redeyeblink OP t1_j9ass7q wrote on February 20, 2023 at 3:52 PM

Reply to comment by PhillyAccount in Historic gas station at 20th and Arch is being relocated to Fairmount Park by redeyeblink

I'm with you on that. Imagine what a million dollars could do for the youth cycling and amateur rowing programs.
>it will be turned into office space for the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia’s youth cycling program and the Schuylkill Navy, which champions amateur rowing on the river
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>”it is a dear object to the community, and Parkway was not about to go in and argue that we should be able to knock it down.”

said Brian Berson, president of Parkway Commercial Properties

Now how many people from the community will go visit that dear object once it's moved to Fairmount?

bukkakedebeppo t1_j9bb06c wrote on February 20, 2023 at 5:51 PM

Nobody, because it won't be accessible to the general public. I live in Fairmount and have spent time at Lemon Hill and didn't even know about the Sedgley Porter House since it is always surrounded by cars and tucked into a corner. It's a cute building and maybe could have been turned into something cool at the existing location, but this really does feel like a waste of money.

inthegarden5 t1_j9bbjji wrote on February 20, 2023 at 5:55 PM

Parkway is paying the $1 million to move it off their land so they can develop it. They weren't ever going to donate that money to anyone.

justanawkwardguy t1_j9aukwd wrote on February 20, 2023 at 4:04 PM

TBH I hadn't heard of it before this article. I would go visit it in it's current location, but seeing as they are planning to relocate it, it may be best to hold off until after it's moved