At 9th and Willow stands this behemoth: a testament to the industrial history of this area of Philadelphia. Today, it exists in stark contrast to the townhouses at Hing Wah Yuen and the up and coming loft apartments in the neighborhood. The automotive workshops and the cleaning supplies factory at 10th and Callowhill are closer relatives to this plant, but such industrial uses are slowly being displaced from the area. For buildings of a scale like this one, the process is lengthy and costly, because of the due diligence and environmental assessment that have to be done before the site can be redeveloped.
