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Originally Posted by Philly-Drew
Does anyone have any pics of old renderings for this site or the RATR site? It would be fun to think about what was, what could have been, and what will (hopefully) be.
I'd like to compare and contrast 1441, and why the new W proposal is way, way better. If the new W gets built, it will have been worth the wait.
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Let's do this!!
First, read Pages 35 to 41 of this (Avenue of the Arts master plan discussion options for the site in 1999):
http://web.archive.org/web/20120126031354/http://www.philaplanning.org/plans/avearts.pdf
Center City One (would have been the Comcast Center):
1441 Chestnut:
Waldorf Astoria:
I know there's a couple more plans from after the fire but before the Meridan and Morris Buildings were demolished... maybe someone here with some good connections has them.
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