Before – Day Shots – Various Locations for Street Lighting: North on 13th Street from Buttonwood Street.
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607 North 8th Street
Philadelphia, PA
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Northeast Corner – 13th and Buttonwood Streets. Lager Beer and Liquor Establishment
Two of the projects, Bart Blatstein’s massive “Provence” and the more modest (but still plenty ambitious) Market8, are selling themselves as nothing less than Center City redevelopment engines — job-creating behemoths that will breathe new life into stubborn and difficult blocks.
Both aim to fill large underused Center City parcels that are undeniable blemishes on the urban landscape. Both proposals downplay the centrality of the casino operation (indeed, the slots and table games are on the second floor of each development, while the ground floors are reserved for restaurants, retail and lobbies). And both have grand architectural ambitions: The over-the-top French rooftop village of Provence, versus Market8’s glass-sheathed tower, to be designed by starchitect Enrique Norton’s Ten Architectos firm.
And the pitch men and women for both projects know just what language to use to tickle urbanists’ fancy. Their projects, they say, “fill the hole in the donut.” Market8 will have “a dialogue with the street, a dialogue with the city.” The Provence, meanwhile, will “respect and enhance Philadelphia’s urban fabric.”
(via From Uninspired to World-Class, Visions for Philly’s Second Casino Emerge – Next City)
A year and a half ago, we first told you about plans from Tower Investments to redevelop the former state building at Broad & Spring Garden. And last month, the $70M conversion opened its doors as Tower Place.
(via Another Step for North Broad as Tower Place Opens | NakedPhilly)
Cerulean Arts’ Objet of the Day:
Mosaic Glass Hurricane
5” x 6”, $18
Two Goose Dinner with Goose Island Beer Co!
7:00pm Butcher Bryan Mayer & 13th Street Kitchens have joined forces and are taking over our entire menu! They have prepared a special goose dinner paired with an exclusive selection of Goose Island beers, including the coveted Bourbon County Stout!
Featured on tap will be Goose Island Sofie, Matilda, Pere Jacques, IPA, and (drum roll please…) Coffee Bourbon County Stout!!!***This event is a la carte, and no reservations are required.***
(via Llama Tooth)
In Heaven (Everything is Fine) – Michael Forrest remix of song from Eraserhead (by Michael Forrest)