South Philadelphia - Planning District B
Council Districts: (1) Frank DiCicco, (2) Anna Verna The neighborhoods that make up South Philadelphia include:
The Shot Tower was the first of its kind in the nation and only one of five left intact. Originally built in 1808 for the production of hunting shot, it…
Tasker Avenue and Columbus Boulevard Website On Dec. 20, this 16-acre vacant parcel of commercial land was selected as one of the two sites licensed for slot parlor development by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. Licensing…
1601 South Columbus Boulevard
An early form of “waterfront development” initiated when almost all the old industrial sites lay dormant, Pier 70 is now one of Philadelphia’s most popular shopping destinations. Aided by former…
This family-owned sandwich shop, which boasts to make the city’s best “Old Philly Style Sandwiches,” has recently expanded from its South Philly shop to the likes of University City, Citizens…
The City constructed this building in 1976 to honor the tradition of Philadelphia Mummery, a New Years Day parade with roots dating back to pre-colonial Swedish and English settlers. Participants…
Constructed in 1677, this church is the oldest in Pennsylvania and the most important monument of the earliest European settlement in the Delaware Valley. The I-95 ramp now physically separates…
902 S 9th St
Philadelphia's preeminent outdoor market has been the center of neighborhood activity in South Philadelphia.
Address: Columbus Boulevard and Commons Drive (just south of Snyder Avenue)
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http://www.ss-united-states.com/Although it sits alone on a dock surrounded by big box retail stores, the SS United States…
Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation has formed a long-term plan to transform this old navy base at the intersection of the Schuylkill and Delaware Rivers into a suburban-style business center. The…
There was once an island right off Center City where Philadelphians went to bathe and frolic.
Rising in the middle of the river, Smith’s Island was about a block wide…
One of two fortifications built in 1747, the Association Battery was located at the foot of Wharton Street, with 27 cannons aimed out over the Delaware River to stop any…
The small houses at the intersection of Carpenter and Front Streets are some of the earliest surviving Philadelphia row houses outside of Society Hill. These 18th century homes, originally occupied…
The Philadelphia Daily News reported in January 2008 that Comcast-Spectacor has preliminary plans to develop a multi-million dollar entertainment complex within the Sports District in South Philadelphia that currently…
The property is within the 10-mile exclusionary zone created to protect Chester Downs. While it still serves limited shipping needs, the site is being redeveloped as a mixed-use office…
This parcel is just south of the Walt Whitman Bridge on the west side of Pattison Avenue. This industrial site is largely underutilized.
At 12 acres, this site is close on the Delaware River just south of the United States Coast Guard at Washington Avenue. Penn's Landing Catering also operates on this…
