PHILADELPHIA | 418 Spring Garden Street | 151 FT | 12 FLOORS

[Mayormccheese]

Connecting to ikea is weird. Nobody is bringing home a dresser that’s in 57 different boxes home on a train. But connect it to John’s roast pork or show and tell or Chuck E. Cheese and you’re on to something.

[chimpskibot]

Originally Posted by Mayormccheese

Connecting to ikea is weird. Nobody is bringing home a dresser that’s in 57 different boxes home on a train. But connect it to John’s roast pork or show and tell or Chuck E. Cheese and you’re on to something.

This is the thinking that keeps Philly from reaching its true potential. Honestly didn’t even need to be posted. NYC has a ferry that takes you to IKEA from FIDI and is validated with any purchase at IKEA. This not only stimulates the economy (in which average check per customer is larger), but also removes the need for multiple car trips.

[Mayormccheese]

Originally Posted by chimpskibot

This is the thinking that keeps Philly from reaching its true potential. Honestly didn’t even need to be posted. NYC has a ferry that takes you to IKEA from FIDI and is validated with any purchase at IKEA. This not only stimulates the economy (in which average check per customer is larger), but also removes the need for multiple car trips.

You’re taking this way too seriously lol. I don’t care how New Yorkers get to IKEA. It would be a huge inconvenience for you and everyone else to lug ikea furniture onto a light rail train. It’s be way easier and not expensive to just rent a uhaul van. If you want to feel cool and urban move to New York if Philly isn’t doing it for you lol.

[DeltaNerd]

Originally Posted by Mayormccheese

You’re taking this way too seriously lol. I don’t care how New Yorkers get to IKEA. It would be a huge inconvenience for you and everyone else to lug ikea furniture onto a light rail train. It’s be way easier and not expensive to just rent a uhaul van. If you want to feel cool and urban move to New York if Philly isn’t doing it for you lol.

Huh? You can still go to Ikea and not buy large furniture. Philly is not a suburb. It's an urban city.

[iheartphilly]

^
Urban city folks don't need large furniture just only the suburbs? I have some of the same large pieces of high quality furniture (not from Ikea) in my many years of city living. But, maybe true for those in a very small 1 bedroom or studio that can't accommadate large pieces, but with furniture it needs to be scaled to room size.

[Gatorade_Jim]

Originally Posted by Mayormccheese

Connecting to ikea is weird. Nobody is bringing home a dresser that’s in 57 different boxes home on a train. But connect it to John’s roast pork or show and tell or Chuck E. Cheese and you’re on to something.

If we’re talking Home Depot, sure. 95% of the trips I take to IKEA are to either look at things I’m having delivered or to buy something that fits in my hands/backpack. I see your point but I disagree.

[Knight Hospitaller]

And who doesn't love Swedish meatballs?

[iheartphilly]

^
Yep, they sell frozen bags of it to take home.

[chimpskibot]

Originally Posted by Mayormccheese

You’re taking this way too seriously lol. I don’t care how New Yorkers get to IKEA. It would be a huge inconvenience for you and everyone else to lug ikea furniture onto a light rail train. It’s be way easier and not expensive to just rent a uhaul van. If you want to feel cool and urban move to New York if Philly isn’t doing it for you lol.

This sentiment is why people choose NYC, BOS, DC, etc OVER Philly and don't take it serious as a contender to those metros. Almost nobody under 40 in a truly urban city buys furniture and picks it up the same day, it's all delivered. Ikea is a glorified showroom and cafeteria. A light rail would do wonders servicing it.

[PurpleWhiteOut]

What is going on here lmao

[Philly Fan]

Originally Posted by PurpleWhiteOut

What is going on here lmao

I think it has something to do with Ikea furniture deliveries?

I always thought those little cam-lock fasteners were the hardest part of getting Ikea furniture, but I guess not.

[jaysb]

[mcgrath618]

Wow! This one is shooting up!

[SEFTA]

A massive handsome project that will transform this area. Good scale and good materials
along with the others around it.
Amazing.

[blart]

2/23

[PHLtoNYC]

^ A general observation, the new traffic poles & signals look much better than the old rusty ones.

[jaysb]

Originally Posted by PHLtoNYC

^ A general observation, the new traffic poles & signals look much better than the old rusty ones.

Now....about those power lines

Gonna look ridiculous with a massive, beautiful building behind.

[summersm343]

Construction Underway At 418 Spring Garden Street





Read/view more here:
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[arkitect13]

Question, didnt the city, peco or several city related organizations propose putting a decent chunk of powerlines underground when they perform street/utilities upgradess?

[3rd&Brown]

Originally Posted by jaysb

Now....about those power lines

Gonna look ridiculous with a massive, beautiful building behind.

To be fair.

There are no power lines on Spring Garden. Those are on 5th.

This canyon of new buildings is going to look very impressive along Spring Garden in part because of that.