Many would agree that building trends of the last few decades have not held up well. Some structures that went up in the 1970s or 1980s are downright spit-take-inducing, and you find yourself wondering what the designers and builders were thinking. Other buildings are more innocuous, with designs that just

Back in March, we told you about plans to convert a sinfully ugly building at 18th & Wharton that had once been a doctor's office into a cafe with live music. The folks who own the property have taken some proactive steps in the months since to make the building

Many months ago, we brought 1034 N Bodine St. to your attention. This two story shell was smack dab in the middle of the Liberty Walk development, and stuck out like a sore thumb. Though the building was boarded up and dilapidated, it struck us as the most architecturally satisfying

A year ago, the 20th & Chestnut intersection was a somewhat depressing display of the rough go that businesses have had in recent years, with three vacant commercial spaces right off the corner. A building that was built for opticians and most recently held the Christian Science Reading Room called

In today's Inquirer, we learned about another potential location for Philadelphia's second casino. Last summer, we suggested the Sports Complex as a location that could work for this (not really welcome, but what can we do) casino. And it seems that Stadium Casino LLC agrees with us.

The folks behind the Parx

Down the road from the hub of Francisville development at 19th & Poplar that we’ve covered the past month, a three-story property is under construction just north of Fairmount Avenue, next to the City’s Employee Medical Services Building.

Some neighbors raised concerns about the size and façade of the building at

Pretty much adjacent to I95, we spotted 'For Sale' signs at 1027 Marlborough St., in Fishtown. This building, from what we can tell, was built in the 1950s, years before the highway was constructed. Looking at a WPA Land Use Map from 1962, and looking at a current street overlay,

While Drexel University works to expand its capacities and improve its reputation with projects like the construction of a new business school, and new housing at the $97.6M Chestnut Square, it’s also looking to better its capacities for community outreach.

Last month, Drexel announced plans for The Dana and David Dornsife Center for Neighborhood Partnerships,

Nearly a year ago, we told you about 1412-14 S. 7th St., a surprisingly large and totally unattractive former auto shop that's been vacant for years. At the time, we wondered whether someone would eventually purchase it and perhaps turn it into a giant house or perhaps apartments.

Whelp, according to

Woodland Avenue is a developing West Philadelphia thoroughfare less mentioned. At the 40th Street Trolley Portal, across the street from Woodland Walk and Penn, the route 11, 13, 34 and 36 trolleys stop, and the road turns southwesterly and passes by Woodlands Cemetery and through the University of the Sciences.

At 42nd Street, it