In Brewerytown

Today we decided to do some work at The Monkey & The Elephant Cafe in Brewerytown, and we did a quick run around the neighborhood before sitting down to pen our next screed. Twas a good thing we did, as we noticed some construction activity on the northeast corner of 31st

Not only is Rybrew a great place to grab a tasty sandwich and a beer, but it's also a great place to get work done if, like us, you're a blogger about town. Looking out the front of this business on the 2800 block of W. Girard Ave., we see

Just the other day, we mentioned that MM Partners had purchased the former liquor store on the 2500 block of W. Girard Ave. and were planning a full renovation and hunting for some new commercial tenants. Somehow, snapping the photos for this story, we managed to ignore some additional construction

If you're looking for a large commercial space on an up-and-coming commercial corridor, 2511 W. Girard Ave. might be the place for you. This building, which sits across the street from Girard College at the corner of W. College Ave. and W. Girard Ave., was occupied for many years by a

From Independence Hall to the two-story row home at the end of your block, every building in Philadelphia has some history to it. For any building that has any historical significance or looks a little unique, someone has probably done some research on it and published some information that can

As Brewerytown hit incredibly hard times over the last few decades, many blocks in the neighborhood fell into serious disrepair, with several experiencing wholesale demolition of vacant properties in the interest of public safety and blight removal. The 1200 block of N. Etting St. is an excellent example of this

West Thompson Street in Brewerytown has undergone some incredible changes in the last couple of years. It was not so long ago that the eastern view at 32nd & Thompson was that of a giant empty field.View at 32nd & Thompson just a couple years backA couple years back, Westrum

When we told you earlier this week about the upcoming renovation of the Pyramid Electric building at 31st & Glenwood, we made a point about the continuing northward movement of development in Brewerytown. We thought of Oxford Street as the northern border for development at the time, but completely forgot

It seems we've done a lot of lamenting over lost architecture today, so for a moment let's appreciate 2837-39 Cambridge St., an older building that has survived the decades and looks like it was maybe once a fire house, or more likely a carriage house.Wonderful details for this buildingThe building

MM Partners has a major new project on its hands and Brewerytown could be getting a new crown jewel. Recently, a reader pointed us toward an Instagram post from the developers sharing the news that they had purchased 3101 Glenwood Ave., a six-story vacant warehouse that was home to the