In Rittenhouse

If you want to live in downtown Philadelphia and want to be in the middle of everything, you could do a lot worse than Walnut Street. Many people want to live in downtown Philadelphia, and many people want to live on Walnut Street, but one can only buy a place

Walnut Street is a central artery in Philadelphia, as it has been since before our parents' parents' parents were born. It was around that time, now that we think about it, that numerous mansions sprung up along Walnut Street, providing wealthy Philadelphia families with well-located and handsomely designed abodes. Some

Tucked away on a small street in Center City, a small portion of 1850s Philadelphia survives, reminding us of the forgotten era of a city before cars. This little building on the 1400 block of Manning has been forgotten by pretty much everyone, except us!John Ellis was an immigrant who

If you're into beer and/or french fries and/or mussels, we're hoping you've visited Monk's Cafe at some point during its twenty-one year run on 16th Street just north of Spruce. Not that we think it's going anywhere anytime soon- the place is a Philadelphia landmark and there are some that would consider it

The 2000 block of Lombard Street has long stood as one of the fanciest blocks in town because of the presence on the exclusive Lombard Swim Club on its southern side. The northern side of the block though, was dominated by a large old warehouse building that was used as a

Many rejoiced when Wawa opened its doors at the northeast corner of 22nd & South back in April, excited for grocery essentials, hoagies, and all the other stuff that you get at Wawa. Not everyone was so thrilled though, including bicyclists that have been frustrated by the near constant illegal

As much as things have changed in the Rittenhouse neighborhood over the last century or so, the parking garage at the northwest corner of 22nd & Pine has remained a constant. This building has likely caught the eye of just about anyone that's ever walked past this intersection, as it

One Meridian Plaza was constructed at the northeast corner of 15th & Chestnut in 1972, and was originally called the Fidelity Mutual Life Building, in honor of the company that co-developed the property. Eventually, Meridian Bank became the lead tenant in the building, and by the early 1990s it was

Fitler Square doesn't see a whole lot of construction, given its relatively stable ownership base and the fact that so many of the homes in the neighborhood are already in pretty good shape. When homes do get fixed up in this neighborhood, the work generally takes place inside, with developers

With the weather warming up and Memorial Day quickly approaching, summery thoughts are starting to creep into our consciousness. That's probably got something to do with how we found ourselves wandering down the 2000 block of Lombard Street the other day. The Lombard Swim Club makes its home on the