In Brewerytown

We visited the 1500 block of N. Stillman St. back in 2017 and found a block that was in pretty rough shape. The eastern side of the block was home to a handful of intact homes, but was dominated by vacant land, illegally stored cars, and blight. The western side

Just last month, we brought you the story of a 22 unit project on an oddly shaped lot that was seeking support from the Brewerytown Sharswood Community Civic Association ahead of a ZBA hearing. A reminder, the plans here called for a duplex on 28th Street and a four-story, 20

Philadelphia's legacy as a rowhome city means that most blocks are divided into smaller, similarly sized rectangular lots. Occasionally those lots are consolidated to facilitate larger buildings, creating larger rectangles. Sometimes though, a block's history results in a property with an irregular shape. To wit, developers recently presented plans for

If you've been following along even casually over the last number of years, you may have noticed that we here at Naked Philly have a great love for old movie theaters. These buildings once dominated the urban landscape of America, whether on major retail corridors or dotting residential neighborhoods. But

Back in 2021, we were excited to share the news that a sizable property at 1901 N. 33rd St. was poised for redevelopment. This site, which covers about 13K sqft, runs from Berks Street to Monument Street and has been vacant for years. The southern section was used as a

Here's a game we like to play when strolling around town - it's called "Spot the Firehouse." Active firehouses are worth zero points and former firehouses are worth all the points. It's fun because there are so many of them sprinkled around Philadelphia's neighborhoods, and you can generally spot them

We've spent plenty of time covering development in Brewerytown over the last decade, but it's worth remembering there are still a fair number of vacant lots in the neighborhood, particularly on the northern end of the neighborhood. Some of those lots have been vacant for decades. Others have only become

Dox Thrash became one of the more interesting artistic stories to emerge from the city's history, even though he wasn't originally from here. Born in Georgia before spending time in Chicago and fighting in WWI, Thrash eventually found his home in the City of Brotherly Love, where the skills he

Stop us if you've heard this one before: an unremarkable former commercial building in a changing neighborhood is torn down and replaced by apartments. OK, we're aware that we tell this story about once a week or so, but we are here yet again to tell the tale of 909-17

Back in the summer of 2017, we were excited to share the news that developers had redevelopment plans for the southwest corner of 26th & Girard which called for a bit of scale. 2600 W. Girard Ave. had a building on it at some point, but was sitting vacant since