Historically, business in Brewerytown has had its ups and downs. The arrival of prohibition in America shut down its booming breweries and distilleries, but industry survived into the mid 1900s. By the 1980s, jobs disappeared and
Patchwork Brewerytown earned the Cities that Learn Award from the International Living Future Institute and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The project was to develop a more sustainable living environment for Brewerytown. Philadelphia architects
