The Mormons are coming...

[phillyaggie]

Deseret News | LDS Church announces Philadelphia temple site

The site of the future Philadelphia Pennsylvania Temple has been announced by the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

The temple will be located at 1739 Vine St. in downtown Philadelphia, on the northeast corner of Vine and North 18th streets. The site most recently has been a parking lot.

[phillyaggie]

Just west of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge as the Vine Street Expressway (I-676) crosses the Delaware River, the temple site is located next to the Family Courts Building. On the other side of the expressway is historic Logan Square diagonally to the southwest, and the Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia and Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul to the south.

The Philadelphia temple has been reported to be a multi-storied design similar in function to the LDS Church's multiple-use temples in Hong Kong and Manhattan, N.Y.





Any design drawings online yet?

[PhillyKev]

Oh, maybe that's what they mean when they ask me if I've heard the good news.

[OldCityTans]

There are at least 2 LDS meetinghouses (or whatever they call them) here now... one around 36th & Chestnut and one in the northeast.

[Dayman]

When they ask to come in, offer to serve them coffee, tea, or chocolate.

[Mr Morley]

When they ask to come in, offer to serve them coffee, tea, or chocolate.

Or gin.

[DocAwesome]

Wow, good stuff. Last I heard of this they were going to be on Broad. Either way, development is development!

[OldCityTans]

Wow, good stuff. Last I heard of this they were going to be on Broad. Either way, development is development!

There is already one on N Broad. according to google

3913 Chestnut St, Philadelphia

4720 N Broad St, Philadelphia

1401 W Moyamensing Ave, Philadelphia

My guess is that these aren't actual temples, just meetinghouses??

[DocAwesome]

Hm, not sure. On the old PB there was a thread about this, but the location definitely to be on broad. Definitely maybe.

[bigD]

This is actually meant to be a regional Temple - I think the analogy would be as a Cathedral is to a Parish church. I know they looked all over town and actually already own the vacant lot on N. Broad, just across from the School District HQ, but decided they could do better in the downturn. Apparently a clear line of sight to the east is a critical site requirement - jebus needs an unobstructed approach path when he returns, or else the chosen need a clear path for take-off.....not sure which it is.

Don't ask me how I know this - the retention of trivial facts has long since pushed out any useful information that might have been in my head.

[lewblum]

Apparently a clear line of sight to the east is a critical site requirement - jebus needs an unobstructed approach path when he returns, or else the chosen need a clear path for take-off.....not sure which it is.

Don't ask me how I know this - the retention of trivial facts has long since pushed out any useful information that might have been in my head.

Well when he returns to the West Philly temple he's going to have go through the Boston Market. mmmm.....jebus.

[phillyaggie]

okay, i just realized the edit feature is gone, so i guess that's what Chiosso was referring to with the 24-hr issue.

I was trying to edit my last comment to make note that the directions/locations given were not mine but were quoted from the newspaper article. Those details are apparently incorrect.

[Phillyurban8]

Wow, I'm excited and deflated. Their temple architecture has always been "interesting," while their politics scare me. And of course non Mormons will not be able to enter the sanctuary.

[raider.adam]

Hm, not sure. On the old PB there was a thread about this, but the location definitely to be on broad. Definitely maybe.

Yeah initially it was as Lew Blum mentioned. Disappointed it is not going to be there, but still glad they are going to be building in a high profile area.

[nanyika]

I looked through some of the photos of their temples in other cities. Generally, they are architecturally conservative, of vaguely neo-classical lines, and of white stone or concrete, and thus many of them would fit in well with the Family Court building and other buildings on the Parkway. The Detroit temple, for example, was constructed about 10 years ago but resembles a government building of the 1930s.

A few are of a different mode, however: The Washington, D.C., temple, built in the 1960s, is a multi-spired structure in neo-Walt Disney style. The Manhattan temple is also rather ugly, but it utilizes the outer shell of an older building.

In regard to their having an open view to the east, I hope they realize that a 30-story condo building (and Whole Foods, etc.) were scheduled to be constructed in the lot across the street. Though that project is currently on hold, there seems to be a decent chance that a tall building will go up there someday.

Also -- the Mormons' website states that all temples are open to tours by the general public in the period before the buildings are consecrated.

[raider.adam]

I looked through some of the photos of their temples in other cities. Generally, they are architecturally conservative, of vaguely neo-classical lines, and of white stone or concrete, and thus many of them would fit in well with the Family Court building and other buildings on the Parkway. The Detroit temple, for example, was constructed about 10 years ago but resembles a government building of the 1930s.

A few are of a different mode, however: The Washington, D.C., temple, built in the 1960s, is a multi-spired structure in neo-Walt Disney style. The Manhattan temple is also rather ugly, but it utilizes the outer shell of an older building.

In regard to their having an open view to the east, I hope they realize that a 30-story condo building (and Whole Foods, etc.) were scheduled to be constructed in the lot across the street. Though that project is currently on hold, there seems to be a decent chance that a tall building will go up there someday.

Also -- the Mormons' website states that all temples are open to tours by the general public in the period before the buildings are consecrated.

Did they say how far they need to be able to see to the east?

[Sailaway]

Wow, I'm excited and deflated. Their temple architecture has always been "interesting," while their politics scare me. And of course non Mormons will not be able to enter the sanctuary.

Untrue on all counts. My ex was Mormon (and, before that, Unification Church - moonie). You *can* visit common parts of the temple any time. Also, before the temple gets formally blessed/dedicated, you can visit the 'inner sanctum'. (I forget the actual name of what this is, but I was in the NYC temple before it was formally dedicated...I think this was in 2003 or thereabouts.)

Architecturally, the NYC temple is a quite drol NYC fashion, but the Washington D.C. (Kensington) is extremely stunning.

[OKT3]

When they ask to come in, offer to serve them coffee, tea, or chocolate.

I thought it was coffee, tea, or me and my eight underage sisters?

[Best Ever]

I thought it was coffee, tea, or me and my eight underage sisters?

Nah, that's for Muslims.

[Mr Morley]

Nah, that's for Muslims.

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