In Market East
The Eagles won a playoff game yesterday (Go Birds!) and quite unexpectedly, the local basketball team was perhaps a bigger story. Since the summer of 2022, we've been writing about 76 Place, the proposed new Sixers arena at 10th & Market. The project went through a few different iterations, required
Read MoreMissed Opportunity as Parking Garage Replacing Mercantile Library
22 November, 2024 | No Comments | Market EastIt's fair to say that most Philadelphians walking along the 1000 block of Chestnut Street are totally unaware of the presence of a Midcentury Modern architectural gem on the north side of the block. In the middle of the 20th century, the Mercantile Library at 1021 Chestnut St. served residents,
Read MoreAt this point, everybody and their grandparents have an opinion on 76 Place - the proposed arena for the Sixers/residential tower which would rise on the western portion of what is now the Fashion District/Gallery mall. After a first round of Civic Design Review late last year, revised plans were
Read MoreA Long Meeting Brings Few Answers for What’s Next for 76 Place
21 December, 2023 | No Comments | Market EastYou don't need to be an expert in best practices of business process optimization to know that six hours plus is a long*** meeting. But we're here for you, O faithful readers, to give you the latest round of updates on a topic we have discussed more often than any
Read MoreIt's no secret at this point: the Philadelphia 76ers have their hearts set on a new arena - 76 Place - in the heart of the city at 11th & Market. The western third of the Fashion District has been eyed as the new location for some time now, with
Read MoreThe Philadelphia Parking Authority (PPA) doesn't have the rosiest reputation, as evidenced by the television series about the misadventures involved in this enterprise. The Autopark at Jefferson near 10th & Ludlow is owned by the PPA and has been around for over fifty years. If we're being honest, this building
Read MoreNew Timelines, Info for 76 Place Thanks to the Return of City Council
15 September, 2023 | No Comments | Market EastBoy, it sure has been a busy summer when it comes to the proposed Sixers arena, 76 Place. It was barely a month ago when we talked about the newest plans for the arena, which were updated to include a residential tower along the northern part of the site. Though
Read MoreIt was only back in June when we last provided an update on the proposed 76 Place arena that has plans to rise at 11th & Market where the Fashion District currently resides. New renderings were released, giving more details to how the arena would fit into the area and
Read MoreThe construction at 1101 Chestnut St., taking up the whole northern side of the block between 11th & 12th Streets, has made the area a bit of a challenge to navigate for years, as the Jefferson University-affiliated Honickman Center took the place of a less than beautiful parking garage. We
Read MoreBy now, you have surely heard about the proposed 76 Place, a new 18,500-seat Sixers arena that would sit on what is now the western end of the Fashion District in Market East. We actually provided an update just a few weeks back about the chances of this moving forward,
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