In Logan Square

We last checked in on the new Family Court building at 15th & Arch a year ago, when the steel structure has been erected and the first facade panels began to appear. Passing by the other day, we saw that, not surprisingly, considerable progress has been made.View from the northAs

At the Art Museum end of The Parkway, a parking lot in the middle of Eakins Oval once represented a missed opportunity in a wonderful location. Last summer though, the Parks and Recreation department transformed and animated that parking lot into a public park complete with games, food trucks and events.Site plan

In yet another example of why Twitter is super cool, today an interesting image came up on our feed from @EricClayWarner. Check it out:Image we saw on TwitterJumping down the rabbit hole afforded by the response from our old friend @GroJLart, we were able to find out some more info about

A reader gave us the heads up recently that 1924 Arch St. is being demolished. Passing by yesterday, we can indeed verify that this is the case. Until a few weeks ago, there was a stately brownstone here. Now, the building is suffering a slow and painful death.In the pastFacade

Back in 2011, plans emerged for the Franklin Institute to expand for the first time in decades. The most interesting part of the museum's expansion is a kinetic "Shimmer Wall," created by artist Ned Kahn. We passed by yesterday, and shot the video. We recommend visiting to museum and the

In 2008, bold plans emerged for 1601 Vine St. that would have involved two mixed-use towers with over 500 residential units, a 150-room hotel, a Best Buy, and a relocated Whole Foods. According to the Philadelphia Business Journal, that plan fell apart as the recession hit and large-scale development mostly

Yesterday, a blown transformer cut off power for a good chunk of the northwestern sections of Center City, and normal traffic patterns were badly disrupted. As a result, we were diverted down 15th Street heading south through town, and came upon an interesting development opportunity we'd never noticed before.The building305

For years, Little John's Pizza has held down the southeast corner of 21st & Race. In the last few weeks, a reader tells us, the little neighborhood shop that specialized in pizza and cheesesteaks shut its doors for good. Passing by the other day, we noticed that the store is

By the late 19th Century, Philadelphia had apparently already established itself as a sports-crazed town.  Around this growing reputation formed the Athletic Club of the Schuylkill Navy, a club for rowers interested in other sports.   According to our colorful friends at Philaphilia, the club was formed in 1884.  Shortly thereafter, the club

A little over a year ago, we first told you about plans to build a new structure at 1910 Spring Garden St., where a building collapsed back in 2005. When we checked in on the site in the fall, the first floor had been framed out. Passing by recently at