How far are we from a revitalized 52nd & 60th Street? (Philadelphia: home, living)

[kyb01]

Originally Posted by Von7philly

Yes its quite livable throughout. Cobbs Creek is beautiful and people are taking notice. Not long ago 46th/47th was the cut off when i was graduating from high school at West Philly High. If you were to walk through CC, I think you would be surprised at the quality of the neighborhood. Annexing UD isn't a bad idea. I have always thought about those type of things to myself.

No, about annexing UD which has its own problems that we Philadelphians should not want to import into Philly.
Plus, no way in hell is it going to happen. lol. Hell, Millbourne didn't want to be part of UD.

[kyb01]

Considering that the building going up at 59th and Market is shaping up very nicely, who knows, maybe others will realize there are opportunities to be had around there.

Of course being way older that most folks reading or posting, I remember when Market, 52nd and 60th were chock full of businesses.

The tallish white building on 52nd, at Ludlow, used to house the Nixon movie theater. My family saw movies there in the 1950s when I was a small child. There were stores on 60th St that we still patronized although we were in the suburbs.

[moneymkt]

Originally Posted by kyb01

Considering that the building going up at 59th and Market is shaping up very nicely, who knows, maybe others will realize there are opportunities to be had around there.

Of course being way older that most folks reading or posting, I remember when Market, 52nd and 60th were chock full of businesses.

The tallish white building on 52nd, at Ludlow, used to house the Nixon movie theater. My family saw movies there in the 1950s when I was a small child. There were stores on 60th St that we still patronized although we were in the suburbs.

Going to 52nd street on a saturday for shopping and eating in 1984 was considered a big deal

[MarketStEl]

Year before last, a local real estate broker asked me to pick my "Hot Neighborhoods of 2020," and Cobbs Creek was one of the three I picked. The other two were Bridesburg and Germantown.

I'm not sure about those other two, but it looks like Cobbs Creek will fall into that category next year. New residential construction on spec has already taken place west of 52d Street, so it's only a matter of time before "West Philly's Main Street" regains its lost luster.

60th may take a little longer, but yes, Cobbs Creek has very strong bones and should advance nicely in the next year or two. Assuming the national economy doesn't implode, that is.

[kyb01]

Originally Posted by moneymkt

Going to 52nd street on a saturday for shopping and eating in 1984 was considered a big deal

Yes, agreed... things were not at all bad then. But, it was a much bigger deal when I was a kid. Of course the time I'm talking about pre-dates. malls.

[kyb01]

Originally Posted by MarketStEl

Year before last, a local real estate broker asked me to pick my "Hot Neighborhoods of 2020," and Cobbs Creek was one of the three I picked. The other two were Bridesburg and Germantown.

I'm not sure about those other two, but it looks like Cobbs Creek will fall into that category next year. New residential construction on spec has already taken place west of 52d Street, so it's only a matter of time before "West Philly's Main Street" regains its lost luster.

60th may take a little longer, but yes, Cobbs Creek has very strong bones and should advance nicely in the next year or two. Assuming the national economy doesn't implode, that is.

I would love to see such a revival of 52nd St.

[moneymkt]

Originally Posted by kyb01

Yes, agreed... things were not at all bad then. But, it was a much bigger deal when I was a kid. Of course the time I'm talking about pre-dates. malls.

i think i heard cherry hill mall was the first mall in america in 1967

[MarketStEl]

Originally Posted by moneymkt

i think i heard cherry hill mall was the first mall in america in 1967

Nope. The first shopping mall in the country was Southgate Center outside Detroit, which opened in 1955. Cherry Hill Mall dates to 1961.

Suburban Square in Ardmore is not considered a mall, but it's even older, dating to 1928. It's one of the oldest planned shopping centers in the country. The oldest is the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City (Mo.), begun in 1921.

[Von7philly]

Just came across this article

https://westphillylocal.us4.list-man...6&e=995cf111d7

[Von7philly]

About a proposed luxury apartment unit being built on 51st & Spruce