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The Avenue of the Arts was once ‘the epicenter of Philadelphia.’ Recent development hopes to bring that back.

The arts and residential district emerged during an earlier era of urban crisis. Now its boosters want to reboot.

The residential skyscraper Arthaus (rear) is seen through the glass ceiling of the Kimmel Center on the Avenue of the Arts on South Broad Street. Challenges to the arts and residential district are similar today as when it was conceived.
The residential skyscraper Arthaus (rear) is seen through the glass ceiling of the Kimmel Center on the Avenue of the Arts on South Broad Street. Challenges to the arts and residential district are similar today as when it was conceived.Read moreTom Gralish / Staff Photographer