Center City

Center City

Council Districts: (1) Frank DiCicco, (2) Anna Verna, (5) Darrell Clarke

Local civic associations:
www.centercityresidents.org/

www.chinatown-pcdc.org/whatnew_banquet.htm

www.societyhillcivic.com/

http://www.lsnaphilly.org/

http://www.southwestcdc.org/
http://www.washwestcivic.org/
http://www.oldcity.org/

http://www.southofsouth.org/

http://www.callowhill.org/

http://www.readingviaduct.org/

UPDATES

Councilman Darrell Clarke, 5th District Update, February 2009

State of Center City 2008

Center City Housing Report, 2008

The neighborhoods that make up Center City are listed in the left hand sidebar on every neighborhood page within Center City.

Points of Interest

Martin Luther King, Jr. Plaza

MLK Plaza is a mixed-income HOPE VI residential area along 13th Street in the Hawthorne neighborhood of Philadelphia.

High School for Creative and Performing Arts

Old Incinerator Site/Festival Pier

Proposed Riverwalk Casino site at Spring Garden Street and Delaware Avenue. At 11 acres, it was the smallest site of the five considered by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board in 2006.

Details emerge on first stage of city's intermodal transit study

One scenario calls for rebuilding a new bus terminal. Second option would involve moving the bus terminal to an underutilized truck loading area under The Gallery.

CDAG discussion heats up over potential meeting with Wynn

A suggested get together with the Las Vegas casino mogul to familiarize him with the Civic Vision for the Central Delaware creates friction among advocacy group members.

Making a built statement or just filling in

Why can't old and new architecture just get along? Classic and contemporary forms usually don't play well together says Steven Semes in his new book: "The Future of the Past".

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