Hilarious Signage on Girard Ave.
We don’t want to suggest that we support any one bank over another, but a resident of Earl St. in Fishtown definitely has disdain for one particular bank above all the rest. While it’s certainly this...
View ArticleMysterious New Construction on Girard Ave.
We’ve had our eye on this construction site at 117 W Girard Ave. for a few months now, and haven’t come any closer to knowing what’s going on… New building is replacing this old building The property,...
View ArticleTwo More New Homes Coming to Fishtown
If you’re any kind of regular reader of this here blog, you’re keenly aware of the amount of residential new construction activity going on in Fishtown and the surrounding neighborhoods. Often, we find...
View ArticleBatting Cages Coming to Girard Ave.?
We got an email from a helpful reader the other day, with some interesting news for a rough-looking building on Girard Avenue. Across the street from a BP station, 527 W. Girard Ave. has clearly seen...
View ArticleWe Wonder About Two Vacant Lots Near East Girard
A reader wrote in, asking about 1129-31 E. Montgomery Ave., two vacant lots a few steps from Girard Ave. and across the street from Kraftwork. Thinking that two vacant lots in such a hot area meant...
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