In Northern Liberties

Twenty years ago, 901 N. Penn St. was a huge vacant lot on the Delaware waterfront which was previously home to Riverfront Restaurant & Dinner Theater and before that, a short-lived old-timey faux-historical concept called Philadelphia 1700. Things changed dramatically in 2004, as work began on Waterfront Square, a five-tower

When you think of 5th & Girard, on the border of the Northern Liberties, Poplar, and South Kensington neighborhoods, you may not realize that this intersection is home to the National Shrine of St. John Neumann. This grand church is the resting place for this ordained saint, with the spire

It has been several years since we visited the former Poplar Theatre which stood somewhat discreetly at 517 Poplar St. in the past. At the time, the sadly decrepit theater was recently torn down, with plans from HDO Architecture for a contemporary 40-unit building, with garage space for 29 cars

Whether you deem it Northern Liberties or Fishtown, we should all be able to agree at this juncture that the parking lots around Rivers Casino are a suboptimal use of space. These huge swathes of surface parking are never close to full, while also creating a pretty big chasm in

Marshall St. in Northern Liberties has seen a wild transformation on the blocks between Girard Ave. and Poplar St. over the last decade. We visited this stretch in 2014, when the former commercial strip was seeing signs of redevelopment after years of disinvestment. When we returned in the summer of

While taking part in our favorite pastime of slinking around vacant lots the other day, we were floored by how different the waterfront portion of Northern Liberties feels today. We are here very, very often, but sometimes even we forget to look up and take in what's happening close by.

Some proposals stand out more than others for a variety of reasons, with location, architecture, and concept can all offering the potential to leave a deep imprint on our development psyche. While the first two definitely could be the case at 626-30 N. Delaware Ave., it's the concept here that

As we made our way around town on this latter day of winter, we found ourselves staring at the huge, empty property at the corner of N. 2nd & Callowhill. It has been some time since we first told you about this property, which has been eyed for a mixed-use,

After checking out a trio of projects along N. 3rd St., we decided to continue north to see what we could see along this stretch. Unsurprisingly, we found a couple other intriguing sites: one at the finish line and another eagerly awaiting its next phase.We start with 1139 N. 3rd

When we think of development in Northern Liberties, much of it revolves around the bustling N. 2nd Street corridor and all of the action down by the waterfront. However, if you scoot just a block west, there is plenty happening along N. 3rd St. as well, where so much is