In Pennsport

Remember Manton Street Park? Back in the summer of 2011, a collection of near neighbors cleaned up this long vacant parcel at the corner of 4th & Manton, turning it into a pocket park and community garden. In short order, they learned that the City owned lots had already been

In Pennsport, it seems like we're seeing a steady stream of former industrial buildings get demolished in favor of new construction homes. After a Target trip the other day, we breezed past 103 Tasker St., possibly the next in line for that kind of treatment.Building is availableThe two story property

The 300 block of Wharton Street is dominated by Saint Casimir's Lithuanian Church, which has been a fixture in the neighborhood for over a hundred years. The associated school closed a few years back and membership has shrunk some, according to the South Philly Review, which led to an administrative

Pennsport is a great place to live. It's a walkable neighborhood, it's close to Center City, near the river, has easy access to the highway, and Target is but a stone's throw away. Perhaps that's why developers have descended upon this neighborhood of late, snapping up medium-sized parcels and building

Pennsport has seen its share of big new residential projects in the last few years, and recently we thought we'd stumbled onto the next one at 1800 E. Moyamensing Ave. when we spotted a bunch of zoning notices on a big warehouse. The thought that another warehouse in the neighborhood would

Recently we noticed a dumpster in front of some rough looking buildings on 4th Street, just south of Dickinson Square Park. We asked the guys working on the property what's going on, and they informed us that they're demolishing the structures we see today. A peek at the L&I Map

We went to Ugly American at 1100 S. Front St. a couple of times over the years, typically before a poker game with one of our freelancers. It was a decent enough neighborhood pub with pretty good food, quizzo, and a hot dog special if memory serves. So we were

Two Street has traded in some vinyl siding for a couple of extra-wide homes. We went by 1738 S. 2nd St. yesterday en route to Target, and came upon a new home under construction. This home has replaced a pair of two-story homes that had been used as rental properties.

Along the river just south of Washington Avenue, you can walk out along a new boardwalk above the water at Pier 53. You can climb a spiral staircase that coils around a land buoy that stands 55 feet tall. If it was there a hundred years ago, the buoy would

The other day, we spotted some construction activity at 1117 S. 2nd St., a double-wide property in Pennsport. This building, according to an old listing, was originally a dry goods and butcher shop, though it hasn't been used as such for many years. The listing also mentions some old details