In Logan Square

Back in 2011, plans emerged for the Franklin Institute to expand for the first time in decades. The most interesting part of the museum's expansion is a kinetic "Shimmer Wall," created by artist Ned Kahn. We passed by yesterday, and shot the video. We recommend visiting to museum and the

In 2008, bold plans emerged for 1601 Vine St. that would have involved two mixed-use towers with over 500 residential units, a 150-room hotel, a Best Buy, and a relocated Whole Foods. According to the Philadelphia Business Journal, that plan fell apart as the recession hit and large-scale development mostly

Yesterday, a blown transformer cut off power for a good chunk of the northwestern sections of Center City, and normal traffic patterns were badly disrupted. As a result, we were diverted down 15th Street heading south through town, and came upon an interesting development opportunity we'd never noticed before.The building305

For years, Little John's Pizza has held down the southeast corner of 21st & Race. In the last few weeks, a reader tells us, the little neighborhood shop that specialized in pizza and cheesesteaks shut its doors for good. Passing by the other day, we noticed that the store is

By the late 19th Century, Philadelphia had apparently already established itself as a sports-crazed town.  Around this growing reputation formed the Athletic Club of the Schuylkill Navy, a club for rowers interested in other sports.   According to our colorful friends at Philaphilia, the club was formed in 1884.  Shortly thereafter, the club

A little over a year ago, we first told you about plans to build a new structure at 1910 Spring Garden St., where a building collapsed back in 2005. When we checked in on the site in the fall, the first floor had been framed out. Passing by recently at

A number of new projects are buzzing in Center City right now, but before another one happens in Logan Square, duty may call.The owner of 1531-33 Cherry St. has entered into a neighborhood development agreement with members of the Logan Square Neighborhood Association to raze the current structures to make

Broad & Race has seen its share of construction in recent years. The western end of the Convention Center addition can be found here. Half a block to the south, Lenfest Plaza was built a couple of years ago next to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. And now,

When the Spring Garden Deli, located in the Parkway House at 22nd & Spring Garden, closed its doors in October of 2012, we were under the impression that the retail space would be eliminated and turned into additional apartments. We lamented the loss of the corner commercial space, but figured

In 1985, the "gentleman's agreement" to not build anything taller than William Penn's hat atop City Hall was broken when construction began on One Liberty Place. Twenty years later, work started on the Comcast Building, which eventually rose even higher. And three years after that, plans were announced for the