Developers will soon break ground on a project that
should transform the barren patch of concrete at the 40th Street trolley
terminal into a landscaped public space complete with a 125-seat restaurant.
University City District officials promise it will
be a more navigable public space for pedestrians. Complete with moveable tables
and chairs, enough racks to accommodate 48 bikes and “vegetation everywhere,”
the project was well received during public meetings and breezed through zoning
approval last spring.
The centerpiece of the project will be the Trolley Car
Station restaurant, a two-story restaurant that will be built in the grassy
area bordering the portal along Baltimore Avenue. A company owned by real
estate developer Ken Weinstein, which runs the Trolley Car Diner in Mount Airy,
will operate the restaurant.
The restaurant will serve three meals a day and will
likely be open seven days a week. It will also serve take-out beer, which was a
point of contention during the zoning process. The beer selection will be
upscale, Weinstein said, allowing customers to mix and match their own six
packs.
“We’re not selling 40s,” Weinstein told the Spruce
Hill Community Association zoning board last march.
A groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for Tuesday, Dec.
6 at noon and will include Mayor Jim Kenney, Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell and
others.
Source: West
Philly Local
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