In Old City

The Corn Exchange National Bank building has always been one of our favorites, both because of its impressive Neo-Classical architectural design and our desperate desire to open an account at an institution with such an amazing name. Alas, there hasn't been a corn bank in Philadelphia for decades, leaving our dreams

Recent history has been a little odd for the building at 113-15 Arch St., but developers are now looking to stabilize its future with a major renovation effort. Back in the day, at least part of the property was home to a paint business. By the early 1970s it was in

The Delaware waterfront was once a hub of industry, as ships delivered raw goods, factories produced stuff while belching waste into the river, and other ships collected the new stuff and took it away. That's not the case anymore, at least not in the vicinity of Center City. Still, we've

It's been a weird feeling traveling down the 100 block of N. 2nd Street over the last year and change, as 109-131 N. 2nd St.has sat vacant, awaiting redevelopment. The vacancy at this address has been particularly jarring, as it was previously home to the National Products Company, a restaurant supply

Let's agree that Penn's Landing has a ton of room for improvement. Oh, don't get us wrong, it has its strong points, like Winterfest and Spruce Street Harbor Park. The Seaport Museum is kind of fun, too. But when we think of Penn's Landing, the Great Plaza is the first thing that comes

If you're in the restaurant business in Philadelphia, it's likely you've spent some quality time on 2nd Street in Old City, buying supplies and/or equipment for your establishment. A decade ago, which is roughly as far back as we can remember, there were three restaurant supply companies on 2nd Street,

We were grabbing a coffee in Old City the other day, and something unexpected caught our eye on the 200 block of Market Street. It was a beer garden! 240 Market St. has been sitting vacant since the auction house that previously stood there burned down in 1987. According to a City Paper (pour one

Over the weekend, we noticed a sign posted at the corner of Columbus Blvd. and Callowhill St., advertising a townhome project called Callowhill Court. And as we told you yesterday, we were concerned about this sign because we thought that it meant curtains for the Renaissance Plaza project, and we

400 N. Columbus Blvd. has all the potential in the world. It's huge, spanning about five and a half acres. It's right on the Delaware waterfront. It's easily accessible from both Old City and Northern Liberties. But for as long as we can remember, it's been sitting half vacant, with

We've gone past 35 N. 2nd St. a number of times over the last month, each time meaning to pause for a minute to peer at the zoning notice posted on the front, but always in too much of a hurry. Finally, we took a minute yesterday to look at