City Council eyes demolition ban for ‘Doctors’ Row’ to preserve Black history in South Philly

The Sixers successfully pushed to build a new arena in Center City. Now the controversial project is in the rearview after an about-face no one saw coming.

The decision is rooted in a deal struck with Comcast Spectacor, which hopes to transform the South Philly sports complex over the next decade.

The district protects apartment buildings in Mount Airy and Germantown constructed during WWI and WWII.