In Point Breeze

In Point Breeze, many long-vacant lots have been turned into community gardens over the years, replacing blight with plantings and greenery. Some of these gardens are carefully maintained once they're established, while others become overgrown after a time. Still others disappear when the vacant lots are redeveloped. At the corner

In Point Breeze, much of the redevelopment we cover takes place west of say, 18th Street. The reason for this is simple- in general, this area reached a more blighted state than the section of the neighborhood immediately west of Broad Street. Taking a trip down 15th Street paints a

Over the summer, we first told you about plans for the construction of twelve new homes on the 1300 block of Chadwick Street in Point Breeze. This string of lots, 1307-29 Chadwick St., has been vacant for many years, and the block as a whole, which sits between 16th & 17th,

Over the summer, we told you about plans for two new three story homes for the 2000 block of Titan Street. 2002 and 2004 Titan St. have been vacant lots for decades, and developers recently received zoning clearance for the construction of new homes which will replace these lots. Look for

Over the summer, we learned about plans to completely renovate a gross old garage at 1128 S. 13th St., just south of Washington Avenue. Having lived in the area several years ago, we regularly found ourselves looking about this building, wondering if it would be fixed up at some point.

A couple months back, we passed along news that Breezy's Cafe would be changing locations after spending under a year at a less-than-ideal location at 20th & Reed. After Thanksgiving, this little neighborhood spot closed their doors and began working in earnest at 1200 Point Breeze Ave., formerly home to

Heading down 17th Street in Point Breeze, there are numerous construction projects to be seen, all in different stages of the process. The first one we spotted as we made our way down the street last week was 1234 S. 17th St., which was formerly a vacant lot. The new

Over two years ago, we first brought 1201 S. 21st St. to your attention. At that time, we complained that the building was an eyesore, and hoped that the owners would either sell it or fix it up. Six months later, we learned that the owners were indeed working to

A reader tipped us off the other day that several homes are currently under construction on the 1900 block of Latona Street. Yesterday, we zipped over there to take a look and found three active construction sites to share with you. First, we look at 1929 Latona St., which is

A couple of years ago, when 2147 Ellsworth St. was undergoing a major renovation, we were worried about the future of the mural on the side wall of the home. This mural, called We the Youth, had been painted in 1987 by Keith Haring along with kids from the Brandywine Workshop, and