In East Falls

In 2012, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia made the tough and contentious decision to close Saint Bridget Elementary School at 3640 Stanton St. in East Falls. This was upsetting to many neighbors since the school had been a fixture in the community since the 1880s, when the original building was built. At the time of

Queen Lane Apartments is a sixteen-story anachronism, tracing back to a time that planners thought that public housing towers in Philadelphia would be a good idea. In the last two decades, many PHA towers have been demolished and replaced with town home developments, including at Southwark, MLK, and most recently

Along the Schuylkill River banks, there's no shortage of interesting bridges, statues, lookouts, and so forth. There are also plenty of nice-looking buildings (Boathouse Row, anyone?). And then there are the buildings that aren't so nice looking, but have a nice view of the water. Heading into town from Chestnut

We confess, we don't make it to East Falls very often. Hills make us nervous. But a reader tip got us to the neighborhood recently to witness the progress of a project on a triangular chunk of land adjacent to the regional rail tracks. Years ago, the Hohenadel Brewery made

US Realty has purchased the former TastyKake complex in East Falls for Grasso Holdings and will break ground at 10am today with a brand-new shopping center, the first one an area like this outside of Philly has seen in a long time, according to Peter Maggio of US Realty. Bakers