According to the 1982 nomination for the National Register for Historic Places, this block, along with the 3900 block of Baltimore Ave., the 3900 block of Pine St., and the 300-400 block of S. 40th St. together make up the Drexel Development Historic District. The houses in this area were

Over the past ten years, the Philadelphia Housing Authority has transformed Martin Luther King Plaza. Located on the edge of Center City, this development runs roughly between 12th and 13th Sts., from Bainbridge to Christian St. At this location, public housing towers built in 1960 once contained about 600 units

While not confirmed from A&P sources, we got this photo from reader Scott C.:

While the Pathmark signs are still up, it certainly appears that Superfresh will be arriving in the very near future.

This new construction home in the Graduate Hospital neighborhood includes 3 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, and five levels of living space. The family room on the lower level has cork flooring and a coffered-tray ceiling. The kitchen includes stainless Electrolux appliances, a center island and pendant light fixtures. On the same

A reader tipped us off about this building, located at the corner of Bailey and Jefferson Sts. The M.G. Schweiker building, originally built by the roofing company that called it home, is a 5200 sqft. building that sits on a double wide lot that is currently on the market for

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8) Toynbee Tiles

Not really an old ruin, but slowly disappearing just the same. These mysterious pieces of public art started being noticed around Philadelphia after 1983. They later started appearing all over the world- there was even one in

Slated for completion in the Fall of 2012, Kimpton's newest Hotel Monaco will open in Philadelphia's most historic neighborhood. At 5th and Chestnuts Sts., the 270-room hotel will be outfitted with a restaurant and bar, 12,000 sqft. of meeting space, and an elegant ballroom overlooking Independence Mall.

The Hotel Monaco's surrounding

In Northern Liberties, just down the street from Silk City, sits the Liberty Shopping Plaza, voted in an internal poll to be the least attractive shopping center in Philadelphia. For many years, access to every store was from the inside of the structure, with no interaction whatsoever with Spring Garden

This house, located on the historic Ringghold Place of Waverly St., contains 2 bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms and is built over four stories in the trinity style. It is not very large, but it has tremendous character and history. Entering the home, you walk into the living room which includes

At the corner of 40th and Pine Sts., right in the thick of undergraduate Upenn off-campus housing, lies a large, hideously ugly vacant building. Owned by the University since 2003, the building was originally constructed as an Italianate style mansion in 1856 and was designed by architect Samuel Sloan.

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