In our last post, we discussed one of Philly’s longer-running venues, the frequently repurposed TLA.  Today, we look into the history of one of the city’s newest venues: Union Transfer, at 1026 Spring Garden St.

Union Transfer

Closeup

The mid-sized music venue has generated a ton of buzz, quickly emerging as one of Philly’s best.  Drawing an impressive list of acts in its first year and providing a beautifully appointed interior, tremendous sound and a smartly-placed back-bar, the building has come a long way since its days as the Spring Garden Market, a name which it held before 1895, according to the photo taken from G.W. Bromley’s Philadelphia Atlas.

In 1895

The 1914 photo here below, taken from the Department of Records, shows the…