A Neighborhood Beset By Outside Development
For decades, Philadelphia’s Chinatown neighborhood has contended with large outside infrastructure developments. Some projects were completed, such as the Vine Street Expressway, the Pennsylvania Convention Center, and the commuter tunnel. Others — including the proposed Phillies ballpark at 12th and Vine Streets and a casino in the former Gallery mall — were blocked by neighborhood opposition. The latest project is a proposed Sixers arena at 10th and Market Streets.
Site of
proposed
Phillies
ballpark
in 2000
Holy Redeemer
Chinese Catholic
Church
676
CHINATOWN
Franklin
Square
Pa. Convention Center
(Opened 1993)
Chinatown
Friendship
Arch
Commuter tunnel
(Opened 1984)
National
Constitution
Center
Site of current
proposed
Sixers arena
City
Hall
Fashion District
(former Gallery)
Liberty
Bell
Center
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JOHN DUCHNESKIE / Staff Artist
A Neighborhood Beset
By Outside Development
For decades, Philadelphia’s Chinatown neighborhood has contended with large outside infrastructure developments. Some projects were completed, such as the Vine Street Expressway, the Pennsylvania Convention Center, and the commuter tunnel. Others — including the proposed Phillies ballpark at 12th and Vine Streets and a casino in the former Gallery mall — were blocked by neighborhood opposition.
The latest project is a proposed Sixers arena at 10th and Market Streets.
Site of
proposed
Phillies
ballpark
in 2000
Holy Redeemer
Chinese Catholic
Church
676
CHINATOWN
Franklin
Square
Pa. Convention Center
(Opened 1993)
Chinatown
Friendship
Arch
Commuter tunnel
(Opened 1984)
National
Constitution
Center
Site of current
proposed
Sixers arena
City
Hall
Fashion District
(former Gallery)
Liberty
Bell
Center
MILES
0
1/4
JOHN DUCHNESKIE / Staff Artist
A Neighborhood Beset
By Outside Development
For decades, Philadelphia’s Chinatown neighborhood has contended with large outside infrastructure developments. Some projects were completed, such as the Vine Street Expressway, the Pennsylvania Convention Center, and the commuter tunnel. Others — including the proposed Phillies ballpark at 12th and Vine Streets and a casino in the former Gallery mall — were blocked by neighborhood opposition.
The latest project is a proposed Sixers arena at 10th and Market Streets.
Site of
proposed
Phillies
ballpark
in 2000
Holy Redeemer
Chinese Catholic
Church
676
CHINATOWN
Pa. Convention Center
(Opened 1993)
Chinatown
Friendship
Arch
Commuter
tunnel
(Opened
1984)
Site of current
proposed
Sixers arena
Fashion District
(former Gallery)
MILES
0
1/4
JOHN DUCHNESKIE / Staff Artist
