About four years ago, we walked through 1128 S. 19th St., exploring the possibility of purchasing the property. The building had three apartments and a small dentist's office. A fire had taken place just weeks prior, and while some parts of the building were badly damaged, other parts were still more

Last month, we told you about a collection of projects on or around Grays Ferry Avenue. Included in that group was a five-unit development on the 2500 block of Carpenter Street that was, at that time, a new foundation. Passing by today, we saw it's been framed out.Moving alongThree doors

Yesterday, we told you about a vacant and ready for rehab Queen Village property that's currently on the market. Today, we look just down the block at 742 S. 3rd St., which is currently a hole in the ground. Previously, a unique building stood here for over a hundred years.In

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