After operating the Logan Square landmark for 50 years, the owners of Cherry Street Tavern are retiring and have listed the historic bar for sale.
After operating the Logan Square landmark for 50 years, the owners of Cherry Street Tavern have listed the 124-year-old bar for sale and are close to finalizing a deal, writes Mike Newall for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Originally opened as a bar around 1902, the tavern survived Prohibition by operating as a barbershop. Much of its old-world charm remained intact into the 1970s, from the elaborately carved mahogany back bar to the multiple mirrors and an old-timey phone booth. Still, as the neighborhood faded, so did the business…