I have found info on hotels near the Tower Theater at this site. Most people think your best bet is trying to locate a hotel in the Center City or downtown area of Philadelphia, as you would be able to take the Market Frankford (blue line) directly out to 69th Street where the Tower is located (another reason: the area where the theater is located is not the safest at night).
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Cheech tix*
yo!
that statement is actually true..
the not safest at night part...
me and about 30 people where back where the alley was trying to snag an autograph.
and directly in front of the tower
maybe like 40-50 feet away.. i guess some one got robbed. cause some chick who was by herself was screaming and cops where all around.. (SO DO NOT GO ALONE.. GO AS A PAIR OR A GROUP)
and later i guess someone was trying to catch a SEPTA bus.. and pushed someone else out of the way so he could make the bus and not miss it.. and they guy who got pushed. ended up with blood everywhere on the ground.. and a broken nose...
SO IF YOUR GOING TO AN EVENT AT THE TOWER!!!!
PLEASE YOUR SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF THOSE AROUND YOU.. TAKE A FRIEND! OR GO WITH A GROUP!
(*im not implying something WILL happen if you go alone.. im just saying be on the safer side*)
I grew up in Upper Darby, PA where the Tower Theater is located. I've seen many great concerts there. It's a great venue. The acoustics are fanominal. It was restored in 2002 just before I saw the Rolling Stones there. The seats are comfortable and soft. There isn't a bad seat in the house (except some cramped leg roon in a few upper Balcony seats. No matter where you sit (or paas out) the sound is great. This place was designed for sound. The Stadiums and hockey arenas are not designed for sound. By now you'think these egg heads who design these venues take concerts/sound in to consideration.
As far as safety goes, there's homeless in the area but there's plenty of police around the facility during concerts. There's a lot of concert goers there too. I think it is perfectly safe at concert time.
There are no hotles in the 69th Street area where the Tower is located. Center City Philadelphia is a SEPTA El ride (elevated train) to the end of the line to 69th Street. The Tower Theater is one block for the 69th Street Terminal.
Concerts end fairly early at the Tower as a way to apease the neighbors after many late concerts (There use to be two concerts a night - an early show and a late show)with noise late at hight, the Township passed an ordinance about whe concerts have to end. You are always finished by 11 PM.
A great Itialian resturant about 3/4 of a mile from the Tower is Fank Pica's on West Chester Pike (Market Street turns in to West Chester Pike). It's an easy drive or bus ride to the resturant. There's fast food places up the hill (69th Street) from the Tower. There a Super Market and Wawa convience store about a 1/2 mile up 69th Street. All of these places are easy to find. The Tower is the best place to see and hear a concert! gjon69@rocketmail.com
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