In Queen Village

It seems we're covering a lot of demolition these days. But this one doesn't hurt as much as the Bair Funeral Home or the Unification Family Church, as it involves a relatively unimpressive building that was already altered beyond recognition. If you visit 2nd & Washington, you'll notice that the building on the

We were walking around Queen Village over the weekend, on our way to get some tasty John's Water Ice, and noticed a big new building on the little 600 block of Fulton Street. This block is easy to miss, as it dead ends halfway through.The projecting sign off the front

A reader reached out to us today, frustrated about a trio of buildings on the 900 block of S. 3rd Street that have been sitting empty for a long time. 933-37 S. 3rd St. may sit across the street from the Southwark PHA homes, but they are also very close to some

It's our job to ramble about the city, seeking out new and (sometimes) exciting development situations. Over the course of these ramblings, we not only find all sorts of projects, but we also regularly stumble upon unexpected features of the Philadelphia cityscape. For example, we were taking a walk through

Ah, 6th & Passyunk. Where Queen Village meets Bella Vista. Home to Shot Tower Coffee. Next to a triangular patch of ground that might be redeveloped someday or might sit fallow for many years to come. And right between two ongoing residential projects. We've covered both of them in the past, but each

It's been a rough decade for the neighbors on the 700 block of S. 2nd Street, as 718-24 S. 2nd St. has provided intermittent construction aggravation and a near permanent eyesore for almost all of those years. We first brought these properties to your attention in the summer of 2011, wondering

Due to the fact that Philadelphia has existed for hundreds of years, all sorts of oddities occur across the cityscape. One such oddity can be found on the 400 block of Bainbridge Street, hidden among a row of homes. Down an alleyway at 412 Bainbridge St. sits a collection of homes called Bainbridge

It was less than a week ago that we told you about some upcoming changes at 4th & Queen, mostly as an excuse to share the news that a new restaurant called the Bagel Place would be opening in a retail space on the southwest corner. A commenter (who also happens to

We were drawn to the 4th & Queen intersection recently, thanks to a reader wondering about a zoning notice on the southeast corner. This building was renovated a few years back, along with a number of buildings to the south. That renovation included the closing of Queen Village Pizza and

They're few and far between, but even the finest neighborhoods in town have their share of vacant properties. Take, for example, 224 Catharine St., a row home in Queen Village that sits right next to Mario Lanza Park and has been sitting empty for the last few years. A reader