Dialing up PEnnsylvania 6
A bistro for the former Tweed space in Wash West.
Dialing up PEnnsylvania 6
Michael Klein, Philly.com
Restaurateurs Brian Harrington and Gary Cardi plan to go before a panel of the Washington Square West Civic Association with an outline for a new bistro to occupy the storefront at 114 S. 12th St. that last was Tweed; before that, it housed such spots as Les Bons Temps, TPDS, Odeon, and Bistro Bix.
Name= PEnnsylvania 6 (as in the old telephone exchange)
Concept= Bistro with a bar and raw bar downstairs and private dining upstairs
Bar= Rotating selection of craft beers, "affordable" wine
Expected opening= September/October
Harrington and Cardi have interests in a slew of spots including Chestnut 7 in Chestnut Hill, and Mission Grill, Public House, and Field House downtown.
Well so far I like the name.Did you know in my former life I had to memorize all the phone exchanges in the city and suburbs.It was also a great way to learn the sections of the city— vrb1955- "Pennsylvania 6-5000" wasn't in Philadelphia, it was the number for the Hotel Pennsylvania in New York CIty. Here's a few local exchange names that stuck around into the 80s: MIdway 2-xxxx (642-Ardmore), Lancaster 5-xxxx (525-Bryn Mawr), Chestnut Hill 2 (242-Chestnut Hill, TUrner 5 (885-Jenkintown: where did that come from?)— Matthew Mitchell
