tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902904430597840815.post1790809916749678401..comments2023-08-03T11:56:57.358-04:00Comments on Philaphilia: Butt-Fugly Building of the Week-- August 23rdGroJLarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07934904684571266144noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902904430597840815.post-84864142934530163522011-08-25T00:45:14.401-04:002011-08-25T00:45:14.401-04:00Eh, I wouldn't go congratulating the NIMBYs ju...Eh, I wouldn't go congratulating the NIMBYs just yet. It's still gonna be only two stories, which I imagine is because the zoning code (or the parking regs in the zoning code) make building it out impossible. In the third picture you can clearly see that it's the odd one out in the neighborhood, and that it needs at least two more stories to fit in.Stephen Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12118017106106571684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902904430597840815.post-31613870135811244032011-08-23T08:31:29.284-04:002011-08-23T08:31:29.284-04:00They destroyed the Furness Library Co. building fo...They destroyed the Furness Library Co. building for a really stupid reason. I'll do that building one of these days. <br /><br />I admire the Library Co. and the PA historical society for hanging tough in the same spot for so long despite how the neighborhood changed until it changed back. The Library Co kind of cheated though, they moved out and moved back between the late 40's and mid 60's.GroJLarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07934904684571266144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902904430597840815.post-28792815425606706972011-08-23T08:25:11.031-04:002011-08-23T08:25:11.031-04:00All has not been blight and despair on that block,...All has not been blight and despair on that block, though -- at least culturally speaking. The Historical Society of Pennsylvania is directly across the street at 1300 Locust and its next door neighbor, The Library Company of Philadelphia (founded by Benjamin Franklin), holds incredible troves of rare books and graphics, even if the building is a bit of a head-scratcher and nowhere nearly as 19-century awesome as the Frank Furness building they used to own at Locust & Juniper.<br /><br />Visit them both on the web at:<br />http://www.hsp.org<br />http://www.librarycompany.org/<br /><br />(There's also an awesome Furness townhouse at 1320 Locust and an inspiring Wilson Eyre building across the street.)laurablanchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14588006122517917131noreply@blogger.com