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FOLLOW US ON Vol. 66 NO. 32 ■ August 8, 2013
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DIFFERENCE MAKERS
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Three-alarm ire
Community members are clamoring to learn what might become of a former Pennsport firehouse. ■ By Joseph Myers ■ The South Philly Review is seeking Difference Maker nominations. Who are the people who go above and beyond the call of duty to assist others? See page 4.
NO RESERVATIONS ■ James Beard Award-winning chef Peter Serpico, who recently opened his eatery at 604 South St., shares his recipe for Marinated Cucumbers. See page 26.
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asked with putting out blazes from 1894 to 1957, the former Engine 46 Firehouse, 1401 S. Water St., has served as a site for gurative ames this year, with community members fuming over its possible demolition. Through a July 31 meeting with a trio of its New York-based overseers from Cedar-Riverview LP, two prominent local figures learned their preservation efforts could retard calls for the location’s destruction. “I want for the space to remain an active, viable part of the community,” James Moylan said Monday outside the imperiled Pennsport site. “We all understand the owners want something to
complement their other buildings in this area, and we want to be able to support and promote it if it’s appropriate for our community.” The resident of Front and Federal streets and fourth-year president of the Pennsport Civic Association, 1837 S. Second St., expressed the same sentiments last week upon convening with Cedar personnel, including president Bruce Schanzer, at 1st District Councilman Mark Squilla’s Center City office. The businessmen ventured to Philadelphia to acknowledge pleas for explanations of their plans and gathered accounts of the unoccupied space’s significance. “They came begrudgingly,” Moylan said of the visSee ENGINE 46 page 10
Pennsport residents and their allies are facing the daunting task of salvaging the dated building, which has lacked a tenant for seven years. S ta f f P h o t o b y K at h r y n P o o l e
■ A Grays Ferry recreation center hosted a basketball game to promote communal accord.
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Neighbors’ labors
A Dickinson Square West recreation spot hosted a rally to encourage the suppression of crime.
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