Back in April, we told you about the likely demolition of the old Fante-Leone pool on the 800 block of Montrose Street. The pool, which has an interesting history, had been unused for years, and had plants and trees of various species growing out of it. The wonderful facade, however,

Recently, Levi Netanel went before the ZBA with a plan to build two triplexes at 1307-09 N 6th St., currently vacant lots. Both lots are currently owned by City agencies, but we'd imagine the developer has them under agreement, or he wouldn't be going through the zoning grind.

Though these lots

A reader checked in the other day, telling us about some backhoeing taking place inside a large warehouse on the 3100 block of Hamilton Street. This warehouse structure is almost totally covered in ivy, and by the time we made our way over there last week, a coveted candy-cane Cease

We get all kinds of emails here at Naked Philly, with readers pointing out run-of-the-mill development activity, interesting looking buildings, and assorted oddities around town. The other day, a reader tipped us off to some religious-looking overgrowth in a parking lot on the 700 block of Catharine, one of our

It's been awhile since we've made our way up to the area around Temple University, but we happened to be in this neck of the woods early this morning, and spotted some interesting new buildings along the way. One of these was 1850 N 18th St., a property we brought

Three weeks ago, we told you about the latest proposed project near 19th & Poplar, four duplexes plus parking a little to the north of the intersection. This project, of course, is in addition to a half-dozen other projects we've told you about in this immediate area, all of which

Perhaps you’ve been on one of the many house tours through Philly neighborhoods. While others were admiring the details in grand Victorians and nooks and crannies of restored row homes, you were peering through the kitchen window to see if your neighbor’s cherry peppers were plumper than yours. Well then,

During the 1960s, Philadelphia saw a host of reclamation projects dedicated to transforming industrial decay into recreational space . . . which it would then, over the course of a few decades, allow to turn into recreational decay.  The oft-used but lackluster facilities at the Sacks Recreation Center & Playground are a perfect

We've brought the Royal Theater to your attention a couple of times in the past, most recently almost a year ago when we feared that the historic building could soon collapse. A brief history: the building was designed by Frank E. Hahn and constructed around 1919. Notably, the theater targeted an African

You may recall, we've been keeping you abreast of the efforts of the Passyunk Avenue Revitalization Corporation, revitalizing buildings on Passyunk Avenue ('natch). Back in March, we checked in on 1911 E Passyunk Ave., a property that was early in the stages of renovation at that point. This storefront had looked