The Historic District

Hi there, OurPhillyRow! I saw your post when new, and am so glad you have been able to complete the work. I no longer can see the photos, did you remove them or were they hosted on Photobucket and are no longer accessible? Well, either way, I do remember seeing the original pictures and know it was ...

Hi there, OurPhillyRow! I saw your post when new, and am so glad you have been able to complete the work. I no longer can see the photos, did you remove them or were they hosted on Photobucket and are no longer accessible? Well, either way, I do remember seeing the original pictures and know it was ...

I'm a big fan of the Bahco scrapers, too. They are a real help refinishing wood trim work . All the different shaped blades can be very handy. I only have one, but would like to get a second so that I can have two different shaped blades ready to go as I am working. The blades are easy to change, bu...

Kmarissa, I agree with you. This section of Philadelphia has a ton of history attached to it. Many historical sites and buildings up and down Germantown Avenue that have deep connections and historical roots. I have always loved it here and never take for granted all the rich history and architectur...

Yep! That is very much what it is, Nicholas! They (realtors) always refer to these single, narrow homes as "farmhouses" around here. There are many scattered about the area, all very much the same, most with a setback from the street of at least a small front yard, others up on big slopes ...

True, that, Don M!

Thanks Mick_VT! Your suggestion worked and I was able to fix all those sideways photos and edit so hopefully they make a little more sense as to what is being shown! Much appreciated. Clearly this is a home built structure, again, modest but very interesting in a way. It is all brick and block, and ...

yep! for all but one!

huh, they did load sideways! How odd!

Off to pick up the man in the picture of the greenhouse working hard, there!

Edited to fix photos, and try and describe them a little better.... This is inside the greenhouse. Some places you can see where panes of glass belong, but mostly it is just a confusing mess, and us trying to sort through it! I also realize I don't even have a picture of the doors to get in! Maybe n...