In East Passyunk

The South Philly Food Co-op has spent several years organizing and recruiting member-owners with the goal of opening a grocery store in ('natch) South Philadelphia. More recently, the leaders of this organization have been actively searching for a location for the co-op, working to find a relatively inexpensive space that

As Passyunk Avenue has flourished, the surrounding neighborhood hasn't seen as much development as you might expect, due at least in part to the fact that there was relatively little blight or vacancy on the blocks. On the southern end of the neighborhood close to Snyder Avenue though, some underutilized

We last visited the intersection of 12th Street, Morris Street, and Passyunk Avenue in the spring, some time after news broke that A Man's Image would be moving from 1709 E. Passyunk Ave. after holding down the fort at this triangular parcel for six decades. You may recall, we told

The long journey for 1843 E. Passyunk Ave. could finally be approaching a satisfying conclusion. We first wrote about this property about half a decade ago, but it came to our attention many years before. The building was home to King of Jeans for many years, and the amazing sign caught our

We moved to South Philly a little less than a decade ago and quickly discovered a new Mexican place at 12th & Passyunk & Morris called Cantina Los Caballitos. As the years have passed, this intersection has seen all kinds of change. El Zarape has come and gone, with the excellent

We got our car inspected yesterday at a delightful place called Cona Motor on Juniper Street, just a block off of Passyunk Avenue. So we took the opportunity to walk around the neighborhood despite the continuous drizzle. And during this walk, we happened upon some new construction at 1840 S.

It's been a long road for 1843 E. Passyunk Ave., for decades home to King of Jeans. We first brought this property to your attention back in the summer of 2011, announcing that it was listed for sale but noting that the price was too high and the triangular shape

Some retail spaces in town have sat vacant for so long, we'd swear they're cursed. Or maybe they're just overpriced. Either way, it's always extremely exciting for us when we see a long empty space find a tenant at last. It's like when your chronically single friend finally couples up.

Last year, the William Penn Foundation provided the Passyunk Avenue Revitalization Corporation with a half-million dollar grant to revitalize the southern end of Passyunk Avenue, where it hits Broad & McKean Streets. There's this weird triangular patch of sidewalk in front of the United Savings Bank which was actually enlarged a few years ago to

Even though we once lived just a few blocks away, we somehow never encountered 808-10 Morris St., a handsome old building that was once home to the Engine 10 Fire Company. According to legeros.com, the building was constructed in 1874 and was home to the fire company until 1953, when