As often as we find ourselves complaining about Philadelphia's dinginess, it seems that Philadelphia has come a long way on this front in the last fifty years. In the 1940’s, 50’s, and 60’s, Philadelphia’s beautiful buildings had fallen on hard times. Historical preservation was still a relatively new concept and

Read More

Around the corner from Geno's Steaks, the 800 block of Latona St. is a weird mix of garages and residences. On the north side of the street is a food cart garage, a sign store, and residences. The southern side of the block is dominated by a cinderblock building with

Read More

After two (or was it three?) brief turns as a thrift store, and an aborted attempt by Avram Hornik to turn it into a restaurant/venue, the old Jumbo theater at Front and Girard in Fishtown is all set to become the newest Deal$ outlet store. Deal$, if you were

Read More

This 1300 sqft. house features 2 bedrooms and 1.5 bathrooms, and sits on a quiet street right at the northern end of the Graduate Hospital neighborhood. A newly finished basement provides flexibility to the home, providing another den or space for storage. On the first floor, the eat-in kitchen features

Read More

The new and improved Roberto Clemente Playground at 18th & Wallace Sts. in the Fairmount neighborhood is almost ready for its close-up. With construction set to finish this Friday, the playground will soon boast a number of significant upgrades and improvements that the community worked hard to achieve.

Read More

As we reported a few months ago, the City of Philadelphia is in the middle of a project to improve crossings over CSX tracks that separate most of Center City from the banks of the Schuylkill River. To this point, this project has involved improving the surfaces and increasing the

Read More

One of Philadelphia's less publicized historic gems is Pennsylvania Hospital. America's first hospital, it was founded by Dr. Thomas Bond and Benjamin Franklin in 1751 and while it spans several buildings today, the hospital began on the corner of 8th & Pine Sts. in a structure now known as

Read More

 

The American Sardine Bar, ever on the horizon, appears to have finally cleared its last hurdle. For the moment, at least.

Earlier this week, we attended a community meeting organized by South Philly H.O.M.E.S., or SPHINC for short. The room, split roughly 50/50 between newer and older residents of Point Breeze,

Read More

This 1500 sqft. house features 3 bedrooms and 2.5 baths and is just a couple of blocks from Logan Square. The first floor gets plenty of natural light and contains hardwood floors, built in bookcases, and crown molding. The kitchen is spacious and has plenty of storage and a breakfast

Read More

We got a tip that the long-dormant former commercial space on the northwest corner of 18th and Carpenter Sts. was being demolished, so we zoomed on over to snap a couple of photos.

We knew that the property had been listed on the market for some time, and that the most

Read More
Search Articles
Follow Us
Have A Tip?

Have a story for us? Email us with photos and gossip!

tips@nakedphilly.com

Top Posts