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Philly’s Chinatown has a rich tradition of activism – the Sixers arena fight was just one of many to preserve the neighborhood
The ‘Save Chinatown’ movement began 50 years ago with the fight over the expansion of the Vine Street Expressway.
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Philly Chinatown says new 76ers arena plans offers relief, but skepticism remains
After years of protests against a plan to build a new arena for the NBA’s 76ers near Philadelphia’s Chinatown, a sudden reversal in those plans has left the neighborhood’s activists ...
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Inside Faye Anderson’s fight to bring transparency to 76ers’ push to build Center City arena
RCFP attorneys are representing the journalist in her effort to access records related to the 76ers’ now-abandoned plans to ...
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A billion-dollar saga: How the Sixers arena proposal went from a done deal to a stunning reversal
Arena opponents gather at 10th and Arch streets in Chinatown for a press conference celebrating the change of plans that will put a new 76ers arena in South Philadelphia rather than adjacent to ...
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76ers abandon planned move, will ‘transform’ current home
The Philadelphia 76ers have abandoned a controversial plan to move location and build a new arena in the Center City district near Chinatown. The proposed arena seemed a done deal after the ...
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Report: 76ers won't build $1.3 billion arena downtown
The Philadelphia 76ers are abandoning plans to construct a controversial new arena in the Chinatown section of the city, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported Sunday. The decision was a surprise ...
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Sixers owners and Comcast Spectacor announce plan for new arena in South Philadelphia
The council vote came despite vocal opposition from nearby Chinatown residents and other ... Experts weigh in on new plan for 76ers arena ...
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Philadelphia 76ers reportedly reverse course, won't build contentious $1.3B downtown stadium
PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia 76ers have decided not to build a $1.3 billion downtown arena, a surprising move ... the displacement of the city’s Chinatown section, they said.
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Chinatown activists react to new plan to keep 76ers arena in South Philadelphia
The Philadelphia 76ers will partner with Comcast ... a relief to critics of the plan to put a $1.3 billion arena between City Hall and Chinatown. (AP Video: Tassanee Vejpongsa) ...
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Several Black leaders throw support behind Sixers’ pivot with arena, after supporting Market East project
Hicks added the Chinatown activists were likely a considered factor for the swift change to keep the arena in the South Philadelphia sports complex. “This was a contentious decision, and once the ...
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Philadelphia 76ers will not build contentious $1.3B arena
PHILADELPHIA -- The Philadelphia 76ers have decided ... of the city's Chinatown section, they said. The council had voted Dec. 19 to approve the downtown arena after more than two years of heated ...