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The Rail Park’s first quarter-mile section, which officially opens on June 14, follows the gentle curve of a former rail spur, rising from Noble Street just east of Broad to the middle of the 1100 block of Callowhill Street. Ultimately, the Rail Park is envisioned as a three-mile linear park that might someday connect 10 neighborhoods, from Poplar to Brewerytown. The first phase has cost about $11 million, and reuse of the rest of the elevated viaduct as a park easily could exceed $50 million.

— Ashley Hahn

PlanPhilly | In Common: Rail Park opens, carrying the freight of a changing neighborhood

Photo Credit: Neal Santos for PlanPhilly

What does it mean to create a new park in a changing, sometimes contested neighborhood? Next in our series about Philly’s changing public spaces,…

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Callowhill’s Walking Guide: Bob Bruhin on Vimeo – Urban Landscapes

Bob Bruhin leads walking tours throughout the Callowhill section of Philadelphia focusing both on urban revival in the neighborhood and David Lynch.

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1300 Block of Noble Street Philadelphia, PA Copyright 2018, Bob Bruhin. All rights reserved. (prints via ehood.us/5uT)

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1300 Block of Noble Street Philadelphia, PA Copyright 2018, Bob Bruhin. All rights reserved. (prints via ehood.us/5uj)

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Lasher Printing Company Building 1309 Noble Street Philadelphia, PA Copyright 2018, Bob Bruhin. All rights reserved. (prints via ehood.us/5ub)

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Lasher Printing Company Building 1309 Noble Street Philadelphia, PA Copyright 2018, Bob Bruhin. All rights reserved. (prints via ehood.us/5u2)

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Upcoming Callowhill Neighborhood Events

SEPTEMBER 2017

Build The Rail Park Happy Hour

September 6 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm UTC-4
The Trestle Inn, 339 North 11th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107-1307 United States 
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BRYAN HANES AND INGA SAFFRON IN CONVERSATION Join us Wednesday, September 6 as we present a talk by Project Architect Bryan Hanes and Pulitzer Prize-winning Journalist Inga Saffron. Inga Saffron, The Inquirer’s architecture critic, writes about architecture, design and planning issues. She was awarded the 2014 Pulitzer Prize in Criticism. Her popular column, “Changing Skyline”, has been appearing on Fridays in the paper’s Home & Design section since 1999. In 2012, she completed a Loeb Fellowship at Harvard University’s Graduate…

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Community Zoning Meeting

September 11 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm EDT
Azavea, 990 Spring Garden St.
Philadelphia, PA 19107 United States 
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Sept 11, 7:30  Community Zoning Meeting – at Azavea, 990 Spring Garden St 5th Fl. Hear plans for the Heid Building (13th and Wood Sts) – retail and residential development

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PAR Recyle ~ e-waste recycling !

September 12 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT
Arts + Crafts Holdings, 990 Spring Garden St.
Philadelphia, PA United States 
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This year we are proud to be partnering with PAR Recyle ~ e-waste recycling ! Meet at Arts + Crafts Holdings, 990 Spring Garden St. All snacks and supplies provided If you can’t make the clean-up on the 16th , drop your e-waste off on Sept 12th or 15th.

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Community Zoning Meeting

September 12 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm EDT
PCDC, 310 N 9th St
Philadelphia, PA United States 
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Hear plans for 335 N 11th St. : rear addition- commercial and residential development

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PAR Recyle ~ e-waste recycling !

September 15 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT
Arts + Crafts Holdings, 990 Spring Garden St.
Philadelphia, PA United States 
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This year we are proud to be partnering with PAR Recyle ~ e-waste recycling ! Meet at Arts + Crafts Holdings, 990 Spring Garden St. All snacks and supplies provided If you can’t make the clean-up on the 16th , drop your e-waste off on Sept 12th or 15th.

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Callowhill Neighborhood Clean-Up !

September 16 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT
Arts + Crafts Holdings, 990 Spring Garden St.
Philadelphia, PA United States 
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Sept 16, 9 am to noon, Fall  2017 Callowhill Neighborhood Clean-Up ! This year we are proud to be partnering with PAR Recyle ~ e-waste recycling ! Meet at Arts + Crafts Holdings, 990 Spring Garden St.  All snacks and supplies provided

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