Indy Hall

Indy Hall is a coworking community with an international online membership and a communal space based in the Northern Liberties neighborhood of Philadelphia.[1][2] It was originally founded in late 2006, in the Old City neighborhood of Philadelphia, by Alex Hillman[3] and Geoff DiMasi, making it one of the oldest independent coworking spaces in the United States and the oldest coworking space in the city of Philadelphia.

History
  • September 2006 – Alex Hillman first shares coworking concept[4] at a Barcamp-style event for creatives and entrepreneurs. Fellow attendee Lauren Galanter suggests the name "Independents Hall", both a wordplay on the historical Independence Hall in Old City, and to refer to a place for freelance workers to gather.
  • March 2007 – Inaugural meetup[5] to organize around establishing the first dedicated coworking space in Philadelphia.
  • August 2007 – With 22 founding members, a lease is signed for an 1800 square foot loft in Old City Philadelphia.
  • September 1, 2007 – Official grand opening.[6]
  • May 2009 – A new 4500 square foot coworking space[7] is established on N3rd Street.
  • May 2012 – Coworking space is expanded to 8000+ square feet to include the ground floor[8] and multi-medium art gallery program.[9]
  • August 2013 – Indy Hall collaborates with local businesses to establish the N3rd Street Farmers Market.[10]
  • August 2016 – After 18 months of searching for a new home,[11] coworking space is relocated to the 3rd floor of an Old City building owned by Colonial Penn.
  • December 2017 – The first coworking-based Girl Scout Troop is established by Lansie Sylvia, Arielle Brousse and Joanna Leigh Simon.[12]
  • March 2020 – Covid 19 Pandemic forces the community entirely online.[13]
  • July 2021 – Officially closed space in Colonial Penn building.[14]
  • January 2022 – Reopened in the Northern Liberties neighborhood for members only in-person coworking.[15]

References
  1. "The Indy Hall Experiment". Philadelphia Magazine. October 25, 2011. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  2. "Indy Hall finds new, expanded home in Old City". Biz Journals. April 6, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  3. Hillman, Alex (September 19, 2006). "Philly Pride: I'm ready to swallow mine, how about you?". DangerouslyAwesome.
  4. "my first barcamp, my first coworking pitch, and how Indy Hall got its name". dangerouslyawesome.com. 17 September 2006. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
  5. "first philly coworking meetup". dangerouslyawesome.com. 20 March 2007. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
  6. "Employment: A step up from working in PJs". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
  7. Kirk, Brian James/ (2009-05-13). "Video walk-through of the new IndyHall coworking facility". Technical.ly Philly. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
  8. Borofsky, Yael (2012-05-14). "Indy Hall expansion update: photos of construction progress for Old City coworking staple". Technical.ly Philly. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
  9. Neuman, Lana (2013-06-13). "Second Saturday Synesthesia: not just tech, Indy Hall hosts concert series". Technical.ly Philly. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
  10. Reyes, Juliana (2013-08-01). "Indy Hall to launch weekly N3rd Street Farmers Market". Technical.ly Philly. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
  11. Wink, Christopher / (2016-08-08). "The end of Indy Hall's 'weird year'". Technical.ly Philly. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
  12. Torres, Roberto / (2016-12-05). "Meet Indy Hall's youngest members: Girl Scout Troop #9573". Technical.ly Philly. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
  13. staff, Paige Gross / (2020-05-19). "How Indy Hall is maintaining its community remotely". Technical.ly. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  14. staff, Paige Gross / (2021-07-22). "Indy Hall is closing its hub at 399 Market. But Philly's first coworking space lives on online". Technical.ly. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  15. staff, Paige Gross / (2022-02-01). "Indy Hall's new pilot will connect freelancers and self-employed pros to affordable healthcare coverage". Technical.ly. Retrieved 2022-02-19.

Further reading

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