome three story corner structure that was once clearly home to a first floor business and apartments above. We only wish that more

Last month, we told you that the old Shirt Corner buildings at 3rd & Market would be demolished. This represented a significant change of course from the original plan for this site, which was to retain and restore the original historic buildings. But structural defects, previously hidden behind drywall, made

We confess, we'd never been to the 1200 block of Noble Street before yesterday. If you'd like to visit this block, you can only access it via Broad Street or 12th Street- it actually runs above 13th Street which is probably why we've repeatedly missed it over the years. Perhaps

In our mind's eye, 1821 Chestnut St. is still a furniture store. It was indeed a furniture store for several years, right? More recently though, it contained a discount store called Dollar Plus that also sold cell phones. Somehow, this business was able to survive here for a few years.

For several years, 941 S. 3rd St. was a blighted property with a collapsed back. Back in 2005, it was purchased for $300K, but it went through foreclosure in 2011. At some point in the last couple of years, the building was taken down, we'd guess by either L&I or

A nearly $3M deal will soon translate into Loonstyn Properties constructing two new six unit buildings just north of 20th & Fairmount, as well as renovating 20 existing units along Fairmount Avenue. This past November, Loonstyn Properties purchased 2001-2011 Fairmount Ave., a strip of buildings on the same side of

We often get frustrated when people cry out for uniformity in neighborhood architecture. We admit that some blocks possess a certain rhythm that comes from all the buildings looking the same. And far be it from us to espouse making changes on those blocks, like the north side of the

For some time, 3827 Hamilton St. was a fenced-in vacant lot. The folks who own it have had it since 2007, and own several rental properties in the area. In 2012, they decided to redevelop the property, and got a variance from the ZBA to build a three-unit building. Within