When we last checked in on the slow moving construction site at 932 Arch St. back in May, it marked more than a decade of coverage of this baffling development in the heart of Chinatown. But recently approved zoning documents for 43-49 10th St. help clarify the latest plans for

During the middle of the 20th century, the Philadelphia Housing Authority built low-income high rise towers across Philadelphia, eventually constructing three dozen buildings that housed thousands of people. By the late 1990s into the early 2000s, a combination of changing thinking around public housing and poor conditions in the towers

It's been more than 30 years since SEPTA decided to "temporarily suspend" trolley service between Chestnut Hill and Center City. But between the tracks in the street, the wires in the air, and traffic signs alerting drivers to wide-turning trolleys, the visual reminders of the decades of trolley service along

We've covered a fair number of former churches being reused for new purposes over the years. In Point Breeze, Manayunk, East Falls, Roxborough and other neighborhoods, we've seen plenty of religious and auxiliary structures converted into housing and other quotidian purposes as financial capacities and membership numbers have waned at

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