A city’s history plays a significant role in how we move through it, especially East Coast colonial cities such as Philadelphia. William Penn and Thomas Holmes’ grid framework for Center City Philadelphia still exists today and is in many ways Philadelphia’s most defining characteristic. Oftentimes new development projects will unearth pieces of history long forgotten, as was the case with the planned SugarHouse Casino and the Girard Avenue interchange of I-95. Keeping and commemorating our important historical moments helps inform future development and contributes additional character to a community.
