On Wednesday 24 October 2007, LLOYD MITCHELL wrote:
> I don't know about the 19th C., but there is one today around 2nd or 4th
> Street. I check it out every time we are in Philly.  However, my mind is
> remembering that the present site is somewhat newer, as most of the old
> area was razed for re-development in the last quarter of the 20thC. There
> was one remeining store in the (?) area the first time I was checking out
> yellow pages listings.

The current district in the vicinity of 4th Street and Bainbridge (which is 
what I assume Kathleen is referring to ) is not, strictly speaking, 
a "fashion district".  It's more of a fabric district; there are a 
concentration of good fabric sellers in that area.  


-- 
Cathy Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

"Passion is inversely proportional to the amount of real information 
available."-- Gregory Benford

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