Richmond Power Plant

The property, just south of the Betsy Ross Bridge, is not within Philadelphia Park's 10-mile exclusionary zone. It was first mentioned as a possible casino re-site after legislation was proposed that would restrict casinos in Philadelphia from being within 1,500 feet of neighborhoods, schools and churches. While it is still talked about as an alternative to the present SugarHouse site, remediating contaminents such as asbestos would be a major hurdle for development here.