In Francisville

We've had plenty of coverage of Ridge Avenue in Francisville over the past couple of years, mostly sharing info about vacant land and blighted (and tax delinquent) properties. One major project we've seen come about on Ridge of late is the huge Project H.O.M.E. development on the 1500 block, which

Back in October, we first told you about plans to construct four quadplexes on the northwest corner of 16th & Poplar, ostensibly for student housing. In the past few months, foundations have been poured and framing looks to be nearing completion. Looking at the site today, you get a pretty

A reader gave us the heads up that the Wine and Spirits Shop at 20th & Fairmount was closed for business today. Looking at the storefront, we saw signs that stated that the store was closed due to an emergency, and an L&I violation sign indicated problems with the rear

A few months back, we first told you about a new duplex going up at 712 N. 19th St., on a block that exclusively features one-story homes set back from the street. The duplex looks to be nearly complete on the outside, though we spotted workers on the site, ostensibly

Last month, we updated you on the large, mixed-use project going up at the corner of 19th & Poplar, in Francisville. At that time, about half of the homes in the development looked nearly complete on the outside, with framing underway on additional units.

A reader checked in the other day,

Back in the summer of 2011, we told you that the Philadelphia Boys Choir and Chorale would be making a move from their home in a building on the edge of Drexel's campus to a repurposed warehouse building on the 1500 block of Parrish Street. At the time, it seemed like a nice addition

Most Francisville residents are familiar with the Bell Telephone Company Exchange building at 17th & Poplar. The tall, skinny building stands in complete contrast to just about everything that surrounds it, and doesn't really have a good analog around town that immediately comes to mind. For decades, the building sat

Along North Broad Street, things are looking better than they have in decades, and more changes are coming. There’s construction near Temple, numerous condo and apartment conversions, and the award-winning Osteria. It’s as if Broad Street blight, once as rampant as morning traffic, has become a Broad Street boom.

The west side of the 800

Over a year ago, we could swear that we attended a Francisville community meeting where a project was presented for the vacant southwest corner of 15th & Ogden. If that did, in fact, occur, then it seems that plans have changed for this spot, as a reader just tipped us

You've probably never heard of Winding Roses Park, even if you live in Francisville, where it's located. According to a Daily News article, the park was established in the 1990s and used by neighbors to celebrate happy occasions or to gather to mourn loved ones lost. Its use has declined