South Street Stories: Open Call
What’s your South Street Story? Everybody’s got one!
The mission of the South Street District is to elevate the visibility of our dynamic business community through capital improvements, innovative marketing, and creative enhancements. Now, SSD proudly offers a free exhibition space dedicated to celebrating the history, culture, and creativity of our vibrant and diverse business community and historic corridor.
The current exhibit, South Street Renaissance: Revisited, explores the corridor’s cultural renaissance during the 1960s and 1970s. In 2027, the South Street District is excited to collaborate again with Drexel University’s Atwater Kent Collection to highlight South Street in the 1980s and 1990s. To bring this exhibit of South Street’s history to life, we’re issuing an open call for photographs, personal anecdotes, newspaper clippings, and memorabilia from these decades.
Whether you lived or worked on South Street, frequented its famous spots, or were part of its creative and countercultural scenes, we’d love to hear from you! Your contributions can help preserve the people, places, and experiences that shaped this iconic corridor. Be part of documenting the evolution and share your South Street Story!
Have a story to share or an item to contribute? Please fill out the form here to tell us more. We welcome your memories, photographs, and other materials that capture the spirit of South Street during the 1980s and 1990s.
If you haven’t yet visited South Street Renaissance: Revisited, we invite you to experience the exhibit in person before it closes in February 2027. This free exhibit is open Monday through Friday, 11AM-5PM, at the South Street District Office, located at 407 South Street.
Questions? Please reach out to [email protected].
