In Passyunk Square

Remember two summers back when we wondered about the vacant lot on the northeast corner of 9th & Wharton, across the street from Pat's? At the time, we gave you a little history lesson, explaining that the lot was formerly home to St. John Nepomucene Catholic Church, which closed in

Over the past year in Passyunk Square there has been a push of redevelopment, mostly infill. But some of its has been for readaptive purposes like plans to convert the former Kingdom Hall at Jehovah's Witness building on the 1200 block of Federal Street into new apartments. A couple blocks away,

In Passyunk Square, developers continue to envision worthy investments. Last month, members of the Passyunk Square Civic Association heard a proposal to build three single-family homes near 7th & Wharton.Demolition comingDevelopers presented plans to build the homes at 738-44 Wharton St., which would replace an out-of-use one-story garage and former plumber's

A few years back, three cools signs marked three closed business at or near the corner of Broad & Ellsworth. In late 2011, the Broad Street Diner reopened under new management after being closed for almost five years. Last year, Boot & Saddle came back to life after being dark

A story in yesterday's Inquirer gave the sad news that Torre Big & Tall would be closing its doors in the coming weeks. According to the article, owner Mark Rosenfeld has been in the business for over three decades. The business has been around for seventy-seven years, and it's been

A few weeks back, after yet another snow storm, the third floor of 848 Wharton St. collapsed under the weight of all that white stuff. We passed by the other day and the property has been totally cleared. It's now a vacant lot.In the pastNow a slightly blurry lotFor years,

It was about a year and a half ago that we first told you of plans to convert the Annunciation BVM school at 12th & Wharton into apartments. As the time has passed, the project wound its way through the neighborhood association process, the zoning process, and now much of

Over in Passyunk Square, we're seeing a number of one-off developments taking place on little alley-sized streets that run between the wider thoroughfares, and 1536 Camac St., tucked between 12th and 13th, and Tasker and Dickinson, is our latest example.The garageLast purchased in May 2013 for $100K by Forte Development

We were in the neighborhood the other day and came upon the surprising sight of two homes on the same block that both apparently suffered significant fire damage somewhat recently. 1225 S. 7th St. and 1245 S. 7th St. sit on a nice Passyunk Square block, around the corner from

A couple of years ago, we pointed out a rehab at 1544 S. 13th St., across the way from the delicious Francoluigi's Pizza. Passing by the other day, we saw that the home has been finished (probably was done long ago, actually). As rehabs go, or new construction for that