PhilaMOCA threatened with demolition – WHYY

The Philadelphia Mausoleum of Contemporary Art is located in the former showroom of Finney and Son, located on 12th Street at Spring Garden. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
The Philadelphia Mausoleum of Contemporary Art is located in the former showroom of Finney and Son, located on 13th Street at Spring Garden. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

“We reopened on July 22nd and things have been going extremely well since then. But last night that notice came out of nowhere. And, you know, we’ve literally had four L&I inspectors out here just this year,” [PhilaMOCA manager Eric Bresler] said. “That’s why this is such a shock…I thought all these kinds of city-related troubles were behind us.”

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