Tacony Music Hall

Tacony Music Hall
Location 4815–4819 Longshore Ave.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°1′28″N 75°2′33″W / 40.02444°N 75.04250°W / 40.02444; -75.04250Coordinates: 40°1′28″N 75°2′33″W / 40.02444°N 75.04250°W / 40.02444; -75.04250
Area 0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built 1885
Architect Unknown
Architectural style Romanesque
NRHP Reference # 90000413[1]
Added to NRHP March 9, 1990

The Tacony Music Hall is a historic building in the Tacony neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The three-story brick building was erected in 1885 by Frank W. Jordan, a local druggist and entrepreneur, as a multi-use facility, with retail shop space on the first floor, an auditorium on the second, and space for the Keystone Scientific and Literary Association (founded 1876, later called the Disston Library and Free Reading Room) on the third.[2]

P. T. Barnum and Susan B. Anthony lectured here.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

In March 2017 the building owners began the process of opening a sex positive community center. Membership is invite-only and limited to those over 18 years old who sign a liability waiver. The second and third floors would be used for the center by the building owner, Philly Music Hall LLC.[3] Programming includes workshops and community meetups to discuss and practice various forms of alternative sexuality. Sex is explicitly disallowed for the majority of events, however there are some events at which it is welcomed. Participants are encouraged to practice active consent and safe sex, with failure to do so resulting in suspension or revocation of membership.[4][5]

Two tenants use the first floor: the Tacony Community Development Corp. and The Children's Place Pre-School. The center is working with the pre-school to ensure they have mutually exclusive hours of operation. [6]

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Iatarola, Louis M. "Tacony Music Hall". Historical Society of Tacony. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
  3. ↑ Rowan, Tommy (March 16, 2017). "Proposed 'sex-positive' venue in Tacony raises neighbors' confusion, skepticism". Philly.com. Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Philly Music Hall". Indiegogo. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
  5. ↑ "Philly Music Hall". phillymusichall.com. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
  6. ↑ Argos, Greg (March 16, 2017). "Sex-Positive Community Center Set To Open This Summer At Historic Music Hall". CBS Philly. Retrieved April 5, 2017.

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