In Point Breeze

Sometime in the last few months, the Lucky Food Market on the southwest corner of 17th & Federal got an exterior makeover, changed their name, and got some new signage. Nobody would argue that they were in need of this upgrade.A couple years backNow, the building looks much better and the

1601 Latona St. has looked terrible for years. The other day, we found out from a reader that the property could soon be making a comeback. Passing by yesterday, we spotted zoning notices on the property.Coming down Latona St.From across the streetAccording to the L&I Map, there's a plan out

A few years ago, we brought the 19th Street Baptist Church, located on the corner of 19th & Titan, to your attention. At that time, the unique and beautiful edifice was crumbling due to a combination of age, bad weather, and poor upkeep. L&I had posted the building with a violation,

Last spring, we told you about renovations taking place at 1252 S. 21st St., which was for years home to the cleverly named 1252 Crab House. We wondered whether the bar was simply sprucing up their space, or whether a new business was taking over. We were hopeful that it

We've visited the 1500 block of Manton Street in Point Breeze a few times over the years, most recently to tell you about a DIY mural on some plywood covering the front of a vacant home on the block. Passing by today, it looks like the plywood might fall off at

The other day, before the sidewalks turned to snow and the streets turned to ice, we spotted an impressive ongoing demolition effort at 1400 Ellsworth St., a former school. A couple years back, we recall hearing about plans to build an addition onto this building to create something called the

Almost a year ago, we told you about the possibility that three homes on the 1900 block of Titan Street would be demolished and rebuilt. One in particular, 1944 Titan St., seemed like an attractive candidate as it was sitting vacant and blighted at the time. All three are owned

Last week, a reader email tipped us off about ongoing demolition at the corner of Cleveland & Tasker. We made our way over there the other day and watched on for a couple of minutes as a crew continued their demolition work, likely started a week or so back.DemolitionIn the

It was almost two years ago that we first looked at a double-wide property on the corner of 18th & Wharton that formerly contained a medical office. Back then, we learned of a zoning application to renovate the building and build out a cafe/gallery/music venue in the first floor. By

A few years ago, we presented the 2000 block of Annin Street as one of the worst in Philadelphia. Blighted propertied outnumbered inhabited homes. Vacant land overwhelmingly outnumbered anything else. But times have changed indeed.Back in 2011. See what we mean?As the years have rolled on, ten new homes have