Special Reports

https://vimeo.com/21295444] Just last year, Fred Wells and his wife expected the foreclosure crisis to take the roof from over their heads.  The senior citizens had been living in their Philadelphia home for 46 years. The [continue reading…]

Temple University photography students focus on the fate of the long-abandoned Divine Lorraine on Broad Street. Visit the website at https://www.focusonphiladelphia.com/photoj/

Most of all, Stephen Kennedy is going to miss the skylight in his bathroom. That was the feature that finally sold the 68-year-old Kensington resident on the house he’s been renting for the last four [continue reading…]

Let’s face it, the area is great. It’s old and quaint and its historic charm seems to translate seamlessly with current expectations of modern living. For residents of Bella Vista and Queen Village, many of [continue reading…]

https://vimeo.com/21277305] Every Friday night the streets of Manayunk are littered with empty beer bottles and drunken college students stumbling back to their homes.  The locals are tired of it and are demanding a change. The [continue reading…]

Abandoned houses are probably the biggest issue facing the community,  Melissa Dunbar, a lifelong resident of Fairhill, explained while sitting comfortably on her couch. “I consider myself lucky every day that I have a roof [continue reading…]

https://vimeo.com/20480119]   The 1500 block of Poplar Street didn’t look like much two years ago. It was home to a few vacant lots, some abandoned properties and a junkyard one resident called a “horrible eyesore.” [continue reading…]

[soundslide url=”https://smcsites.com/soundslides/uploads/sp1112tiogahousingsoundslide/” height=550 width=600] Abandoned homes, vacant lots and crumbling structures have not always been how the Nicetown/Tioga area was decorated. Believe it or not, this community used to host several booming businesses and the [continue reading…]