In Pennsport

A couple of readers have checked in recently, noticing zoning notices posted at the southeast corner of 2nd & Reed. This has been a vacant lot for many years, though it seems that this will change very soon.

The lot was purchased back in 2006 by Pad Associates. We aren't sure

Over the past two years, the little block of Front Street between Titan and Manton has experienced a complete transformation. Back in 2011, two old warehouses stood here:

Now, with the opening of Mekong River and the Veterinary Specialty & Emergency Center, both in newly built structures, this stretch has a very

The story of how I-95 cut a gash through Philadelphia starting in the 1960s is not just a single tale of eminent domain. The superhighway is best anthologized through the various neighborhoods and industrial work sites that disappeared thanks to its construction. This post is the first in an ongoing

A reader recently tipped us off about the still-being-planned Philadelphia Wax Museum, a tribute to Philadelphia's most famous and influential. The vision behind the museum is, as you may imagine, to represent such luminaries as William Penn, Bill Cosby, and Reggie White in full-sized waxy glory to educate visitors about their

A month ago, a large warehouse at 2nd & Wharton caught fire, ruining a couple of neighboring properties and causing dozens of neighbors to spend their afternoons watching the building burn while standing in the street.

A couple of weeks ago, we believe the City stepped in, demolishing about half of

Two days ago, a large warehouse at 2nd & Wharton burned, and the big story was that a Mummers group using the building for storage may have lost their New Years props. Yesterday, members of the Fralinger String Band were relieved to learn that most of their equipment was saved

Any regular reader of this site knows that we love fiberglass awnings just about as much as we love the Dallas Cowboys. For those unfamiliar, these awnings took South Philly (and other parts of the city as well) by storm several decades ago, and many homes have retained them after

In October, we told you about the possibility that the Annunciation BVM School at 12th & Wharton could soon be converted into fifty apartments, with first floor commercial spaces. The school closed its doors at the end of the last school year, along with numerous other Catholic schools in the

Not even two months ago, we regaled you with tales of a couple of new homes going up on the blocks adjacent to Dickinson Square Park. At the end of the post, we mentioned that a couple of lots on the corner of 4th & Dickinson were under contract, and

It seems that lately, we keep running into Pennsport projects on little side streets, tucked away from our typically prying eyes. Like the two-home project coming to the 200 block of Sears St. that we told you about a month ago. Or the demolition and addition on the 1300 block