Philadelphia Retail with PlazaACME

It would seem this week's set of photos unintentionally focuses on some of the Philadelphia's more threatened historical buildings. Don't worry, there's still quite a bit of retail in here as well- and it's some interesting stuff if I do say so myself. The Bulletin Building, University City I put up some pictures of this place last post and gave the history, but just now realized I have a better photo that shows the whole building. The windows facing the street are original to the building, but the ones on the side with the Drexel sign were carved in a few years back. The façade remodel last year only impacted the one side, the streetfront one is more or less the same as always. Also of note is that I just found out as part of the renovation, its name has officially switched back to the Bulletin Building from One Drexel Plaza. Drexel does still own it, but has moved the classrooms and offices to a new building and now merely acts as the landlord here.  The subway st...

The first few weeks on campus, I spent a lot of my free time wandering around the neighborhood. As time went on, my radius gradually started increasing. That's probably going to be close to half the photos you see from here out- not that I'm out photographing other areas less, but just that there's so much more to see here. At this point I can say I've walked to all 5 regions of the city, the entirety of the Main Line, some of the Delco suburbs, and to Camden. Abe's, Philadelphia (University City) Looking at the property records, somebody named Abraham bought this place in 1983, so I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that's when this opened. The sign frame looks much older, so I'm guessing that was recycled. Abe's has been closed for several years, and is now operating as a low-end grocery store who left their sign up. DP Dough/Pizza Hut, Philadelphia (University City) It took me a while to figure out that DP Dough is a chain and even longer to find o...