Old-Ass Building: Crescent Iron Works

4901 Grays Avenue

Photo by Michael Bixler

                Most of you have probably never seen this building but its awesome- a curving industrial building that's so badass that a guy built a boat inside! Read all about it at the Hidden City Daily!

Old-Ass Building: Pineview/Dirty Frank's

339-349 South 13th Street

Photo by Michael Bixler

               Alright you drunk bastards, here's the history of the Pineview Apartments a.k.a. the Dirty Frank's Building. Check it out at the Hidden City Daily!

Old-Ass Building: Gartside Rust Soap Company

4054 Lancaster Ave

Photo by Michael Bixler

                     You've probably never even seen this building but it's one of those that I've noticed for years and just couldn't stop thinking about. Read all about it at the Hidden City Daily!

Lost Building: Henry Morton Guild House

2210 Sansom Street

                  Here's one building you've probably never heard of.. its site has been a parking lot longer than this building stood, but this goddamn thing was once a landmark. Read all about it at the Hidden City Daily!

Old-Ass Building: George Institute

5100 Lancaster Avenue

Photo by Michael Bixler

                 Some parts of West Philly still have ancient relics left behind from its earliest days of development. Here's just one of them-- read all about it at the Hidden City Daily!

Old-Ass Building:Electric Traction Company Delaware Avenue Station Engine House

939 North Delaware Avenue, 950 North Penn Street

Photos by Michael Bixler

                  Some buildings just know how to survive. This old bastard has been standing on the riverfront since 1895 in nearly continuous use and laughs at other riverfront buildings that need historical designations to survive. Read all about it at the Hidden City Daily!

Land Use History: 3rd and Willings Alley

228 South 3rd Street

Photo by Michael Bixler

           Switching things up a bit-- the southwest corner of 3rd and Willing's Alley is one of the few pieces of land that can be traced back to day one. Check it all out at the Hidden City Daily!