Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Empty Lot of the Week-- September 3rd

 Poplar Stores Tabas Family Foundation Lot

Bounded by Delawares Avenue, Poplar and North Penn Streets


                    Upon first inspection of this lot, it seems pretty innocent. A large triangle of land created by the fork between Delaware Avenue and North Penn Street with the first segment of Poplar Street running along the back. It looks like the front lawn of the Yards Brewery, a clean, green, public space sporting some barely legal billboards. Nonetheless, you should know that this is a perfectly-buildable, privately-owned patch of empty lot.
                 Read more at the Philadelphia City Paper's Naked City Blog!