Jessica Griffin | philly.com
- Naked Philly wonders that with the Forum gone from Market West, might the last piece be in place to reset decades of opportunistic speculators and finally transform 2100 through 2300 Market Street?“The future possibilities are enlivening. Imagine the chance to redesign three blocks in Center City. Imagine some green space in there. Maybe some added density, in the vein of the recently expanded AAA building. And some vibrant new retail spaces, providing places to go for new area residents as well as people walking across the river after arriving in town via train or Bolt Bus.”
- The 800 block of Market East will be one of the six casino proposals to be presented for the public’s consideration at the Convention Center on February 12. Once considered the location for the abortive DisneyQuest themepark, the current parking lot costs the City millions each year to put towards the interest for the land acquisition costs for that development debacle.
- With the GlaxoSmithKline moving into its new office space next month, the Navy Yard will return to the same number of jobs (10,000) that it had before the shipyard closed in the ‘90s. In conjunction with that milestone, an updated plan for the burgeoning business district’s 2004 master plan will be released, one which “will reflect changes in the physical reality of the land available, since a portion of that space has gone to port expansion. It will also update goals related to housing, transit, employment and amenities, such as restaurants, retail and additional green space and trail connections.
- NewsWorks talks to Kensington pizzeria owner Meletios Anthanasiadis, who was enraged to discover that the City is considering taking his shop by eminent domain in order to grant it to the Philadelphia Arab American CDC, which in turn plans to build an affordable housing project called Tajdeed, or “renewal” in Arabic.
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Stephen Currall recently received his BA in history from Arcadia University. Before beginning doctoral studies, he is pursuing his interest in local history, specifically just how Philadelphians engage their vibrant past. Besides skimming through 18th century letters, Steve is also interested in music and travel.
