In Queen Village

For several years, 941 S. 3rd St. was a blighted property with a collapsed back. Back in 2005, it was purchased for $300K, but it went through foreclosure in 2011. At some point in the last couple of years, the building was taken down, we'd guess by either L&I or

A few years ago, we shared the news that Queen's Walk at 5th & Christian was finished. Two rows of new rental homes had risen where dessert toppings were once manufactured. But the southeastern section of the project had a curiously vacant parcel that remained. We figured it was a

In the late 19th and early 20th century, the intersection of 5th & South was at the heart of an increasingly vibrant Jewish Quarter in Philadelphia.  Immigrant families began flowing into Society Hill and lining South Street with their businesses.  The building standing at the Southwest corner of 5th Street and bearing the

Over two years ago, we first brought two blighted buildings at the corner of 6th & Lombard to your attention. We explained that the two buildings were owned by Mother Bethel AME Church, a long-established congregation across the street. At the time, we hoped that the church would either fix up

Like most of the addresses on South Street, 410 South St. used to be a whole lot more fun and exciting than it is today.  The building on the southwest corner of Leithgow & South today wouldn't attract the attention of the average passerby.  However, obscured by the retail shell that now occupies

While falling snow postponed the Queen Village Neighbors Association zoning hearing last month, QVNA members are nevertheless optimistic about a proposal from a well-known local developer to convert the former drab looking and faded Sonny's General Auto Repair at 123 Washington Ave.  into three row homes that front League Street

Last summer, we told you about plans to convert the northwest corner of 5th & Bainbridge, the former home of John C Paul and Sons Paper Company, into a boutique hotel. We'd had our eye on this corner since a year prior, when the long-term operator closed its doors. And

In Queen Village, kids are playing above a cemetery. Underneath the Weccacoe Playground, situated near 4th & Catharine, sits an African American burial ground that dates back to the 19th century. This summer, archaeologists from URS excavated part of the park on behalf of PHS in advance of planned renovations

About two and a half years ago, news first broke about plans for a new bar/restaurant at 780-782 S. 2nd St., an address that was formerly home to Il Villaggio. Stephen Simons, owner of the Khyber Pass Pub, Royal Tavern, and Cantina restaurants, had his eye on a Japanese gastropub

Over the summer, we looked at the history of 615 S. 6th St., most recently known as the Antiquarian's Delight. If you pass by this building, you don't have to look to carefully to notice that it wasn't always a flea market. Even if you can't read Hebrew, you can