South of South St. from River to River
Developer Bart Blatstein has been the talk of South Philly lately, with two developments in the works. He recently released new plans for Broad and Washington, along with news of another riverfront development. Inga Saffron wrote a piece criticizing Blatstein’s
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With two large projects from developer Bart Blatstein currently in the works in South Philly, many are questioning if these projects are suitable developments for the area. The massive “gateway” project for Broad and Washington now has updated plans, along
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Monster Pets, the family-owned and operated pet supply store at 1946 S. Columbus Blvd., has teamed up with the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to offer pet adoption and other services. This new partnership is now
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For the first time in years, the S.S. United States finally seems to be on a path towards development and away from the scrapyard. A preliminary agreement was announced for the ship in mid-December without revealing any details about the
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$600,000 was raised in 2015 to save the S.S. United States from the scrapyard, at least for one more year. At that time, the future of the vessel was unknown, other than some proposals floating around for the redevelopment of
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Bart Blatstein, the man behind the massive development proposed for Broad and Washington, seems to have his eyes on a new project, this time along the Delaware River. At 1401-99 Columbus Blvd., the currently-empty 16-acre plot of land is expected
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