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A South Philly reader checked in with us the other day, wondering about a recently noticed zoning poster near their house on the 100 block of Fernon Street. This zoning poster appeared recently on a fence at 135 Fernon St., which is a rather odd property that doesn't exactly fit

Let's look at the odd setup at 1810-20 E. Moyamensing Ave., where an industrial building bears a sign that reads eModa.com. You'll be forgiven if you don't know what that business is or what they do, and to be honest, we don't know ourselves. Attempting the obvious, we visited the website, and were directed

Once upon a time, before COVID, there were places called casinos where you could go indoors and place wagers on card games or football games or mindlessly press a button on a slot machine for hours or minutes at a time. Some people thought casinos were fun, while other people considered them

The southwest corner of the Moyamensing Avenue and Moore Street intersection is home to a rather unusual arrangement of buildings. At some point in the early part of the 20th century, a company called Kamis Engineering occupied a large warehouse that started at the corner and wrapped around a few homes, only

The property at 238 Tasker St. is rather unusual, covering roughly 7,500 sqft and running between Tasker and Fernon Streets, with 61 feet of frontage on Tasker and a staggering 148 feet on Fernon. We first brought it your attention way back in 2014, noting that longtime occupant Phil's Battery

Even though most residential properties in greater Center City don't meet the size requirements prescribed by the Zoning Code, most of them at least have a few characteristics that you can reliably predict. They are generally somewhere between 14 and 20 feet wide. Shapewise, you can usually anticipate a rectangle. Mileage

A little over two years ago, we called your attention to 101-109 Ellsworth St., noting that the collection of buildings was listed for sale for $1.2M. This property was known as Southwark House for over a hundred years, offering social services to the community. Southwark House merged into United Communities of Southeast Philadelphia somewhere along

A reader reached out to us recently, wondering about the ongoing construction on the 1700 block of S. 4th Street, and we had a feeling we'd covered this property previously. And we were correct! Roughly 5 years ago, we told you about the planned demolition of 1709-17 S. 4th St., and discussed the

From 1893 until 2012, the Sacred Heart of Jesus Parochial School occupied the Romanesque building at the northeast corner of Moyamensing Avenue & Reed Street. That's a loooong time. But as was the case with the Holy Spirit School we mentioned earlier this week, the Sacred Heart School was closed a

For most of Philadelphia's history, the Delaware River was its central economic engine, serving as the main hub for goods coming into and going out of the city. Piers lined the river, warehouses and other industrial buildings followed, and then residential neighborhoods filled in behind. As the river has become less important to the