In Francisville

Okay, raise your hand if you've heard of Erdman Street.Nobody?Thought so. Even if we told you it was in Francisville, you would still probably be flummoxed. So let's end the suspense, shall we?Erdman Street!Erdman Street is a barely an alley, only accessible from the 800 block of Perkiomen Street. This

Over the years, we've been passing along news about various changes at or near the intersection of 19th & Poplar. It's almost impossible to keep track of all the new buildings that have sprung up, but a couple of lots have remained on the southeast corner. In recent years, those

A couple of readers have been wondering what's up with the recently created hole at the intersection of Corinthian & Ogden, on the southeast corner. We actually didn't even know about it until we coincidentally passed by the other day, on our way to snap photos of the nearly completed

It's been about a year and a half since our last visit to the intersection of Corinthian & Girard, across the street from Girard College. At that time, developers were just getting started on the construction of a bunch of apartments. Remember, this property was once the site of the

Over three years ago, we visited the 1500 block of Ogden Street and noted foundations for a five-story building immediately adjacent to a blighted shell. When we checked back on that project in the summer of 2012, we noted that the surrounding blocks of Ogden Street were mostly vacant, but

Over the last few years, the blocks surrounding the intersection of 19th & Poplar have seen so much change. On the southwest corner, a church was demolished and replaced with six homes. On the southeast corner, duplexes replaced vacant lots. Just to the south, a major project resulted in over

We last visited the 1500 block of Parrish Street last summer, which when you consider the ice and snow and frigid temperatures of late, feels like a couple of lifetimes ago. Back then, in those toasty days, we brought a new project at 1526 Parrish St. to your attention. At

A couple of weeks ago, we heard some legitimate complaints from a reader living on the 1500 block of Brown St. about the condition of several of the properties on the 1500 block of Ridge Ave. which back up to her property. Not only are the properties an eyesore, but

The 700 block of N. 19th St. is slowly going through a major change. We've actually visited this block a few times previously, bringing the construction of a duplex to your attention in 2012 and again last year. Of course, the construction of a couple of duplexes isn't typically so

A couple years back, Michael Loonstyn of MJL Properties built a rather significant project on 19th Street, on a triangular chunk of land between Perkiomen and Vineyard Streets. And just the other week, we told you about ongoing work from this same developer to convert a garage on Cameron Street into