In South Kensington

Roughly two years ago, we told you about South Square, a project on the 100 block of W. Berks St. from AGA Developers that called for 19 residential units and two retail spaces. We were a little skeptical about the project, given that we'd seen relatively little development this far north in
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A sign caught our eye the other day at the southeast corner of 2nd & Cecil B Moore, posted to a building that was at one time home to a restaurant called the Play Pen. We couldn't tell you how long it's been since the restaurant was in active use,
Read MoreApartments, Not Mixed Use, Planned at American & Cecil B Moore
14 December, 2017 | No Comments | South Kensington
It's likely you've found yourself on or around American Street at some point, and perhaps you've noticed that it stops and starts on its way north-south, between 2nd and 3rd Streets. North of Girard Avenue, American Street takes on a very different character than it does in the rest of
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In order to produce our non-stop stream of content, we're constantly romping all over town, snapping photos of various projects and development sites. As such, we have numerous lunch spots that we favor in various neighborhoods, and sometimes we try to arrange our photography sessions around whatever cuisine we're thinking about
Read MoreNew Project Coming in South Kensington, in the Middle of a Big W
10 November, 2017 | No Comments | South Kensington
Right before he kicked the bucket, Smiler Grogan told a group of assembled motorists about a buried treasure underneath a big 'W' in Santa Rosita State Park. This conversation set off a hilarious set of circumstances that culminated in a misadventure with a fire truck and ended with Ethel Merman slipping
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We went to Art For the Cash Poor at Crane Arts in South Kensington a few months ago, and as has been the case in the past, we were able to snag some pretty great artwork for some very reasonable prices. Living on the other side of town as we do (and
Read MoreMixed Use Planned For Street Art Central at 5th & Cecil B.
1 November, 2017 | No Comments | South Kensington
You might not realize it, but pallets are a big business. Wanna ship something large and heavy? It's probably going on a pallet. Wanna ship a bunch of smaller things? Again, it's pallet time. But where do all those pallets come from? In some cases, the pallets come from Pallets
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Slowly but surely, we're continuing to see development creep northward in South Kensington. Just the other day, for example, we told you about three homes under construction on the rarely explored 500 block of Morse Street. Today, please allow us to draw your gaze to a large vacant lot right
Read MoreHomes Under Construction on Little South Kensington Block
13 October, 2017 | No Comments | South Kensington
We were meandering around South Kensington the other day, and as we were traveling on the 500 block of Montgomery Avenue, some construction construction caught our eye on a nearby block. This construction is taking place on the 500 block of Morse Street, a block that we bet you'd struggle to
Read MoreGermantown Avenue Apartment Project Gets Zoning Approval
29 September, 2017 | No Comments | South Kensington
Germantown Avenue in South Kensington has experienced tremendous change over the last several years, with the 1400 block seeing the bulk of the construction activity. And as we've told you previously, there's still more to come for that block, with the most notable projects being an adaptive reuse that will
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