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05/15/13 10:30am

Mind the gap! Civic association-less pocket makes a move toward organizing

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East Passyunk Crossing, Lower Moyamensing, Pennsport
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A few weeks back we wrote about a renovation at 7th and McKean and questioned how many apartments were going to be crammed into the building. Permits for 1939 S. 7th St. say they plan to install six full bathrooms into the building’s 4,200 square feet.

1939 S. 7th St.

1939 S. 7th St.

We also called the area a civic “no-man’s land” since there was no registered community organization that would speak on behalf of the area’s residents (which some people took offense to on our Facebook page) when former single-family homes are split up into apartments.

Well, it turns out, the 7th Street corridor won’t be civic-less for long.

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Pennsport
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05/13/13 12:00pm

Spotted: Fire-damaged Mummers warehouse is no more

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The rest of the warehouse where Fralinger used to store their props until it was severely damaged by fire days before New Year’s came down in one fell swoop last week when the last wall standing collapsed onto 2nd Street.

Pic from James Jennings at Pennsporter

Pic from Pennsporter

Our partner site Pennsporter reports that the wall fell down Friday while the building, at 2nd and Wharton, was being demolished. Power in the area was knocked out when debris struck overhanging electrical wires, causing a transformer explosion.

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Pennsport
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04/30/13 10:30am

New Pier 53 park would include 55-foot glow-in-the-dark tower

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The Delaware River Waterfront Corporation unveiled its proposal this weekend for a new park to be built on Pier 53 at the foot of Washington Avenue.

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Plan Philly had the renderings.

The park proposal includes a 55-foot tower that would have a lookout at 16 feet and a slender “phosphorescent glass cylinder” that would glow through the night.

One of the renderings included quite a wistful description of the sculpture, called “Land Buoy”:

Land Buoy is both a beacon and wind monitor. It tracks the currents of the sky with a “sail” whose action produces a deep, haunting sound. When the wind is calm, the buoy is silent, waiting. Inside the mesh skin a spiral stair, tapering off at 16 feet, provides a protected “bird in the trees” view of land and sea. The central column supporting the stairs becomes an illuminated light column around which a sail device spins, tracking wind currents.

Neat.

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Pennsport
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04/26/13 9:00am

Development at 7th and McKean give some hope to no-man’s land

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There is an interesting pocket of South Philly nestled between Pennsport and East Passyunk Crossing. Visit Philly may call it Pennsport, but actually, it’s more of a “no man’s land” when it comes to civic affiliation, as well as residential and commercial development.

That could soon be changing, at least on the development end of things. A new renovation project is taking shape on the corner of 7th and McKean streets.

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Bella Vista
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04/17/13 12:00pm

Four South Philly ‘hoods being marketed to tourists

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The Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation recently launched a campaign to get the tourists to think past the Liberty Bell and realize there’s a whole city out there.

Aimed at getting visitors to stay longer, the campaign highlights 14 neighborhoods in all, including Bella Vista, Graduate Hospital, East Passyunk and Pennsport.

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But a sliver…

Each hood gets its own slick page, complete with a video highlighting the best of each neighborhood. You, dear readers, may be able to guess what the best might be, but much of the businesses would never be seen otherwise by some of our less adventurous visitors.

Check ‘em out here. It’s worth a look.

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Pennsport
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03/27/13 9:00am

Parking in Pennsport is going to be pretty tough starting next month

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Philly police have some bad news for some drivers in Pennsport: No parking under I-95 between McKean and Mifflin streets, across from the Target store, beginning this Monday, April 1.

Thank you, Google Streetview

Thank you, Google Streetview

The Pennsport Civic Association sent out an email yesterday about the ban, which will be into effect until the end of May because of repair work on I-95. No specific date wasn’t given when the area would reopen.

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Pennsport
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03/25/13 10:30am

What’s that demolition permit on old firehouse at Water and Reed?

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Demolition permits have been filed for the building at 1401 S. Water St., the old firehouse that until 2006 was the Engine 46 steakhouse.

Would be a shame to lose such a cool building. Pics from our friend Pennsporter

But it’s unclear what that means for the historic firehouse, built in 1895 and whose crenellated tower is visible from I-95. One permit filed in January  is “for the partial demolition of an existing building” and another filed last month says “demolition of existing building as part of secondary building.”

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03/22/13 12:00pm

PSN gushes over Sophia’s; 11 homes coming to site of Fralinger fire

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Phyllis Stein-Novack of the South Philly Review gave a rare four tips of the toque to Sophia’s at  1623 E Passyunk Ave.

Looking from the bar into the first-floor dining room. Photo by Andrew Thayer at the Review

Looking from the bar into the first-floor dining room. Photo by Andrew Thayer at the Review

Wowed by the service, the twist on classics like paella and cassoulet, and the bang for your buck, Stein-Novack describes a meal to remember.

Restaurants plan a to-do list before they open. Some fall short on ambience, noise level, service and, of course, the meal. It is obvious Lee and his staff excelled on all levels.

Read the full review here. Incidentally, we couldn’t agree more. Sophia’s is quickly becoming our favorite neighborhood spot. Now just don’t go jacking up those prices!

Across South Philly in Pennsport, Naked Philly reports that the warehouse that caught fire and nearly destroyed Fralinger’s New Year’s will be torn down to make way for a new housing development.

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