Schuylkill Avenue

The Schuylkill Avenue community is a community that in an area along Schuylkill Avenue along the Schuylkill River according to an assessment by the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, which is expanding to the area. The Philadelphia Inquirer states that the area will be undergoing gentrification to the point that the area may no longer be known by it's current name "Devil's Pocket." Furthermore, the area is expected to become a major contributor to Philadelphia's economy with the potential of $63 billion pumped into the economy as well as a job generator. The hospital has hired a consultant to plan the traffic patterns around the area as they did for and New York's Battery Park. The plan is for "... three towers, of about 26 stories each, would be lined up along Schuylkill Avenue." The plans unveiled by the city show that Schuylkill Avenue is part of a six region area that also includes University City all the way to the Philadelphia International Airport that is part of a revitalization plan to stimulate the region.
Cityscape
The area is connected by the South Street Bridge to the University City district across the river. The "Schuylkill Avenue Project" as it is known by the hospital will be an expansion of the hospital into the area next to Naval Square, the Springfield Beer Distributor, and the former JFK Vocational School. The project is expected to be completed by 2017 with the Schuylkill Trail extending to Christian Street according to another source. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer article, the area is bordered by Naval Square and Grays Ferry to the east, the Schuylkill Trail and River and University City to the west, Fitler Square to the north, and Point Breeze to the south.
History
For many years, this area was also known as Devil's Pocket, South Street, and part of Southwest Center City, Philadelphia.
In the year 2004, Naval Square was built over the old Philadelphia Naval Asylum, which is next to the area that is called Schuylkill Avenue. The area extends all the way up to Market Street and Chestnut Street.<ref name=schuy />
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Towers at Schuylkill Avenue
The proposal for three new Schuylkill Avenue towers proposed by the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is for the towers to take the place of the Springfield Beer Distributor, and the former JFK Vocational School, with each tower being 26 stories high.

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