While we were out taking photos along Woodland Avenue, and of a charming, and locked, pocket park in West Philly, at 48th and Chester, we came upon these blighted units in a strip of homes located just south of Chester Avenue on 47th Street.

According to October 2009 Google Earth images, the

In grittier times in "Midtown Village," Full Moon Saloon was, well, exactly what the name suggests. A couple of years ago, according to Foobooz, new signs reading 'Thirteen Street Bistro' were affixed to 131 S. 13th St., suggesting that a new restaurant was coming to this space on this hopping block.

But

Members of the Norris Square Civic Association and Councilwoman Quinones Sanchez have resolved their differences regarding the St. Boniface Development, at least formally.

Instead of building 15 multi-family units on the site of the former church, located at Diamond and Hancock Streets, seven single-family homes will be constructed on the site of the demolished church, according to Sanchez.

Over the summer, we wondered about two liquor license application in the window of 1306-12 Frankford Ave., a renovated and subdivided commercial building that we originally featured months before. And now, in the next couple of days, a business utilizing one of those applications will be opening its doors.

According to

Construction was recently halted temporarily when developers came upon bed rock while excavating the southwest corner of 19th and Arch Streets where initial work on a 14-story mixed-use apartment building is underway.

Instead of blasting the rock, developers decided to compress the underground garage. In addition, because developers had to slightly

For the past ten months or so, we've passed by 609 S. 20th St., imagining what could have been. As you may recall, some brave neighbors stepped up to the plate back in January and purchased this property, saving the community from the atrocity that would have been the Bedford

A little over two months ago, we checked in on Hagert Square, a large Fishtown project that will eventually include thirty new homes. When we last snapped photos of this project, located at E Hagert & Gaul Sts., one row of foundations had been poured while excavation was still ongoing for

Developers from Liberty Property Trust met with representatives of the Planning Commission, Logan Square Neighborhood Association (LSNA) and the Kennedy House last month, about a proposal for a 22-story, 370 foot office tower to be constructed at the northwest corner of 19th and Arch Streets.

LSNA zoning chair Ed Panek said it’s too early to

The Southeast corner of Broad and Locust would appear as stable a corner as any on the Avenue of the Arts. Here stands the massive DoubleTree Hotel. However, the history of the location listed as 237 S. Broad St. is distinguished by constant change, dating back more than a

If you've ever closed down the bar at Tattooed Mom or caught a show at the TLA, you've probably tasted the sweet, sweet nectar of a giant slice of Lorenzo and Sons Pizza on a hazy South Street night out. This Philadelphia landmark has been doing its thing for over