Philly L&I approves demolition of Chestnut Street properties that preservationists had tried to protect
Philly L&I approves demolition of Chestnut Street properties that preservationists had tried to protect Katie Park, The Philadelphia Inquirer The landscape near Philadelphia’s famed Jewelers Row could continue to change as the city’s Department of Licenses and Inspections last week gave a green light to demolition for two buildings on the 700 block of Chestnut Street. The buildings at 730-32 Chestnut St., most recently home to a Christian ministries bookstore and National Watch & Diamond exchange shop, will be cleared to make way for a seven-story building with 42 resident...