It's only been a few weeks since we last checked in on some of the new construction around 44th and Lancaster Avenue and we already have a reason to return. Today we will draw your attention to 4402 and 4404 Lancaster Ave., two distinct properties that were once used together.

Over the last few years we've covered quite a few cases of old auto repair and body shops being demolished to make room for new projects. Only a few weeks ago, we covered a vacant and partially demoed garage in Cobbs Creek poised for redevelopment into a residential and commercial

Most Philadelphians today have only a vague notion of the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Fairmount Park, but it was a really big deal at the time, displaying America's growing industrial might and introducing Philadelphia to visitors from across the globe. In the decades that followed the exposition, the expansion of

The block bounded by 10th, 11th, Fairmount, and Melon Streets in West Poplar has an interesting past, despite its somewhat glum recent history. Once upon a time, the Lorraine Theater stood on this block, created from a combination of an old stable and a private home. The theater was built

The rapid growth of car ownership in the early 20th century came with a host of businesses to service the country's growing fleet of cars and trucks. Dealerships, gas stations, and repair shops popped up across America, with every city and town picking up these sorts of businesses. A garage

Stop us if you've heard this story before: a developer wants to turn a former industrial site near the Manayunk waterfront into a mixed-use building.Longtime readers will note that we've been covering the gradual conversion of the land-use along the Schuylkill River and the Manayunk Canal for years. Just a

For as long as we can remember, we've been banging the drum about Washington Avenue, dreaming of a remapping of this underused corridor. Especially west of Broad Street, Washington Avenue was once such a significant industrial corridor that it was home to coal yards, lumber yards, and a smelting plant.

Other than one particularly notable building (yes the one you're thinking about) we haven't spent much time covering development in Nicetown. To be frank, we haven't had many opportunities, given the paltry number of projects in the neighborhood. So we were pleasantly surprised to see zoning permits approved at 3725-37

Germantown has experienced a bit of a development boom recently, so we weren't shocked to hear about another apartment building working its way through the City's permitting process. Developers went to the ZBA this week, looking for approval for a 21 unit building at 70-80 E. Wister St., a short

It's often taken for granted in Philadelphia that opposition from the local neighborhood association and city councilmember is sufficient to kill any proposed development project in need of a zoning variance from the Zoning Board of Adjustment. But a recent successful appeal regarding a vacant lot near Norris Square serves