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A year and a half ago, we visited the intersection of 12th & Spring Garden and noted the vacancy at both the southeast and southwest corners. Today, it's pretty much the same story. On the southwest corner, there's a burned out gas station. On the southeast corner there's a huge

The 1000 block of Wood Street doesn't seem like a natural fit for development at first glance. It's half a block from the Vine Street Expressway. The block is lined with warehouses that contain, among other businesses, a food distributor, an art gallery, and a tofu factory. Though the viaduct

In March, we told you about plans for a bunch of apartments on the 1200 block of Noble Street, a block that we'd bypassed in the past on numerous occasions. It actually extends over 13th Street and has an entrance to the Reading Viaduct which should someday be a wonderful

In the late 1800s, North Broad Street was a collection of retail outlets, residences and industrial use-buildings.  The small stretch of Broad between Wood and Pearl Streets is a perfect demonstration of this mix.  The photo below, taken from the Philadelphia Department of Records shows the East side of this stretch in

Aside from the excellent Trestle Inn, the intersection of 11th & Callowhill is all kinds of rough. Up above you'll find the old Reading viaduct. While it may someday be a wonderful elevated park, it will never be great to pass underneath. Just to the north is the Callowhill substation,

When you think of Callowhill, you probably first think of tall buildings that were formerly warehouses or factories that have (or have not) been converted into offices or apartments. Or maybe the Reading Viaduct, which will hopefully become a park someday soon comes to mind. What you probably don't think

We confess, we'd never been to the 1200 block of Noble Street before yesterday. If you'd like to visit this block, you can only access it via Broad Street or 12th Street- it actually runs above 13th Street which is probably why we've repeatedly missed it over the years. Perhaps

We got an email the other day from a reader with news about a new project in the works for the 1300 block of Buttonwood Street. A couple months ago, we updated you on two projects on the 1200 block of Buttonwood Street and a couple years back we wondered whether

It's been many months since our last visit to the 1300 block of Buttonwood, where two projects have been ongoing for most of the year. It's an interesting study on this block at the northern end of Callowhill, where a rehab project sits adjacent to a new construction building.In the

Since before it opened last September, we've been talking up Union Transfer and the neighborhoods that surround it. Along Spring Garden Street, restaurants have sprung up, along with a neighborhood coffee and tea spot. To the north, the "Spring Arts" neighborhood continues to see rapid redevelopment, with even more on the