In Brewerytown

West Thompson Street in Brewerytown has undergone some incredible changes in the last couple of years. It was not so long ago that the eastern view at 32nd & Thompson was that of a giant empty field.View at 32nd & Thompson just a couple years backA couple years back, Westrum

When we told you earlier this week about the upcoming renovation of the Pyramid Electric building at 31st & Glenwood, we made a point about the continuing northward movement of development in Brewerytown. We thought of Oxford Street as the northern border for development at the time, but completely forgot

It seems we've done a lot of lamenting over lost architecture today, so for a moment let's appreciate 2837-39 Cambridge St., an older building that has survived the decades and looks like it was maybe once a fire house, or more likely a carriage house.Wonderful details for this buildingThe building

MM Partners has a major new project on its hands and Brewerytown could be getting a new crown jewel. Recently, a reader pointed us toward an Instagram post from the developers sharing the news that they had purchased 3101 Glenwood Ave., a six-story vacant warehouse that was home to the

The 1200 block of N. 28th Street has seen some changes since we visited last summer. At that time, a four-unit building, a triplex, and a duplex were all under construction. All of those projects appear to be finished, but some other projects are now underway, as you might expect

It was just a couple of months ago that we last visited the 1200 block of N. Etting St., a Brewerytown block that's seriously seen some better days. This block might have seen more redevelopment by now, considering its close proximity to improving Girard Avenue corridor, but it's a little

Brewerytown is picking up speed. West Girard continues to improve incrementally, with a new place from the Pizza Brain guys coming soon. Developers are building new homes and renovating vacant buildings at an accelerating pace. MM Partners is doing their thing. Ditto Westrum, with over a hundred new apartment units

The Old English Tavern sat vacant and blighted at the corner of Taney & Poplar for many years, tempting people like us that constantly wonder about redevelopment possibilities and torturing neighbors with its deteriorating condition. The building was in poor condition, but it did have an amazing sign.Several years agoThis

We're probably subscribed to every community group e-newsletter in town, and on days we're willing to sift through the neighborhood minutiae (lost cat! found dog! parking is getting tougher! neighborhood wine tour! school bake sale!), we commonly find out about development projects that will be coming before the community. It

Since we wrote about some renovation and new construction activity on Hollywood Street in Brewerytown last week, a couple of people have reached out to us, asking about some other projects nearby. Three additional projects can be found just steps away from Hollywood Street, which tells us that we probably