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Does anyone out there remember what the 1000 block of S. 17th Street (that's 17th Street just below Carpenter) looked like ten years ago? We do, but for those that weren't paying attention, here's a look thanks to the magic of the Google Maps Time Machine function.Looking down 17th St.

As the weather warms up (today notwithstanding) and the trees bloom, green space is getting more and more use around town. It's quite possible that people who hadn't visited Julian Abele Park for a few months and found themselves back there recently were surprised to discover 2132 Montrose St., one

We just love it when people take our advice. We've been ringing the bell for laser tag in Philadelphia for years, typically defaulting to the recommendation when faced with large, challenging, vacant buildings. We suggested it for the Gretz Brewery in South Kensington. We thought it would be a neat

A reader reached out the other day, wondering about some renovation taking place on 16th Street, around the corner from the Scottish Rite House in the Graduate Hospital neighborhood. When we went to investigate, we found ourselves so struck by the building next door at 727 S. 16th St. that

Compared to a few years ago, the Graduate Hospital neighborhood doesn't see nearly as much development activity these days. And yes, that makes for much less exciting community zoning meetings, but it also means that fewer neighbors are disturbed by construction noise. So we'll call it a push. It's not

Perhaps a hundred and fifty years ago, city planners were kind enough to grant wonderful lot depth to the property owners on the north side of the 1900 block of Christian Street and pretty good depth to the owners on the south side of the 1900 block of Catharine Street.

A month can be an eternity when a project is still in its planning stages.Remember, about a month ago, we attended a SOSNA meeting at which developers presented a preliminary plan for the redevelopment of 2501 Washington Ave., a large property that's served as a combination of parking lot and

It was during our college days (back when the year began with a one and a nine) that we first started wondering about the dueling vacancies on the northeast and northwest corners of Broad & Washington. As the years have rolled off the calendar, various developers have come forward with

Ever since the building housing Ultimo went up on the northeast corner of 22nd & Catharine, we've been waiting for something to happen to the long-vacant building at the southeast corner. A couple years ago, we were cautiously optimistic that the property would get redeveloped into a mixed-use building, but

Change is coming to Washington Avenue, it's just a matter of when.Over the last several years, there have been a number of large mixed-use projects proposed for Washington Avenue west of Broad Street, but none have yet materialized. From what we know, 1601 Washington has been sitting in legal hell