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SWPenn t1_iy1l6q2 wrote

Reply to comment by its-saute in Article about the terminal building development. Thoughts? by _koopatroopa_

The deal was that the Penn Avenue merchants/grocers/bakers/ fish markets/cheese shops did not want the terminal to be filled with shops in direct competition. That's why it's not like Union Market or Reading Terminal. Stores that would be in those markets already line Penn Avenue.

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its-saute t1_iy1lyra wrote

Ok…we’ll then I’m at a loss as to why everyone is complaining that chain stores are coming in? If the local businesses didn’t want any more local competition there…then what were they supposed to put in there…?

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SWPenn t1_iy376qy wrote

That was my thought, too. It's been well documented over the years that any plan to make the Terminal a public market was a nonstarter and the Penn Avenue merchants would have fought it. So the developer looked for other businesses that would add to the variety without taking business away from Penn Avenue.

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