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The Twitterverse and 6 ABC are reporting that another building facade has crumbled onto the sidewalk at 11th and Chestnut. No one was reported injured, but the facade hit a few cars. iPhillyChitChat has the photos on twitter. Similar events happened earlier this summer at two other buildings downtown. We can't help but feel like Chicken Little over here.

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• A local Evangelist filed a suit against the city today for violating his right to free speech at several gay-pride events.
• A building partially collapsed at 16th and Walnut this morning.
• A Hidden City exhibit is being moved from its original location in the Inquirer building due to staff complaints about its content.

     

As we mentioned earlier this afternoon, PECO is testing their new sign, which promises to be far more interesting than the old one. Don't believe us? Check out the photos that Phillyist reader Mark Roddy snapped!

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We're not sure, but TVFF of Endless Simmer wrote us this morning with the photos above and a note saying:

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Full disclosure: Yes, tonight is game one of the World Series, in which the Philadelphia Phillies battle the Tampa Bay Rays at 8pm Eastern Time. However, if you're not a baseball fan, there are some other options for this evening.

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Time for the Choice Awards for 2008. Check out the best A&E, news bits, shopping & style, sports & rec, and food & drink our city has to offer. (Though it sounds like the dessert section may be a little biased, but hey, who doesn’t like a free cupcake.)

When we were offered a tour of The Ayer on Washington Square, it felt like a dilemma. Curiosity alone was enough for us to want to do it, and the added photo opportunity was another incentive. But, after viewing The Ayer website and knowing that the condos would be extremely luxurious, we battled with the question of whether an entry would seem too favorable. Above all, we wanted it to be honest.

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So says the building's website, and it's right.



Just a few hours ago, phillyskyline.com broke news of a supertall skyscraper proposal for the property bounded by 18th, 19th, Arch, and Cuthbert Streets (currently a surface parking lot). At 1500 feet, the American Commerce Center would dwarf Philly's recently-crowned king, the Comcast Center (975 ft), and if completed today, would stand as the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere and fourth-tallest building in the world. All this in little-old-Philadelphia, which felt guilty about looking down on William Penn's hat just 20 years ago.

And although the height is impressive enough, the finer details of this project as initially released make it difficult to criticize. A guiding principle of the developer, Walnut Street Capital, is to embrace the city at the street level. So while the spire will split the clouds overhead, pedestrians on the street will be able to enjoy several floors of ground-level retail. Once they enter the building, two publicly-accessible gardens await.

This mixed-use project also features a 26-story hotel in addition to the 63-story office tower. Those making it past the three-story hotel lobby will find an enormous low-rooftop garden for hotel guests, allowing them to gaze north, east, or south over the city from 473 feet.

The American Commerce Center will be constructed with a US Green Building Council LEED Gold Certification in mind. This seems to be a positive trend in Philly when considered alongside the green-minded development of the Comcast Center. As a further snub to the environment- and streetscape-damaging automobile, all of the building's unavoidable parking space will be underground. Great credit goes to architects Kohn Pedersen Fox for beautifully executing Walnut Street Capital's vision.

What's not to love? This is a great day for Philadelphia. Check out the official renderings and more information on phillyskyline.com.

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One of our most popular posts of late, Matt Johnson's photo essay on the final days of the Tidewater Grain Elevator, mentions Chris Daugherty of The Necessity for Ruins. Although Matt couldn't be there for the building's implosion, Chris was – and a few days later, he posted this video.

and the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Logan Square.

The Cira Centre influences the sky above it.

Philly's 7th and 8th tallest buildings from below on Market Street.

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...there's still no building in the world quite like City Hall. Photo by author, SkyscraperSunset.com, September 24, 2007....

Wednesday's event on South Broad Street was as much a six-block-long performance as it was a lighting display. Even before the brief speeches by three of the event's organizers, the Avenue of the Arts was a circus of performers on stilts or in costume. Afterwards, the street became even more active as five bands started playing and the crowds lined up to purchase food from the outdoor stands set up by nearby restaurants. Terra...