In Spring Garden

A reader asked us if we'd heard anything about the newish hole at 1538 Green St., on the corner of 16th & Green. This lot has been used as a surface parking lot for at least the last decade. Does anyone remember when there was a building here?

As of a

And no, we're not talking about Greater Saint Matt's.

Back in April, a developer (we're not sure who) came before the ZBA with a proposal to convert the historic church at 626 N 21st St. into eight residential units. Near neighbors objected, citing a lack of parking and outdoor space, and

In our last post, we discussed one of Philly’s longer-running venues, the frequently repurposed TLA.  Today, we look into the history of one of the city’s newest venues: Union Transfer, at 1026 Spring Garden St.

The mid-sized music venue has generated a ton of buzz, quickly emerging as one of Philly’s best.  Drawing an

The former Spring Garden Public School, located on 12th Street between Ogden and Parrish Streets, is a blighted structure that's worth renovating. Imagine what a developer could do with the rooftop, already paved for basketball and such (removing the cage of course), and with the kind of skyline views that make developers think

In the Fall, we gave you the lowdown about an upcoming move for the Pennsylvania Ballet. Their studios are currently in East Falls, but soon they'll be moving to a brand new space at 321 N. Broad Street. Architects Erdy McHenry have designed this project, which will involve the demolition of one building and the

A piece of literary history is for sale. Again.

"You could smell the odor of urine, s**t and vomit of a half century as it came up through the floor into the bar from the restrooms below,” wrote Charles Bukowski, one of America’s most famous poets, about a corner bar at 17th and

Back in November, we told you about the upcoming construction of a three story building with a commercial space on the first floor and two apartments above. In the past six months, little has happened at this corner, but a reader tipped us off that construction finally got started at

A reader checked in with us, wondering about some construction taking place on the corner of Brown and Percy Sts. One would think that this lot, which sits next to elevated train tracks and across the street from PHA homes, had a building on it fairly recently. As it turns out,

Up the street from the future site of a Mormon Temple, and around the corner from the possible site of a future casino, developers are seeking to transform a tired two-story building at 17th & Wood into a contemporary five-story structure.

Developers from INTECH appeared before the Logan Square Neighborhood Association Zoning Committee this month with plans to

We were heading west from Northern Liberties and spotted a newly dug pre-foundation at 1022-24 Fairmount Ave., next to a huge vacant lot. Aside from a couple of privately owned homes and lots on the south side of this block, the rest of the immediate area is either owned by