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Marked Potential: Engine 46
Architecture

Marked Potential: Engine 46

The flamboyantly Flemish Engine 46 seems destined to be one of the city’s next hot restaurants. Interior architect and designer Shila Griffith fills the vacant building on Water Street with Belgian beer and three levels of rich food and rustic dining in her series, Marked Potential

No Checkers At Engine 46
Preservation

No Checkers At Engine 46

South Philly fast food fans will have to keep getting their Big Buford on at 20th & Oregon, as a plan to replace Engine 46 with a Checkers franchise has fallen through. Chris Mote has the details on how Engine 46 lives to see another day

HEY YOU: Save This Firehouse—Quickly
Preservation

HEY YOU: Save This Firehouse—Quickly

Speak now or forever hold your peace. That’s the takeaway following the closed-door meeting with Councilman Mark Squilla, Pennsport Civic Association, and Cedar-Riverview LP, the owners of historic—but not historically protected—Engine 46 firehouse. Brad Maule finds hope out of the meeting, but it has a very small window

Soon To Be Demolished? On The Significance Of Engine 46
Preservation

Soon To Be Demolished? On The Significance Of Engine 46

The end is possibly nigh at Engine 46, as Councilman Mark Squilla, Pennsport Civic, and Cedar-Riverview LP are scheduled to meet tomorrow to discuss the historic firehouse’s fate. Michael Schreiber of the Southwark Historical Society provides this guest essay on why Engine 46 is worth saving

In The Mind’s Eye, At Least, Engine 46 Looms Large
Preservation

In The Mind’s Eye, At Least, Engine 46 Looms Large

Is Engine 46, the circa-1894 Flemish Revival Firehouse in South Philadelphia slated for demolition a “vigorous, lively, spirited” part of our neighborhood fabric or actually rather plain? And should it matter? Jacob Hellman explores the issues


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