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24-478: PBQ is the only magazine of its longevity to have a complete archive of its history available online. In 1969, Gerry Givnish and a group of his artist friends founded a gallery space on Philadelphia's South Street in an old bridal shop. The cooperative gallery began a cultural revolution in the area. Soon, dozens of art galleries blossomed, but none as provocative, daring or enduring as theirs. The group of artists staked their claim on their patch of street with

48-428: A few adjacent streets. It remains a popular hangout area for teens, college students, and twentysomethings with its assortment of bars, take-out eateries, sex shops , gift shops, and retailers catering to hip hop fashion , punk fashion , and/or urban culture . A few restaurants and independent boutiques targeting a slightly more mature clientele are interspersed with these businesses, such as Accent on Animals,

72-550: A hub of Beat subculture and, later, 1960s counterculture , bohemianism , and the hippie movement in Philadelphia, establishing a lasting association of South Street with avant-garde and alternative subcultures . Artist Isaiah Zagar has made South Street his home since the late 1960s and his mosaic work can be seen in multiple places along South Street including his large installation Philadelphia's Magic Gardens between 10th Street and 11th Street. Starting mainly in

96-405: A notable plaza with various shops and restaurants. From the mid- to late-1970s into the 1980s, South Street's reputation as a musical, artistic, and countercultural hub was further solidified as it became the center of Philadelphia's punk scene and punk and alternative rock music communities, with venues such as JC Dobbs and stores such as Zipperhead catering to the burgeoning scene. In

120-568: A pet supply store, and South Street Souvlaki, a Greek restaurant. On June 4, 2022, three people were killed and eleven others were injured during the 2022 Philadelphia shooting . From west to east, South Street traverses the following neighborhoods: South Street begins at 33rd and Spruce Streets in University City , heading east-southeast past the University of Pennsylvania 's Franklin Field and

144-414: A window display. Among the remains of the bridal shop was a mannequin, made up for some hellish ‘60s wedding she would never attend. The artists took her straight to the storefront to cause a scene, but not in a typical virginal, white wedding gown. Soon, the " Painted Bride " became a South Street attraction. People would stop by just to see what provocative outfit or lewd position she’d be in that day. She

168-444: Is a neighborhood known for its bohemian , punk , and alternative atmosphere and its diverse urban mix of shops, bars, and eateries. South Street is one of Philadelphia's largest and most prominent tourist attractions. Originally the southern border of William Penn 's 1682 city plan and officially named Cedar Street until 1854, eastern South Street had been originally the center of local Swedish and Dutch populations, then Irish in

192-533: Is a type of arts district with a high concentration of movie theaters , theatres or other entertainment venues. Such areas may be officially designated by local governments with functional zoning regulations, as well as public and private investment in distinctive urban design . Entertainment districts have economically helped downtowns and cities thrive through development of various businesses that attract tourism and commerce. As entertainment districts tend to create crowds, facilitation and management by police

216-410: Is required to promote safety and regulation. The main source that requires police interaction in the entertainment districts are the nightclubs and bars that may promote intoxication and lead to miscreant behavior. Police and security deal with behavior consisting of bar fights, overcrowding, and public urination. The requirement of regulation and maintenance of these areas are important for the safety of

240-621: The University Museum . It crosses the Schuylkill River on the South Street Bridge , a fixed bridge built in 2010 to replace a former double bascule bridge dating from 1923. South Street then heads east (relative to the city grid ), and becomes one-way eastbound from 27th Street all the way to Front Street. South Street marks the 600 South block (from Market Street ) in the city's gridiron street system. In West Philadelphia ,

264-479: The 40 bus avoids the pedestrian congestion east of Broad Street by turning north on Broad and then turning east on Pine Street all the way to Front Street. Several other transit routes cross South Street, most important being the subsurface Broad Street Line with its station at Lombard-South . 39°56′30″N 75°09′02″W  /  39.941758°N 75.15069°W  / 39.941758; -75.15069 Entertainment district An entertainment district

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288-545: The 600 South is delineated between 45th and 63rd Streets by Cedar Avenue , the name being a relic of the original name for South Street (Cedar Street) in the original plan for Philadelphia as drafted by William Penn . South Street and Cedar Avenue are discontinuous with each other due to Woodland Cemetery , the University of Pennsylvania (the former Blockley Township ), and the Schuylkill River. The historic district spans

312-620: The First Ten Years . South Street (Philadelphia) South Street in Philadelphia , originally named Cedar Street in William Penn 's original street grid, is an east–west street forming the southern border of Center City and the northern border for South Philadelphia in Pennsylvania , United States. The South Street Headhouse District between Front and 7th streets

336-583: The Jewish and Italian Fabric Row , while the more western areas around South Street served as a cultural and commercial center for South Philadelphia 's African American community. Real estate values plummeted after city planner Edmund Bacon and others proposed the Crosstown Expressway , a short limited-access expressway connecting the Schuylkill Expressway and I-95 that would have required

360-526: The demolition of many buildings on South Street and Bainbridge Street (an east–west street one block south of South Street). The suddenly cheap property attracted artists and counterculture -types. The proposed expressway was never built due to public opposition . By the late 1950s and early 1960s, and especially following the Crosstown Expressway proposal and the resulting drop in rent and property prices, South Street served as an artists' haven and

384-412: The early 1960s to the 1970s, South Street was filled with clubs and bars that fostered a live local music community. It was not uncommon for South Philadelphians to " bar-hop " across the clubs, listening to live bands along the way. This community of fans helped attract recording contracts for many artists, including Kenn Kweder, the bard of South Street, George Thorogood , and Robert Hazard . In 1976,

408-507: The early to mid 1800s, and, many decades later, Jewish and Italian immigrant culture as well as a vibrant African-American neighborhood . Because Quaker doctrine opposed live performances within the city limits, the first permanent theater in the United States was built on the south side of the street at Leithgow Street, giving birth to a tradition of Philadelphians seeking out entertainment on South Street that continues today. In 1854,

432-401: The famous cheesesteak restaurant Jim's Steaks of West Philadelphia expanded to South Street, becoming the restaurant's first franchise. The restaurant has since split from the original franchise and is now separately owned and renamed as Jim's South Street . Starting in the late 1990s, the street saw the establishment of various chain stores . South Street is adjacent to Headhouse Square ,

456-564: The following areas: The neighborhood significantly overlaps with Queen Village , Washington Square West , Bella Vista , and Society Hill . In 2014, the area's population was 27,805. The average age for the neighborhood is 34.9, with 57.44% of the population between the ages of 18 and 44 and 62.3% of the population are renters with the average income of $ 71,856. South Street is traversed over its entire length by SEPTA 's Route 40 bus , running eastbound on South and westbound on Lombard Street through Center City. During evenings and weekends,

480-504: The late 1980s, South Street became one of the city's main tourist attractions. Tourists flocked to the nightlife that South Street had accumulated over the years, and the "neighborhood" community aspect was gradually stripped from it. Many of the South Street clubs have closed, replaced by chain stores and shops to cater to tourists. The name South Street is popularly attached to an eight-block stretch of South extending after 8th Street and

504-590: The nearby Italian businesses in the Italian Market area , and the influx of visitors from other parts of the city looking for entertainment all combined to eventually create a place described by William Gardner Smith in his 1954 book South Street as a lively zone of contact between many different ethnicities. Until the 1950s, South Street was known mainly as a multiethnic entertainment and garment district, with an abundance of stores for men's suits and other clothing. The eastern end of South Street comprised part of

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528-662: The remaining books to Books Through Bars . More than twenty regional presses and literary magazines attended and sold their wares at below costs. For a few months prior to the event, books were donated by members of the Drexel community, and then sold with all proceeds going to Philadelphia Reads. The Second Annual Bookfair for Literacy was held on Friday, May 21, 2010. PBQ has had many of its first-published poems chosen for Pushcart Prizes , on Poetry Daily , and other accolades, such as inclusion in Online Writing: The Best of

552-407: The same year that South Street officially became South Street, the city boundaries were redrawn to expand the area of Philadelphia to 130 square miles. Despite no longer being a literal border, South Street remained a liminal space where cultures collided. The African American theater district of western South Street, the later Jewish and Italian immigrant shops and theaters on eastern South Street,

576-612: Was the icon and namesake of the art center that, in 1973, gave birth to Painted Bride Quarterly . PBQ holds interactive prose and poetry events to make its presence known in the Philadelphia area. On the last Thursday of the month, the journal hosts a poetry slam at the Pen & Pencil Club called "Slam, Bam, Thank You, Ma’am." Monthly poetry readings are held in both Philadelphia and New York, featuring local poets and musicians. On May 13, 2009, PBQ held its first annual Bookfair for Literacy, raising funds for Philadelphia Reads and donating

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