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Michael Bixler says:. Elvis Presley liked to hang his rhinestone jumpsuit there. It probably lasted all of thirty seconds but it seemed a lifetime. It was renamed, ironically, the Philadelphia Court Hotel. Hotel and Casino Philadelphia are over-the-top. Rendering: BLT Architects. Brian says:. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. The suit was rendered moot in November when Governor Tom Wolf signed a statewide gaming expansion bill that authorizes multiple casino ownership, internet gambling, video gambling, and interactive gambling parlors in airports. Larry says:. Icy surface, no visibility, no sense of relative motion and no idea if someone was coming up behind me. Hotel and Casino Philadelphia. The casino complex was designed by BLT Architects. Being from central PA this hotel was perfect for making a trip to the ballpark. Instead, a new tower will be built at the complex fronting Packer Avenue with the parking garage anchoring the opposing end. April 29, at pm. James says:. Getting there was the hard part. I was driving my family on that bridge during an icy squall and visibility suddenly went to zero. Sign up for our newsletter.{/INSERTKEYS}{/PARAGRAPH} March 30, at pm. Ideal, even if the facility started to show deterioration as the years went by. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. Plans for Live! I even remember a ticket broker there once which was ironic as before stubhub if anyone was caught selling tickets in the lobby there they would arrest you. The room tower is currently being demolished to make way for Live! After operating at a loss for two years and facing foreclosure, Armand Ceritano, a local wine distributor, took a controlling stake in the hotel in and quickly drove the operation into bankruptcy. Will miss the hotel parking lots where you could barbecue and have ice filled beer containers nearby under the shade of a tree. The company was granted a two-year extension on its operations launch deadline and anticipates the first phase of the long-stalled project will be completed by December As expected, the plans for Live! The partnership received a building permit from the Department of Licenses and Inspections in January after SugarHouse dropped a three-year legal battle to block its gaming license based on a state law that prohibited investors from owning more than one-third interest in a second casino in Pennsylvania. Michael Bixler is the managing editor and communications director of Hidden City Daily. Employees of the Hilton Inn picket the hotel during a strike in The original plan for the gaming resort called for retaining and renovating the Holiday Inn, but the building sits smack dab in the middle of the project site. {PARAGRAPH}{INSERTKEYS}Down comes the old Hilton Inn at Packer Avenue. Your email address will not be published. He is a former arts and entertainment reporter with Mountain Xpress weekly in Asheville, North Carolina and a native of South Carolina. Leave a Reply. April 11, at pm. Hotel and Casino Philadelphia have been a long time coming. The place was a dump the last few years and the restaurant food was terrible, the service was horrendous and the front desk staff a bunch of people many of whom had no business serving the public. A wine distributor went belly up in bankruptcy, and a Philadelphia Eagles quarterback launched a successful second career there. March 29, at pm. Follow him on Instagram. Ah the old Holiday Inn. April 19, at am. Sports fans, rock bands, and concertgoers partied there. Gilbane Building Company has been selected as the general contractor. The year-old hotel is being cleared for a 1. Scott Anger says:. Bixler has a keen interest in adaptive reuse, underappreciated architecture, contemporary literature and art, and forward-thinking dialogue about people and place. Went there once as there was an agency at the hotel scouting talent for walk-ons and extras for a show. Liam says:. Photo: Michael Bixler. Cordish, which built and operates Xfinity Live! March 31, at pm.