If you’re from Philly, chances are you’ve had a “South Street era” in your life. But what you may not know is throughout the mid-20th century, the city looked at turning its iconic party, music and shopping destination <a href="https://hiddencityphila.org/2020/02/saving-south-street-through-the-lens-of-denise-scott-brown/">into a highway</a>. Why was South Street spared and what was its lasting impact on the neighborhood?
Guest: Jeremy Tenenbaum, Hidden City

If you’re from Philly, chances are you’ve had a “South Street era” in your life. But what you may not know is throughout the mid-20th century, the city looked at turning its iconic party, music and shopping destination into a highway. Why was South Street spared and what was its lasting impact on the neighborhood? Guest: Jeremy Tenenbaum, Hidden City

If you’re from Philly, chances are you’ve had a “South Street era” in your life. But what you may not know is throughout the mid-20th century, the city looked at turning its iconic party, music and shopping destination&nbsp;<a href="https://hiddencityphila.org/2020/02/saving-south-street-through-the-lens-of-denise-scott-brown/" rel="noopener noreferrer">into a highway</a>. Why was South Street spared and what was its lasting impact on the neighborhood?
Guest: Jeremy Tenenbaum, Hidden City

When South Street was almost bulldozed to make room for a highway

There’s more to every story, if you take the time to tell it. Get to the “why” behind the issues that matter in the Greater Philadelphia region with hosts Annette John-Hall and Shai Ben-Yaacov. Each episode, they’ll pluck one local story from your feed and break it down.

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