Rindelaub's Row

That's what Rindelaub's Row looks like today.

On May 11, it looked like this:

Multi-million dollar condos will take it's place.

A few more shots here.

Comments

[John Featherman]

It's scary how eminent domain can be used to line the pockets of the developers at the expense of the private landowners. Used to be that the government could only force sales if there were roads or highways being built. Now, the Supreme Court has allowed tax base increase and economic considerations to determine if the government can take the land for the developers. In the case of Rindelaub's Row, 10 Rittenhouse won, and I think that the condo will be a good thing on the Square. In general, though, I deplore when the developers win out over the people. Not in this case, but in others, it's almost always a question of the developers greasing the pockets of the politicians, and it's sad.

Surprisingly, it was the more liberal Supreme Court judges who supported the new relaxed eminent domain criteria and the conservative judges who dissented and supported private ownership. Not playing any blame game here -- just an interesting observation.

John Featherman
Republican Candidate, US Senate-PA
www.featherman.com

[yoko]

These are great shots, though-- thanks for taking these and documenting the demolition.