Philly Bricks

You don't need to be a history buff to know that Old City was once Philadelphia's central core. From the city's beginnings as th...

If you've lived in Philadelphia for a while, you might not see them. But look up. Pretend you've never been here before. Or visit a ...

With NREA's East Market steadily demolishing the Snellenberg stump for its exciting mixed use project, and the Gallery at Market East bo...

Four months after the dust settled at the site of Old City's Shirt Corner fire at Third and Market, we finally have our sidewalk back....

When I first moved to Washington, D.C. almost twenty years ago, my large studio cost a modest $450 a month, development was stale, and the i...

After the collapse of the Shirt Corner and the fire that destroyed the Suit Corner, much of Old City's blighted neglect is being called ...

The redevelopment at Old City's iconic Shirt Corner at 3rd and Market looks as though it will go through without protest. It's not s...

You don't like The Shirt Corner. Yes, you. I know that. Well, you're reading Philly Bricks, so you might actually like The Shirt C...

Back in 2004, when funky little firms like CREI were using up and coming urban neighborhoods as their architectural playground for experime...

Real estate agents toss around a lot of terms, make up terms, and try to re-brand neighborhoods to make them sound less sinister. Ever heard...

As a new attraction opens on our Independence Mall to mixed reviews, some more hateful than others, the Mall's history, and the potentia...