11/20/2002 Ikea's Future Site in South Philly (Ed Goppelt)

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11/20/2002 Ikea's Future Site in South Philly (Ed Goppelt)

The Ikea site is located a little further south on Columbus Blvd. than the Home Depot/Walmart shopping center. I estimate it is about a 10-15 minute drive from Center City. According to Councilman DiCicco's aide David Fitz, the new site measures approximately 300,000 sq. ft. It is a parallelogram shaped parcel bounded by Columbus Blvd. to the East, Weccacoe St. to the West and Snyder Ave. and Porter St. to the North and South respectively.

Thanks to Lisa Parsley for gathering this information.

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Home Depot/Wal*Mart Shopping Center
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Home Depot/Wal*Mart Shopping Center
2002/11/20 South Philly is poised to become a major shopping destination for the region. Columbus Blvd. has attracted a number of major retailers including the Home Depot pictured here, Target and now Ikea. As incredible as it may seem, I suspect that suburbanites from New Jersey, Delaware and Pennsylvania will soon be heading to South Philly to do at least some of their shopping.

Snyder Ave. Facing West
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Snyder Ave. Facing West
2002/11/20 The future Ikea site is to the left of Snyder Ave.

View from Columbus Blvd. Facing West
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View from Columbus Blvd. Facing West
2002/11/20 The site appears to be a large asphalt expanse that is well on its way to becoming scrub land.

Intersection of Snyder Ave. and Columbus Blvd.
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Intersection of Snyder Ave. and Columbus Blvd.
2002/11/20 The Ikea site is on the left where the two billboards are.

Snyder Ave.
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Snyder Ave.
2002/11/20 The future site of Ikea is currently a trashy wasteland.

This Scrub Land is the Future Home of Ikea in Philadelphia
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This Scrub Land is the Future Home of Ikea in Philadelphia
2002/11/20

Port Facility Opposite Ikea Site
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Port Facility Opposite Ikea Site
2002/11/20 The port became a sticking point in the Ikea negotiations. Some officials wanted to keep the Ikea land vacant for possible future expansion of the port. Under the deal reached today, this pier will continue to function as a part of the port.