Over the weekend, we told you that a collection of buildings at 19th & Lombard were nearly demolished, and plans for ten new luxury homes were in full swing. After seeing that story, a reader sent us an email detailing the surprising history of these now-vanished buildings. He pointed us

A number of new projects are buzzing in Center City right now, but before another one happens in Logan Square, duty may call.The owner of 1531-33 Cherry St. has entered into a neighborhood development agreement with members of the Logan Square Neighborhood Association to raze the current structures to make

You've probably noticed that Passyunk Avenue has experienced a dramatic transformation in the last decade. New restaurants, bars, and shops have enlivened South Philly's most famous commercial corridor and it's become a destination for locals and visitors from out of town alike. In addition, there have been many improvements to the

When we last checked in on the corner of 15th & Walnut, we learned that the plans to tear down the existing structures and replace them with a new building designed by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson was a go. Over the last year, old tenants have cleared out and moved to new locations,

It's interesting to observe the differences in the types of projects presented in Northern Liberties and Fishtown.The former is the area where manufacturers constructed large warehouses, and the latter is where many residential row home neighborhoods developed to meet the need for worker housing. So as Fishtown sees a record

Just to the south of the Divine Lorraine, the Ridge Avenue Shelter was for many years a crucial resource for members of the city's homeless population. A couple of years ago, according to Philly.com, the shelter's lease was not renewed at 1360 Ridge Ave., due to a change in the

Over the summer, we told you about plans to demolish a collection of apartment buildings on the corner of 19th & Lombard and to replace them with ten new luxury homes. The same developers who built the ultra-high-end Lombard Estates on the 1800 block of Lombard had similar plans for

A year ago, as construction was finishing up on ten homes on the northeast corner of 19th & Catharine, we loudly wondered whether anything would happen to 770 S. 19th St., the long-vacant building on the intersection's northwest corner. As three more homes have been under construction of late on

We remember about fifteen years ago, when Penn's Fine Arts building was under construction, a small blue building called the Blauhaus sprouted at 33rd & Chestnut, on the edge of Hill Field. That building is now long gone, and in the intervening years Hill Field has gone back to its previous

Recently, a reader tipped us off that two homes had been demolished on 16th Street in Graduate Hospital. Being curious as we are, we decided to check out the sitch at 913-15 S. 16th St., which were previously a couple of unfortunate looking homes with vinyl-covered bays.In the pastRecent shot.