In Brewerytown

Back in 2021, we were excited to share the news that a sizable property at 1901 N. 33rd St. was poised for redevelopment. This site, which covers about 13K sqft, runs from Berks Street to Monument Street and has been vacant for years. The southern section was used as a

Here's a game we like to play when strolling around town - it's called "Spot the Firehouse." Active firehouses are worth zero points and former firehouses are worth all the points. It's fun because there are so many of them sprinkled around Philadelphia's neighborhoods, and you can generally spot them

We've spent plenty of time covering development in Brewerytown over the last decade, but it's worth remembering there are still a fair number of vacant lots in the neighborhood, particularly on the northern end of the neighborhood. Some of those lots have been vacant for decades. Others have only become

Dox Thrash became one of the more interesting artistic stories to emerge from the city's history, even though he wasn't originally from here. Born in Georgia before spending time in Chicago and fighting in WWI, Thrash eventually found his home in the City of Brotherly Love, where the skills he

Stop us if you've heard this one before: an unremarkable former commercial building in a changing neighborhood is torn down and replaced by apartments. OK, we're aware that we tell this story about once a week or so, but we are here yet again to tell the tale of 909-17

Back in the summer of 2017, we were excited to share the news that developers had redevelopment plans for the southwest corner of 26th & Girard which called for a bit of scale. 2600 W. Girard Ave. had a building on it at some point, but was sitting vacant since

The northeast corner of 33rd & Berks has been sitting vacant for decades, since at least the 1970s, and was used as a gas station prior. As is the case with so many vacant lots in this town, the City of Philadelphia eventually took ownership of this property, foreclosing in

Now more than ever, we are seeing new development in Strawberry Mansion, and it makes all the sense in the world if you think about it. A section of Fairmount Park is located immediately to the west, providing easy access to a huge stretch of green space. Brewerytown is just

We were heading to Roxborough the other day and there was traffic on 76, so we opted to take Ridge Avenue all the way. When you take Ridge from downtown to Roxborough, first you pass through Francisville, then Sharswood, then Strawberry Mansion. Historically, we haven't spilled much virtual ink on Strawberry

Developers and builders love right angles for obvious reasons. And the proof is in the pudding, as just about every building you encounter in this town or any other is rectangular in shape. But the lots upon which buildings get built don't always cooperate with a laser level, sometimes due