In Old City

It wasn't so long ago that Old City was a hotbed for hot plates, as it were, with multiple restaurant supply businesses operating out of the neighborhood. Several of those businesses have closed over the years, but Swift Food Equipment at 148-56 N. 2nd St. has remained in the game.

Does a juice bar moving into an old building in a historic neighborhood mean the area is experiencing a bit of a revitalization? Patsy Parisi seemed to think so, but the Sopranos capo was talking about a poultry shop in Newark. How about a former shoe store in Old City?After

Though he doesn't have a Broadway smash named after him, Benjamin Franklin nevertheless stands as one of the most important of our Founding Fathers and one of the more consequential figures in American history. A Philadelphian for most of his adult life, his family home was located in a courtyard

2nd Street in Old City might be known for its restaurants, but a person that wants to open such a business in this pocket of Center City maddeningly requires permission from the City's zoning board. Because these properties sit within the Old City Residential Area of the Center City Overlay

If you love Dave and Busters, maybe you'd like to live as close as possible to their location on the Delaware waterfront. For a rental, we'd suggest One Water Street apartments, a residential high rise just north of the Ben Franklin Bridge which was completed just a few years ago.

Whether it's for a trip to Wegman's, a visit to the beach, or the purchase of a controlled substance that's aggressively advertised on local billboards, we all need to go to New Jersey from time to time. Fortunately, we have a number of ways to get across the Delaware River

Sometimes in real estate - as we discussed just the other week - things can move sloooooowly. And sometimes in real estate, things can move fast. Today presents us with an instance of the latter, as we made a trek to 208-12 Vine St. on a busy block in Old

Philadelphia has been homes to many famous bells over the years, from Raja Bell's hard-nosed D to David Bell hitting for the cycle, or perhaps Eagles' founder Bert Bell or singer Patti LaBelle are more your thing. Or, perhaps, you are thinking of the most iconic bell of all, the

The 200 block of Vine St. has become one of our most traversed blocks over the first part of this year, and not just because of the gorgeous homes at the corner of 2nd & Vine. Our most recent visit was to 208-12 Vine St. due to a zoning permit

Philly is no stranger to history, having served as a central location for many of the larger events of the Colonial days. One spot where plenty took place was the Tun Tavern, which had an outsized impact during its existence from 1686 to 1781. Originally sitting east of Front St.