A unique brick and limestone structure imbues the corner of 12th & Walnut with a markedly gothic appeal.  Here stands the five-story Beasley Building, distinguished by the incongruent pair of steep gables on its front exterior and its cathedral-like appearance.  Said appearance is no accident.  Though the Beasley has seen its fair share of occupants,

We were in the area the other day, dodging the rain, and spotted a 'For Sale' sign on 607 N 18th St., a property that's caught our eye in the past. We've wondered about the mystery former business that once occupied the now vacant storefront, as well as the unattractive

Now that a bidder on the old West Philadelphia High School has hosted a community meeting and revealed plans to renovate the 1912 building into mixed use studio and loft apartments, we wonder what the future will bring for the vacant lot across the street on the southwest corner of 48th & Walnut.

In

A thread popped up on Philadelphia Speaks the other day, wherein someone posted that they had heard a rumor that a Trader Joe's could be taking over the Superfresh location at 5th & Spruce. This could certainly be a legit possibility or it could equally end up simply being a

Over the summer, we told you about a plan to construct five new homes on the 1900 block of League Street, the last street in the Graduate Hospital neighborhood before you hit Washington Avenue. At the neighborhood meeting when those homes were first proposed, the SOSNA Zoning Committee as well

We go to South Philadelphia HOMES meetings every month, and for better or for worse, they've been kind of boring of late. But not last night. Oh, no. While most meetings have been very lightly attended, this one featured a packed house.

At the meeting, tavern owner John Longacre presented a

At one point in the last few decades, for what could have only been a very brief time, it became acceptable to cover an older row home's brick facade with vinyl siding. Whether these homeowners were simply seeking an inexpensive solution to a porous front wall or whether they were

Not even two months ago, we regaled you with tales of a couple of new homes going up on the blocks adjacent to Dickinson Square Park. At the end of the post, we mentioned that a couple of lots on the corner of 4th & Dickinson were under contract, and

A reader reached out the other day and told us about a new home going up at 225 Carpenter St., on a residential Queen Village block. For years, this property was vacant, with what looked like some sort of storage use.

In June, 240 Dupont Street LLC purchased the property for

Jerry's Bar, one of Northern Liberties' decades old dives, closed its doors for good last year. A Foobooz post from February 2011 makes the place seem like some kind of mythic riverwards watering hole steeped in stale smoke and cheap beer.

The new owners of the Jerry’s Bar at 129-31 Laurel St. (updated name forthcoming) appeared before members of the Northern