One of the last historic buildings of the Carr Square neighborhood is coming down, and coming down fast on land once owned by Anne Biddle.
Built in 1906 or around that time (the date is a little suspect), it was a time when there were once thousands of houses surrounding it. Destroyed by urban renewal in the mid-Twentieth Century and replaced with public housing, the area is now sort of in a permanent state of purgatory.
Years ago, the owners contacted me and said Paul McKee was trying to buy the property, but they were not selling because the deal he offered was not very good.
There are hopes for redevelopment, but considering there are vacant lots surrounding the building that have sat there for decades waiting for new construction, I doubt anything is coming anytime soon.
