Background Info       Upper Granite Creek Watershed       McCormick St. Watershed       Permaculture Sector Diagram       General Plan Excerpts       Prescott Pedestrian Traffic Flow Plans       Greater Arts District       Core Arts District       Core - Floorplans Elevations       Core - Front Facades (Phase 1)       Core - Rear Facades (Phase 1)       Core - Front Facades (Phase 2)       Core - Rear Facades (Phase 2)       McCormick St. - East Elevation       McCormick St. - West Elevation       Gurley St. - North Elevation Sketches       Core - Greenspace Concept       Core - Restaurant Concept       Core - Stage Concept Precedents       New Hope, PA       Old City, Philadelphia, PA       The Pearl, Portland, OR       SoHo, New York, NY       Southtown, San Antonio, TX       Palm Avenue, Sarasota, FL Supplemental Info       Landscaping Suggestions       Core - Proposed Color Palette       Images of Thriving Arts Districts				Old City, Philadelphia, PA Located within our country's most historic square mile, Philadelphia's Old City was once a busy commercial waterfront district. By the early 1970's many of its industrial and warehouse uses gave way to artists lofts, and a thriving arts community began to take root. The subsequent restoration and conversion of many historic industrial structures into large residential apartments coincided with an influx of art galleries, design firms, architects and performance groups during the 1980's and 90's.