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It is always exciting, seeing development at scale spring up in spots that have long been neglected, and the Broad St. corridor north of Erie Ave. is certainly a place that fits this mold. After serving as the backbone of industry and commerce for years, we're all aware that this part of N. Broad has seen disinvestment despite being immediately along the Broad Street Line. Stepping just off of Broad St., this phenomenon is even [...]
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The stunning Temple Beth Israel Synagogue in Strawberry Mansion was constructed in 1907 and designed by Sauer & Hahn (who have buildings you may be familiar with across the city), and this gorgeous domed building stood at 3135-49 W. Montgomery Ave. for well over a hundred years. After closing as a synagogue in the 1960s, the building was historically protected back in 1993. It's no surprise, as this lovely structure just exuded character and harkened [...]
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North Philly contains quite a number of hulking, industrial gems from the past, and the one at 2100 W. Allegheny Ave. most certainly fits this profile. This was the original home to the Steel Heddle Manufacturing Company and the first section of this building went up in 1919. For those of you who aren't experts in textile technologies, a heddle is a part of a loom, and those heddles were manufactured right in this building. [...]
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