In Spring Garden

We got a tip about some construction on the 1200 block of Mount Vernon St. in the West Poplar neighborhood, so we checked it out and snapped a couple of pictures for everybody to enjoy. Previously, 1217-19 Mt. Vernon St. were empty lots, but quite a bit of progress has

This building in the Spring Garden neighborhood was built fairly recently and it looks like nothing we've ever seen. Surrounded by rehabbed warehouses, this skinny building sits among several currently vacant lots.

The building contains two condo units. One has been on the market for more than a year, with 1500

Right next to the QQ slaughter spot, where you can buy a variety of animals that they will axe for you on the spot, Chen Dun Liang will soon be opening a small grocery store. According to the zoning application, the first floor of 1118 Spring Garden St. will serve

A new daycare is coming to 1309 Ridge Ave. in the West Poplar neighborhood. Because of the angle of Ridge Ave., the building sits on a small lot that runs the short distance between 13th St. and Ridge Ave.- on the southern side of this X-shaped intersection is an

According to Plan Philly, a new supermarket and shopping plaza is currently being considered for the vacant corner of 9th St. and Girard Ave. (yes, another supermarket). At a meeting last month, the Philadelphia Planning Commission gave its preliminary support for the redevelopment of the block to

According to sources, Chinatown CDC recently received approval from the RDA to acquire and redevelop 1001-1011 Vine St. for the construction of a new community center. When this project was initially being discussed, the structure was to be a simple four story building with retail and a community center. As

The huge, vacant, former industrial building, at 315 N. 12th Street is finally receiving a new life. The space has been vacant for quite some time and was recently adorned with some sort of artistic display, but soon it will be the home of new luxury condos.

The Reading Viaduct is one of Philadelphia’s unlikely treasures, which goes unseen and unnoticed by most who live in town. For those who are uncertain what the viaduct is, it’s an elevated train track that carried trains into and out of Center City's Reading Terminal Station

Teaful Bliss Cafe will be coming soon to the corner of 11th and Spring Garden Streets, bringing something to the table that this area does not currently possess- a quaint little coffee shop. According to owner Jeffrey Mouzon, Teaful Bliss Cafe will offer a new,

As we reported months ago, Union Transfer is coming to the old Spaghetti Warehouse building between 10th and 11th Sts. on Spring Garden. A collaboration between Four Corners Management, R5 Productions, and The Bowery Presents, this medium-sized all-ages music venue should fill a void in Philadelphia. According to the press