In Bella Vista

For years, we've stared at a vacant lot, yawning in its vastness and surprising for its location, just south of the corner of 7th and Bainbridge Sts. This nearly 6000 sqft. lot was in the same family for decades, and we seem to remember some dilapidated buildings being torn down

In June, we talked about a construction project on the 1200 block of Bainbridge St., an apparent rehab of a former plant store. In our original story, we speculated that the builders were keeping the existing building's facade and building above it.

From what we've seen in the intervening months, the

A few months ago, we reported on Bella Vista's Triangle Park, it seems that the Friends of Triangle
Park are could be a step closer to acquiring this small pocket of real estate and keeping it as the garden they've worked to create. The large 'For Sale' sign has come down,

The intersection of 6th and Fitzwater Sts. was a dark one for awhile, but its been brightened up recently by a new hair salon.

The Philadelphia Hair Studio, owned by Michael Esposito, has put the finishing touches on its tasteful space at 744 S. 6th Street and is open for business.

Today, we snagged a delicious lunch at Paesano's and were reminded of a rather large empty lot in the middle of the Italian Market, just south of Carpenter St., on the east side of the street.

The address of this lot is 1009-11 S 9th St., and it's been vacant for

Located on the northeast corner of 11th and Montrose Sts., the former home of the South Philadelphia State Bank is a total mystery to us.

The building itself is pretty large, sitting on a lot that covers over 2,600 sqft, with 31' of frontage on 11th st. We haven't been able

We were in the neighborhood the other day and noticed some work going on at 603 Catharine St. From the looks of it, the house is being completely gutted. Being curious and a little forward, we stopped to ask the crew what they were up to. Turns out they had

On the south side of the 1100 block of Carpenter St., you might notice 1116 Carpenter, a somewhat out of place first story of a row home, with what looks like a new facade and new windows as well. Upon closer inspection, however...

The property is owned by Fabian and Maria

A reader tipped us off about some work going on in the commercial space at the southeast corner of 13th and Carpenter Sts. We vaguely remember a hair salon in this space many moons ago, but it's been empty for at least the past five years. The building is certainly

618 South St. was recently granted a zoning variance that will transform it from the eye-catching glowing lemon-lime colored former 6th St. Mini-Market to a take out/dine in Chinese restaurant. As we noted a few weeks ago, the 600 block of South St. is full of vacancies, and it looks