Ardmore, The Main Street of the Main Line

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Ardmore
Main Street of the Main Line
Ardmore in the Spotlight
• A community of the future with a rich past, thriving today
• The best places to dine, shop and get it done in Ardmore
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Ardmore
Main Street
of the Main Line
A4 Century-Old Ardmore
The community of the future,
thriving today. By Jim Waltzer
A6 All for One
Ardmore continues to flourish
on cooperative efforts from
a diverse array of grassroots
organizations, business
associations and civic groups.
• Business Directory
A12 Welcome to Ardmore
Main Street of the Main Line
A16 Where to Eat
No-Hunger Zone
•
Dining Directory
A18 Where to Shop
A Mecca of Main
Line Shopping
• Shopping Directory
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Main Street of the Main Line
Long the crossroads of Lower Merion Township and the center of
local government, Ardmore is equal parts town, neighborhood and
shopping destination, boasting a history as old as Pennsylvania’s and
one synonymous with the Main Line.
Ardmore’s story began with a band of settlers who journeyed
here from Merioneth County in Wales two months before William
Penn arrived in 1682. Four years later, Richard Davis became the
village’s first principal landowner when he purchased 410 acres for
32 pounds, 16 shillings.
A century later, with King George and the Red Coats vanquished,
and George Washington running the freshly minted United States,
a turnpike connecting Philadelphia with Lancaster stimulated
commerce in the area. German and Irish immigrants followed the
Welsh, speeding the plows on farmland and the waterwheels along
Mill Creek. The pike begot hotels, eateries and stores that offered
provisions for travelers. Built in 1796, Red Lion Hotel (at what is
now Lancaster and Greenfield avenues), with its cupola, broad porch
and general store, served as a hub for swapping goods and stories,
and a sanctuary for wayfarers and tired teams of horses.
Possibly as early as 1811, physician James Anderson, a classicist
with a taste for things Greek, named the village “Athensville.”
(Modern-day Athens Avenue runs from Ardmore Avenue to below
Wynnewood Avenue.) Its growth spurred by the coming of the
railroad in the 1830s, Athensville established a post office in a
cabinetmaker’s home in 1853, and at the dawn of the Civil War,
the village was the most populous for miles around.
In 1873, when the Pennsylvania Railroad decided to change
the name of its local station, another Anderson (Rev. George)
made a suggestion that stuck not only to the train stop, but to
the village as well: “Ardmore,” the name of perhaps the oldest
Christian settlement in Ireland.
The locale’s rural character soon was under siege, as the Pennsy
bought land near the station, then subdivided and sold it. Smaller
homes—by 1884, 100 in all—joined additional commercial properties,
and the few estates of moneyed Philadelphians. In the 1880s,
Ardmore established several township “firsts,” including a telephone
switchboard (set up in a pharmacy), a gas company and a firehouse
that doubled as a police station. The Ardmore Woman’s Club
organized and soon spawned other charity-minded groups.
Merion Title and Trust Company sprang from a former shoe store.
At the turn of the century, Lower Merion was the first township
in Pennsylvania to embrace the state’s new First Class Township
designation, with Ardmore as the locus of the commissioner-style
government. Horses drew buggies past telegraph poles on rutted
Lancaster Avenue, successor of the Philadelphia & Lancaster Turnpike,
which collected tolls until 1917. The Autocar Works relocated from
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Pittsburgh to the present footprint of Ardmore West Shopping Center,
signaling a dramatic change for traffic on Lancaster and all other roads.
With the rise of the automobile and the growing popularity of
suburban living, it was only a matter of time before department
stores came to the suburbs. Ardmore became the site of Suburban
Square, the first modern shopping center with an anchor department
store. This magnificent art deco assemblage at Montgomery and
Anderson avenues opened for business just prior to the Crash of
1929. When it turned 50, it received a facelift and a courtyard, and
that look remains today. Suburban Square continues to be a magnet
for shoppers in the region.
Today, the business community of Ardmore and the management
of Suburban Square are working together to form an even stronger
link. “The goal is one Ardmore,” says Christine Vilardo, executive
director of the Ardmore Initiative. “We are bridging the two shopping
centers by cooperative cross-marketing, more shared events such as
sidewalk sales and festivals, and more.”
The Ardmore Transit Center project, under development by
Dranoff Properties, will strengthen the town center with a Main
Street feel that includes crosswalks, a footbridge, expanded parking,
an enhanced retail/residential profile, and a revamped train station.
These ambitious redevelopment plans can only help other
efforts to burnish Ardmore’s image—programs like the three-yearold First Friday Main Line, which showcases artists at designated
sites while trolleys take patrons between Bryn Mawr and Ardmore.
“The idea is to get people out of their cars and into places they
normally drive by,” says First Friday founder Sherry Tillman.
Beyond the business district, Ardmore retains its mix of stately and
long-established neighborhoods, mixing urban and pastoral flavors.
South Ardmore, long home to the township’s largest African-American
community, now claims a fast-growing Latino population, plus an
influx of young couples, student housing, two non-assisted living
homes for seniors, and the luxury townhouses of Ardmore Crossing.
“It’s a diverse neighborhood, a mix of young and old,” says Steven
Lindner, president of the Ardmore Progressive Civic Association.
Notes Tillman, “It’s exactly Ardmore’s diversity that drew me here
in the first place.”
On balmy nights, the outdoor crowd at the Ardmore Avenue
Community Center is decidedly young. You can trace the rhythms
all the way from the live music at MilkBoy Coffee on Lancaster
Avenue down to the squeak of sneakers on the jam-packed basketball courts. Nearby are a skating rink, a park, and houses that have
spanned generations—homes like Lindner’s, which was built by his
grandfather.
As Ardmore moves forward, the spirit of the past melds into
the excitement of the present and the promise of the future.
(From left) A local firefighter
does his part to keep Ardmore
growing; the late Robert Hazard
at MilkBoy Coffee; Primavera
Pizza Kitchen; Harry’s Treasures
& Collectibles.
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For its historic shopping district, the Ardmore Initiative
administers a façade grant program for downtown property
improvements and works closely with the Lower Merion
Historical Architectural Review Board on historically appropriate renovations. Thanks to the role it played in preservation
efforts, the Save Ardmore Coalition was awarded the HARB
Stewardship Award in 2007.
As Ardmore Initiative board chair Mike Silver sees it,
“Ardmore is a town that tries to balance old and new, retail and
residential areas, and the desires of the community and the
need for a thriving downtown. We feel a shared sense of
community in our efforts to create a more attractive and
prosperous future.”
Ardmore continues to thrive on cooperative efforts from a diverse array of
grassroots organizations, business associations and civic groups.
For more information, visit ardmoreinitiative.org, firstfridaymainline.com,
saveardmorecoalition.org and ardmorestation.com.
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Sharon Eckstein,
president of the
Save Ardmore Coalition
business directory
Accountants
Joanna Dougherty, CPA 24 W. Lancaster Ave.,
(610) 649-5551, (610) 649-5554
Hoffman & Co 111 Sibley Ave., (610) 896-6102,
(610) 896-9391, hoffmanandco.com
Christopher Murray, CPA 10 Cricket Ave., (610)
649-8709, (610) 649-7840, cjmurraycpa.com
Jeremy Oliver, CPA 10 Athens Ave.,
(610) 896-9220
Rays Accounting Service 228 Church Road,
(610) 277-7846
Segal Brint & Co., LLC 9-11 E. Athens Ave.,
(610) 649-8001, (610) 649-8004
Sullivan and Co. 15 Rittenhouse Place,
(610) 658-8600
Gary Weisband, CPA 12 Cricket Ave., (610) 8969579, (610) 896-0290
Advertising
Acquire, LLC 76 Rittenhouse Place,
(610) 896-6560
Backe Communications 35 Cricket Terrace,
(610) 896-9260, backecom.com
Gregory FCA Communications 27 W. Athens Ave.,
(610) 642-8253, ext. 117, (610) 642-1258,
gregoryfca.com
Screen Matter 2 E. Lancaster Ave., (610) 8969192, (484) 419-9009, screenmatter.com
Tat Communications, Inc. (610) 649-3647,
(610) 649-3682, tatcom.com
Architects
French & Crane Architects (610) 642-7807
Goodwin Architects, Inc. 16 E. Lancaster Ave.,
(610) 662-4774, (610) 658-0450,
goodwinarchitects.com
Orndorf & Faranda, Inc. 112 Cricket Ave.,
(610) 896-4500, orndorf.com
Patterson Associates 16 E. Lancaster Ave.,
(610) 649-7500, (610) 649-7541
Thomas Wiedenman 19 W. Lancaster Ave.,
(610) 649-4606, (866) 902-3236
Automotive
photographs by shane mccauley
“We like to call Ardmore ‘the Main Street of the Main
Line,’” says Christine Vilardo.
And Vilardo should know. She’s the executive
director of the Ardmore Initiative, the business district authority responsible for physical improvements
and economic development in downtown Ardmore.
“Ardmore is a town on the move,” says Vilardo,
pointing out that it has the greatest socio-economic
diversity and ethnic mix of any town on the Main
Line. “There’s considerably more dialogue between
the residential and business communities, and
more overall support for proposed development
projects. There’s a strong relationship between
Suburban Square and the downtown business
district—in large part due to the transit center project,
Dranoff Properties’ Ardmore Station. Ardmore is a
prototype for innovative programs and funding at
the local, state and maybe even national level.”
If the Save Ardmore Coalition’s Sharon Eckstein
had to pinpoint a singular event that unified
Ardmore, it would be a 2007 fundraiser for Moira
Shaughnessy, the ailing former executive director of the Ardmore Initiative. Held on St. Patrick’s
Day at Brownies 23 East, the event raised almost
$50,000 for her bout with viral encephalitis.
“It was the first formal time we worked together,
and since then, we have more of a common cause,”
says the coalition’s president. “We made a
conscious effort to forge new bonds.”
Those bonds have included a more cohesive
relationship among the town’s business and civic
Christine Vilardo,
organizations, not to mention the shopping districts
executive director of
on both sides of the train tracks. A shining example
the Ardmore Initiative
of this cooperation is June’s “Ardmore Blossoms”
festival, a community celebration featuring environmentally friendly activities like electronics recycling, shredding,
There’s hardly a lack of development projects slated for
clothing and toy collection drives, plant exchanges, and arts and
Ardmore. Dranoff Properties’ Ardmore Station will provide more
crafts vendors. Local community groups and nonprofit organizaparking, retail and residential property, a new train station, and
tions will also have tables this year.
a much-needed bridge to Suburban Square.
The monthly themed First Friday Main Line showcases the
On Athens Avenue, plans are to replace one building with a
arts in unexpected places while providing increased exposure
larger condo property and to refurbish the adjacent apartments
to local businesses. Other events have included February’s
for workforce housing. At the intersection of Ardmore and
Foodapalooza, a culinary competition that showcased local
Lancaster avenues, a ’70s eyesore has been razed to make way
restaurants at Haverford Estates, and March’s Carnivale, a Mardi
for a much-needed road realignment project and an anticipated
Gras celebration at Main Line YMCA. On May 1, First Friday
mixed-use retail and residential development. And the former
Main Line will host “May Is for Mother (Earth)” projects at
Verizon building on Lancaster Avenue has been purchased and is
participating venues. On June 5, it’ll be a car parade, and on
being renovated for modern office space. Additional investment
Aug. 7, “Dancin’ Down the Line.”
includes the second phase of Strategic Realty’s Cambridge
To further spotlight the town, the Ardmore Initiative has
Square project, which has now been approved for
received a $100,000 “New Communities” grant from the
condominium units.
Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic
Residents and business owners remain passionate about
Development for improved marketing and downtown beautheir town and preserving its character and walkability.
tification. Meanwhile, the Save Ardmore Coalition has been
“Developers get this, and are working to create projects that
awarded a $10,000 state grant for a community mural.
enhance rather than destroy the character,” Vilardo says.
Ardmore Acura/Volkswagen 150 W. Lancaster
Ave., (610) 896-8600, ardmoreacura.com
Ardmore Auto Body 65 Cricket Ave., (610) 6499951, (610) 658-2480, ardmoreautobody.com
Ardmore Auto Tags 208 E.Lancaster Ave.,
(610) 649-5888, (610) 649-6115
Ardmore Nissan 265 E. Lancaster Ave.,
(215) 290-3200, ardmorenissan.com
Ardmore Toyota 219 E. Lancaster Ave., (610)
645-5000, (610) 645-6510, ardmoretoyota.com
Armen Chevrolet Buick Saab 125 E. Lancaster
Ave., (610) 726-1499, (610) 642-5792
armencars.com
Armstrong Automotive 6 W. Athens Ave.,
(610) 896-9111
Arrow Car Wash 124 W. Lancaster Ave.,
(610) 649-2192, arrowcarwash.com
Autowerks Harmon 108 Cricket Ave.,
(610) 642-4770, (610) 645-9253,
ARDMORE FAST FACTS: 1) It’s the township seat of Lower Merion. 2) It’s
a transit hub, offering SEPTA and Amtrak service to New York, Harrisburg,
downtown Philadelphia and Philadelphia International Airport. 3) It’s a
vital and active community with a historic past. 4) It’s a magnet for retail
and office development. Residents, businesses, investors and developers
alike continue to choose Ardmore as a premier location.
Best Auto Tags 39 E. Lancaster Ave., (610) 896-6300
Heilman’s Sunoco 301 W. Lancaster Ave.,
(610) 649-1991, sunocoinc.com
Infiniti of Ardmore 306 W. Lancaster Ave., (610)
649-3600, (610) 649-0380, infinitiofardmore.com
Keiser Tire & Service Center 208 E. Lancaster
Ave., (610) 649-2500, (610) 649-4158,
Main Line Honda 123 E. Lancaster Ave., (610)
649-5600, (610) 649-6974, mainlinehonda.com
NAPA Auto Parts 200 E. Lancaster Ave.,
(610) 642-4745, (610) 642-0931, napaonline.com
Childcare & Education
Philadelphia Nanny Network 10 E. Athens Ave.,
(610) 645-6550, (610) 645-6540, nannynetwork.com
Play & Learn Daycare Center 36 Ardmore Ave.,
playandlearn.com, (610) 489-9598
Reading Learning Center 111 Sibley Ave.,
(610) 896-9798, readinglearningcenter.com
Construction & Electrical
Hamilton Contractors (610) 896-3668,
(610) 896-3671
Kelso General Construction Co. 110 Ardmore
Ave., (610) 642-7751, (610) 642-1544, kelsogc.com
Locust Electric 10 E. Athens Ave., (610) 6422700, locustelectric.com
Nemeth Construction Co. 16 E. Lancaster Ave.,
(610) 642-2664,
Subcontractors Association of Delaware Valley
63 W. Lancaster Ave., (610) 649-7238,
nationalsubcontractors.com
Orion General Contractors, Inc. 100 Cricket
Ave., (610) 649-4545, (610) 649-4664
Power Supply Corp. 9 E. Athens Ave.,
(610) 649-7722, (610) 649-9355
TN Ward Company 129 Coulter Ave.,
(610) 649-0400, (610) 649-7211, tnward.com
Dry Cleaning & Laundry
K.C. Friendly Cleaners 42 Rittenhouse Place,
(610) 896-5913
Main Line Quality Dry Cleaners 101 Cricket
Ave., (610) 642-7900
New Blue Ribbon Cleaners 19-D Woodside
Ave., (610) 649-3531
Rittenhouse Laundromat 58 Rittenhouse Place,
(610) 649-9775
Employment & Business
Dunhill Professional Search 233 E. Lancaster
Ave., (610) 642-2223,
Gladwyne Search 44 W. Lancaster Ave.,
(610) 642-1040, (610) 642-7360,
gladwynesearch.com
Haas Valuation Services 44 W. Lancaster Ave.,
(610) 642-5643, (610) 642-5682, haasvalue.com
Eye Care
Ardmore Eye Care 11 W. Lancaster Ave.,
(610) 276-5725, ardmoreeyecare.com
Main Line Optical 17 E. Lancaster Ave., (610)
649-5240, (610) 645-0546, mainlineoptical.com
Pearle Vision Center Suburban Square,
(610) 896-0610, pearlevision.com
Philadelphia Eyeglass Laboratory
44 Rittenhouse Place, (610) 649-1767,
philadelphiaeyeglasslabs.com
Financial
Advantage Capital Management 326 W.
Lancaster Ave., (610) 896-3967,
Allstate Insurance Company 326 W. Lancaster
Ave., (610) 658-3250, (610) 658-3270,
allstate.com/dosullivan
Ardmore Alliance 44 E. Lancaster Ave., 2nd Floor,
(610) 649-4643, (610) 649-2217,
ardmoreadvisors.com
Beneficial Savings Bank Ardmore West,
(610) 649-2365, beneficialsavingsbank.com
Boyle Nationwide Insurance Agency 222 W.
Lancaster Ave., (610) 642-2707, (610) 649-4457,
nationwide.com
Bryn Mawr Trust Bank 50 W. Lancaster Ave.,
(610) 896-6712, (610) 896-6439, bmtc.com
Citizens Bank 225 W. Lancaster Ave., (610) 6495812, (610) 896-2335, citizensbank.com
Independent Insurance Advisors 44 W.
Lancaster Ave., (610) 645-9401, iiapa.com
MFI Associates (610) 642-3100
Northstar Advisors 233 E. Lancaster Ave.,
(610) 896-8100, (610) 896-9275,
northstar-advisors.com
Republic First Bank 233 E. Lancaster Ave.,
(610) 896-9750, rfbkonline.com
Sovereign Bank 44 E. Lancaster Ave.,
(610) 896-6701, (610) 642-2521, sovereignbank.com
St. Edmond’s Bank 20 Woodside Ave., (484) 4202800, (484) 420-2801, stedmondsfsb.com
StockTrans, Inc. 44 W. Lancaster Ave.,
(610) 649-7300, (610) 649-7302, stocktrans.com
Susquehanna Bank 76 W. Lancaster Ave.,
(610) 642-2014, (610) 645-6584, susquehanna.net
Timmons Reinsurance Solutions (610) 6420724, (610) 642-0725, timmonsre.com
Wachovia Bank Suburban Square, (610) 649-0901
Ward Associates 15 Rittenhouse Place, (610)
896-6100, (610) 896-6892, cfwardassociates.com
Fitness & Wellness
American Karate Studio 55 Rittenhouse Place,
(610) 649-6000
Black Kat 227 E. Lancaster Ave., (610) 649-8500
Living Beyond Breast Cancer 354 W. Lancaster
Ave., Haverford, (610) 645-4567, ibbc.org
Main Line YMCA 100 St. Georges Ave.,
(610) 645-0658, mainlineymca.org
Main Line Yoga 66 Rittenhouse Place, (610) 6457900, mainlineyoga.com
Andrew T. Mell 14 Ardmore Ave., (610) 642-9806
Philadelphia Sports Club at Ardmore 34 W.
Lancaster Ave., (610) 645-7600, (610) 645-8372,
philadelphiasportclubs.com
Relax, Therapeutic & Corrective Massage
Studio 38 Rittenhouse Place, (610) 645-6303,
Weight Watchers 21 E. Lancaster Ave.,
(610) 456-6363, weightwatchers.com
Funeral Homes
Chadwick & McKinney Funeral Home 30 E.
Athens Ave., (610) 642-6303, (610) 642-3773,
chadwickmckinney.com
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McConaghy Funeral Home 328 W. Lancaster
Ave., (610) 642-7954, (610) 642-5202,
mcconaghyfuneralhome.com
Stuard Funeral Directors, Inc. 104 Cricket Ave.,
(610) 649-0243
Government & Associations
Ardmore Business Association PO Box 624,
(610) 645-5269
The Ardmore Initiative 56 E. Lancaster Ave.,
(610) 645-0540, (610) 645-0662,
ardmoreinitiative.org
Ardmore Rotary Club ardmorerotary.org
Ardmore VFW Post 843 45 E. Lancaster Ave.,
vfw.org
Democratic Committee of Lower Merion 29 W.
Lancaster Ave., (610) 649-7200, democratslmn.org
The Earlington Club 6 E. Athens Ave., (610) 6423399
Merion Fire Company of Ardmore
35 Greenfield Ave., (610) 642-9580, (610) 642-4565,
merionfireco.org
Republican Committee of Lower Merion &
Narberth 3 1/2 W. Lancaster Ave., (610) 642-4407,
(610) 642-4409, lowermerionvote.org
Healthcare
Larysa Bilyk, OD 20 Ardmore Ave., (610) 6421637, perfecteyesight.org
CardioVascular Diagnostic Center 233 E.
Lancaster Ave., (610) 649-2140, (610) 649-0334,
casep.com
Emma Fogt, R.D., M.S, M.B.A, L.D.N 16 E.
Lancaster Ave., (610) 649-NUTR, emmafogt.com
Foot Solutions 28 Rittenhouse Place, (610) 6493112, (610) 649-4355, footsolutions.com
Hedwig House 130 E. Lancaster Ave., (610) 8965238, hedwighouse.org
Stan Horwitz, DDS, & Associates 42 W.
Lancaster Ave., (610) 642-3417,
Kara Nakisbendi, MD 233 E. Lancaster Ave.,
(610) 642-1330, mainlinehealth.org
Nakisbendi & Associates 233 E. Lancaster Ave.,
(610) 642-1330, (610) 642-1344, nakisbendi.com
NovaCare 233 E. Lancaster Ave., (610) 642-4494,
novacare.com
Oxycare, Inc. 312 W. Lancaster Ave.,
(610) 658-0800
Residential Service Systems 10 E. Athens Ave.,
(610) 649-5330, (610) 649-7969, rhd.org
Smile Care Dental Care 7 Rittenhouse Place,
(610) 642-6391, drzaheer.com
Edward Williams, MD 100 E. Lancaster Ave.,
(610) 649-4907
Your Next Step, PC 39 Rittenhouse Place,
(610) 642-8837
Home & Garden
Ardmore Floor Sanding 2375 Haverford Road,
(610) 896-5152, ardmorefloorsanding.com
Ardmore Marble & Granite Inc. 8 E. Lancaster
Ave., (610) 645-0650, (610) 645-0630,
ardmoremarble.com
Bryn Mawr Fence (610) 645-5200,
brynmawrfence.com
Cucina Design Studio 55 W. Lancaster Ave., (610)
896-1670, (610) 896-1672, cucinadesignstudio.com
Frisco Painting, Inc. 235 Colton St., (215) 4871933, (215) 487-0209, friscopainting.com
Hunter Hayes 102 Holland Ave., (610) 896-0309,
hayeshorticulture.com
Just Chairs & Tables 333 W. Lancaster Ave.,
(610) 896-5155, justchairsandtables.net
Kitchen Technology 216 W. Lancaster Ave.,
(610) 658-0902, (610) 645-7729, kitchentech.com
Lonni Rossi Fabric Design 70 Rittenhouse
Place, (610) 896-0500, lonnirossi.com
Louis Lawn Mower Inc. 113 Ardmore Ave.,
(610) 896-9433, louislawnmower.com
Marvin Design Gallery by Matus Windows
52 E. Lancaster Ave., (610) 642-0900, (610) 6426376, matuswindows.com
Meyer Associates 227 E. Lancaster Ave., (610)
649-8500, (610) 649-8509, meyerdesigninc.com
Myerson of Ardmore 43 W. Lancaster Ave.,
(610) 642-6800
New York Painters Supply Co. 23 Rittenhouse
Place, (610) 649-8010,
Nolan Painting 181 W. Hillcrest Ave., (610) 7893156, (610) 449-7796, nolanpainting.com
Rittenhouse Electric 14 Rittenhouse Place, (610)
649-6877, (610) 649-0833, rittenhouseelectric.com
Shihadeh Carpet 116 Cricket Ave., (610) 6492000, (610) 649-6463, oreintalrugs.com
Shutter & Stern Interior Design 414 N. Highland
Ave., (610) 667-4494, (610) 667-5058
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Table Art 27 W. Athens Ave., (610) 658-2004,
(610) 658-0131, tableart.net
Valueguard (610) 642-5500, 345 W. Lancaster
Ave., valueguardusa.com
Wylie’s Lamps/McClelland Electric 123 Cricket
Ave., (610) 642-1787, mcclellandelectric.com
Insurance
Bharucha & Associates 33 W. Lancaster Ave.,
(610) 649-4552, (610) 649-1399, jbharucha.com
State Farm Insurance 49 Rittenhouse Place,
(610) 896-8797, mikecoughlan.com
Watt & Dobson 119 Coulter Ave., (610) 642-6700,
(610) 896-8205, wattdobson.com
Legal
Allan Windt, Esq. (610) 649-8250
Askot, Weiner & Cohen, LLP 326 W. Lancaster
Ave., (610) 649-0708, (610) 649-0731, awclegal.com
David Gorberg & Associates Suburban Square,
(800) 695-3666, mylemon.com
Haws & Burke Law Offices 15 Rittenhouse
Place, (610) 649-5200, hawsandburke.com
Law Office of Silver and Silver 42 W. Lancaster
Ave., (610) 658-1900, silverandsilver.com
Law Offices of Anna Durbin/Peter Goldberger
50 Rittenhouse Place, (610) 642-2800,
petergoldberger.com
Law Offices of Sheryl R. Rentz, PC 326 W.
Lancaster Ave., (610) 645-0100, sherylrrentzlaw.com
Richard Weinstein, Esq. 9 E. Athens Ave.,
(610) 896-3700
Music & Dance
DanceSport Academy 1 W. Lancaster Ave.,
(610) 642-2525, (610) 642-2920, dancesportpa.com
Delaware Valley Music 4 E. Lancaster Ave.,
(610) 649-8842
First Position Dance Arts 10 E. Athens Ave.,
firstpositiondancearts.com
Fred Hall Orchestra 33 W. Lancaster Ave.,
(610) 896-8677, fredhallorchestras.com
Main Line Conservatory of Music
19 W. Lancaster Ave., (610) 642-8565
Main Line Music Academy 110 Ardmore Ave.,
(610) 642-2252, mlma.com
Meridee Winters School of Music 63 W. Lancaster
Ave., (610) 649-2782, mwschoolofmusic.com
MilkBoy Recording 27 W. Athens Ave.,
(610) 645-5300, (610) 645-5329, milkboyrecording
Music Training Center Ardmore West,
(610) 645-7750, musictraining.com
Quick Step Studio of Ballroom Dance 49 E.
Lancaster Ave., (610) 649-6655, quickstepinc.com
Media & Publishing
Main Line Times 311 E. Lancaster Ave.,
(610) 642-4300, ext. 204, mainlinetimes.com
Kane Communications 10 E. Athens Ave.,
(610) 645-6940, (610) 645-6943, kanec.com
Other Services
CarboChem, Inc. 326 W. Lancaster Ave.,
(610) 645-9200, (610) 645-5501, carbochem.com
First Church of Christ Scientist and Christian
Science Reading Room 21 Rittenhouse Place
(610) 642-2053
HandRighting, Ink 63 W. Lancaster Ave., (610)
649-1400, (610) 649-1715, handrightingink.com
Rossi Shoe Service 20 Rittenhouse Place,
(610) 642-9464, (610) 896-6025
Scrapbooking Creative Memories
(610) 446-6777, 38 Llandillo Road
Pets
Ardmore Animal Hospital 24 E. Athens Ave.,
(610) 642-1160, ardmore-ah.com
Veterinary Tag Supply 53 Rittenhouse Place,
(610) 642-2777
Printing & Promotional
Advertising Idea Store 37 E. Lancaster Ave.,
(610) 642-1990, uniongoods.com
Cardone Printing 55 Cricket Ave., (610) 642-5380
EmbroidMe 18 Ardmore Ave., (484) 412-8820,
(484) 412-8823, embroidme-ardmore.com
Hayden Printing 206 E. Lancaster Ave.,
(610) 642-2105, haydenprinting,com
LNL Creative Group, LLC 63 W. Lancaster Ave.,
(215) 962-7817, lnlcreative.com
Real Estate
Greentree Properties Corp. 44 W. Lancaster
Ave., (610) 896-7700,
Halfpenny Management 90 Cricket Ave.,
(610) 642-2768, (610) 642-4156, halfpennyco.com
Kimco Realty Suburban Square, (610) 896-7560
Mahoney Realty Group, Inc. 9 Cricket Terrace,
(610) 645-5176, (610) 645-0190, mahoneyrealty.com
Main Line Executive Management, LLC
2740 E. County Line Road, (610) 642-9100,
(610) 649-5028, mlexec.com
Suburban Court Apartments 113 Cricket Ave.,
(610) 642-1212, suburbancourt.com
Suburban Realty 141 E. Spring Ave., (610) 896-1900
Salons, Spas & Beauty
Absolut Nails 24 E. Lancaster Ave.,
(610) 649-4804
Andre’s Haircutting 53 Cricket Ave., (610) 649-4218
Anthony C. & Co. 30 Rittenhouse Place,
(610) 642-3326
Bernie’s Hair Studio 11 E. Lancaster Ave.,
(610) 642-8624
Charming Nails 4 W. Lancaster Ave.,
(610) 642-3003
Cookie Cutters 54 E. Lancaster Ave.,
(610) 658-2887, haircutsarefun.com
Daisy Nails & Spa 14 Anderson Ave.,
(610) 642-6245
Ego Salon for Men 9 W. Lancaster Ave.,
(610) 896-0599
Eterna Bella Spa 8 Cricket Ave., (610) 649-3260,
eternabellaspa.com
Mary Hight Hairstyling 42 Cricket Ave.,
(610) 642-7873
Jay Michael Salon Suburban Square,
(610) 645-6500
Nick’s Barber Shop 87 Rittenhouse Place,
(610) 649-9781
Olive Salon 32 Rittenhouse Place,
(610) 649-4766
Pizzaz Nail and Skin Salon 40 Cricket Ave.,
(610) 896-1626
Pretty Nails Salon 35 E. Lancaster Ave.,
(610) 642-4185
Rae & Co. Salon 10 E. Lancaster Ave.,
(610) 642-4465, salonrae.com
Salon True 29 W. Lancaster Ave., (484) 5728783, salontrue.net
Shanti Medical Spa and Wellness Center
59 W. Lancaster Ave., (610) 642-2644,
shantimedspa1.com
Siamese Princess Salon 36 E. Lancaster Ave.,
(610) 896-2755
Suncatchers Tanning Salon 28 W. Lancaster
Ave., (610) 642-4131
Taglio Hair Design 7 Anderson Ave.,
(610) 649-4964
Town & Country Salon 46 Rittenhouse Place,
(610) 642-6843
Troncelliti Barber Shop 16 Anderson Ave.,
(610) 896-7713
VIP Nails 49 W. Lancaster Ave., (610) 642-2220
Tailors
Bernola Tailor Shoppe, Inc. 64 Rittenhouse
Place, (610) 642-0488, bernolatuxedo.com
Joseph Centofanti Tailors 7 Station Ave.,
(610) 642-1926
The King’s Collar Custom Shirtmakers
(610) 642-9910, (610) 642-9909, kingscollar.com
Nick the Tailor 18 E. Lancaster Ave.,
(610) 649-6557
Paris Custom Tailors (610) 896-6922
Salvatore’s Custom Tailors 38 Cricket Ave.,
(610) 642-1714
Telecommunications
Business Planning Inc. 63 W. Lancaster Ave.,
(610) 649-0550, telcodata.net
Cambria Corporation 326 W. Lancaster Ave.,
(610) 896-2821, (610) 896-2844
ardmore-cambria.com
Expert Service Providers 24 W. Lancaster Ave.,
Suite 200, (610) 644-2550, (484) 382-9140,
espdelivers.com
Town Communications 331 W. Lancaster Ave.,
(610) 649-2859, towncommunications.net
Travel
Swain Tours 6 W. Lancaster Ave., (610) 8969595, (610) 896-9592, swaintours.com
The Surburban Travel Agency, Inc.
26 Rittenhouse Place, (610) 649-4700,
(610) 649-1775, thesuburbantravel.com
Web Design & IT
408 West 16 E. Lancaster Ave., (610) 642-9378,
408west.com
Swain Techs 6 Cricket Ave., (610) 896-0701, (610)
896-0704, swaintechs.com
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Welcome to Ardmore,
Easy Parking!
Downtown Ardmore has ample parking. A convenient space is
just a few steps away from your favorite stores, clubs and restaurants.
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The Main Street of the Main Line
A Place for Fun: Ardmore Events Throughout the Year
Gettin’ It Done
Community, business and
government leaders gathered
for a luncheon at the Merion
Tribute House to learn about the
changing face of Ardmore
and the Ardmore Initiative’s
revitalization efforts.
C arla Zambelli
Visit the community of the future. Walk to great
shopping, terrific restaurants, a real transit center with
a wide mix of great housing and historic architecture,
active night spots and music. That future is right here
today in century-old Ardmore! It’s a perfect mix that
many communities would love to emulate—and you
can experience it all right here, right now.
That’s Ardmore: the community of the future—today.
It’s a short drive from Philadelphia and King of Prussia,
a train ride along SEPTA’s popular R5 line (and a
stop on Amtrak), a link to busses in the region, and
convenient to the Norristown high-speed line.
ha v en freihofer
TIP: Remember to check behind your favorite shops for additional parking.
June 6: “Ardmore Blossoms”
Community Celebration. Events
include sidewalk sales, a plant sale
and exchange, electronics recycling,
shredding, collection drives, arts and
crafts vendors, kids’ activities, music,
food, and fun, fun, fun! For more info
or to reserve a table, please visit
allaboutardmore.com. FREE!
The Phillie Phanatic on the First Friday Main Line trolley.
Oct. 8:
A Taste of
Ardmore’s
Food and
Fashion.
Join us for
Ardmore’s
wide array
of culinary
and fashion
offerings.
First Friday Main Line
Often imitated, rarely equaled.
Visit us on the Web at
firstfridaymainline.com
for more details.
May 1: “May Is for Mother (Earth)”
June 5: Recycled Art Projects/
Car Parade
(From left) Swain Techs’ Brett Swain,
treasurer of the Ardmore Initiative;
attorney Mike Silver, chair of the
Ardmore Initiative; and MilkBoy’s
Tommy Joyner, president of Ardmore
Business Association.
Oct. 31: Trick-or-treating in Ardmore.
Aug. 7: “Dancin’ Down the Line”
Sept. 4: Blues Stroll
Past*Present*Future’s Sherry Tillman
of First Friday Main Line, with
Suburban Office Equipment’s Scott
Mahan of the Save Ardmore Coalition
and Ardmore Business Association.
Oct. 2: Howl-o-ween Puppy
Pageant
C arla Zambelli
Nov. 6: Poster Contest:
Art by Local
Schoolchildren
• Township permit lots are free after 6 p.m. on weekends. ALL parking spaces
are free on Sunday, and after 6 p.m. on weekdays and Saturdays.
• Twelve-hour long-term meters are red and take quarters only.
Two-hour meters are gray and take nickels, dimes and quarters.
See the excitement for yourself! Visit allaboutardmore.com
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Dec. 4: Holiday Tree Lighting. This popular tradition kicks off the holiday season with Santa’s
arrival on an Ardmore fire truck, a tree- and candle-lighting ceremony, holiday carols sung by
local schoolchildren, cocoa, cookies, and special offers from downtown merchants. 6 p.m. at
Schauffele Plaza, downtown Ardmore. FREE!
Lower Merion Commissioner Jane
Dellheim, with State Farm agent
Mike Coughlan, vice chair of the
Ardmore Initiative.
or firstfridaymainline.com for additional information.
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A glimpse inside the kitchen at Mikado Japanese Restaurant (above) and two of the delicious dishes you’ll find there (opposite page).
Ardmore: No-Hunger Zone
Ardmore’s unique character can be summed
up in one word: diversity—a perk for
business owners, residents and visitors alike.
The town’s melting pot persona has paved
the way for a variety of shopping and dining
options that cater to all wallets. Whether
you’re a kid, a college student, a newlywed,
newly divorced, a first-time homebuyer, an
artist, a business type, a stay-at-home
parent or an empty-nester, Ardmore has
what you’re craving.
The Ardmore Station Café and Ruby’s
Diner are two great places to satisfy your
breakfast yearnings, as is the Corner Bakery
Café. The Station Café is famous for its
sizable pancakes and breakfast burritos,
plus its kid-friendly s’more French toast.
La Colombe is the house coffee, but you
can also get a robust cup at Ruby’s—strong
and hot. In fact, you can order just about
anything at Ruby’s, from “skinny” eggs to
huevos rancheros and breakfast tacos. The
Corner Bakery’s breakfast sandwiches make
eating on the fly a snap for Suburban Squarebound shoppers looking to get an early start.
If a casual morning meeting is on your
schedule, MilkBoy Coffee is perfect. There’s
always a great soundtrack, and the organic
Lancaster County breakfast ingredients will
leave you feeling like you’re doing something
good for both yourself and the local
economy. There’s even vegan scrapple.
Lunch is a dizzying prospect in
Ardmore—there are so many options. New
to the neighborhood is Chipotle Mexican Grill
in Ardmore West Shopping Center. It offers
healthy, socially conscious Mexican fare,
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including custom burritos, fajita burritos,
burrito bowls, tacos and salads—all
filled with naturally raised, hormone- and
antibiotic-free meats and poultry. The menu
is printed on recycled paper, and green
design elements give this “fast-food” spot
an eco-chic flair.
Another new spot is J.R. Monaghan’s
Pub & Grille, home to hearty burgers,
cheesesteak egg rolls, chicken cordon bleu
nuggets, cheeseburger hoagie salad, and
hand-carved hot roast beef sandwiches.
There are lots of flat-screen televisions,
plus plenty of room at the bar. What better
way to seal a business deal than over a cold
draught beer?
For a lighter, more exotic lunch, try
Hunan Restaurant, an Ardmore icon started
by Susanna Foo’s family nearly 30 years
ago. Devotees give high marks to the hotand-sour soup, and the white tablecloths
and light-purple walls are instantly soothing.
Equally charming is Siamese Princess, also
an Ardmore favorite for more than a decade.
Eye-catching, Thai-flavored artwork and vivid
hues on the walls put a little spark into this
cozy and popular source of tantalizing heat
and spice.
Another culinary hotspot is Thai Pepper
Restaurant. It’s right next to Mikado,
enabling patrons to enjoy a variety of global
flavors—and generous portions of sushi,
sashimi and creative tekkamaki—in one meal.
Auspicious Chinese Restaurant is also
enticing, with its modern décor and contemporary fare. Along with traditional dishes, the
kitchen pleases patrons with wraps (shiitake
By Dawn E. Warden
steak or teriyaki chicken), salads, burgers,
sandwiches, and create-your-own stir-fry
combinations. If you’re heading to MilkBoy
for a show, this is a great place to start your
evening—and to make a dent in your
BYO bottle.
Ardmore Plaza is home to one of the
Main Line’s favorite Indian restaurants,
Khajuraho. Among the house favorites are
mulligatawny soup, chicken tikka masala,
savory seikh kebab, chicken biryani,
vegetable samosas, spicy baingan bharta
(tandoor-broiled eggplant), and shrimp
saagwala. And the weekend lunch buffet
is one of the best—and tastiest—deals
in town.
A couple of doors down is Kotatsu
Restaurant, a family-friendly, Japanese-style
teppanyaki and sushi house popular for its
birthday dinners for all ages. Theatrics play
a big part in a meal here, as Kotatsu’s chefs
build volcanoes out of onions, engage in a
little shrimp tossing, and catch raw eggs in
their toques.
If you’re in the mood for Italian, you’re in
luck—that is, if you’re not the sort of person
who changes your mind easily. There are
just too many choices in Ardmore. Surely,
you’ve seen the weekend lines at Fellini’s
Café Trattoria, a crowd-pleasing BYO that
serves up hefty portions of pasta and
other traditional homestyle fare in a cozy,
laid-back environment.
Primavera Pizza Kitchen has a handsome
bar and a refreshing new assortment of icy
flavored vodka martinis to go along with its
brick-oven pizzas, seafood dishes, salads and
pastas—traditional with a twist. Right about
now, you can expect to see lighter, seasonal
fare on the menu to complement the warmer
weather. Hosting a private affair? Primavera
has a wonderful, intimate wine-cellar
eating area and a new 70-person space
off the bright, airy mezzanine dining room.
This time of year, Café San Pietro serves
up its wine, spirits and Italian dishes al
fresco on its patio. A bit of a best-kept secret
for Ardmore, this BYO with a bar boasts
“the best vodka selection in Ardmore” and a
pretty private dining room for special events.
Positano Ristorante & Bar also has outdoor
dining and a quaint bar, both perfect
backdrops for its Southern Italian dishes.
On the casual side, there’s Bella Italia
Pizza, which serves up tasty pies, calzones
and other Italian favorites, along with hoagies
and premium imported brews to enjoy in or
out. Eclectic pizzas are the norm at Peace A
Pizza, tucked beneath Ardmore Station Café.
It’s the perfect pit stop any time of day.
For the full pizzeria experience, there’s
Marrone’s, located on County Line Road a
block or so from Carlino’s Market. Surely one
of the best deals in town for families, it’s an
ideal spot for group outings when pizza is on
your mind.
Irish pub fans won’t go hungry—or
dry—in Ardmore. On Cricket Avenue alone,
there’s Gillane’s Tavern, McCloskey’s Tavern
and John Henry’s Pub. Each is known for its
friendly, casual atmosphere, hearty homemade Irish-American fare, house specialties
like shepherd’s pie, an international beer
selection, plus favorite bar noshes like
salads, sandwiches and burgers. Live music
is also on tap at these unpretentious, cozy
spots, making Cricket Avenue a great spot to
park your car on a weekend night. Families
take heart: John Henry’s gets high marks for
its kid-friendly attitude—and HD plasma TVs.
So bring the little ones for the big game.
And down the street a ways, on County
Line Road, are Hykel’s and McGillicuddy’s—
two more neighborhood haunts that deliver
on homey atmosphere and affordable comfort food. And back on Lancaster Avenue is
Yeats Pub, a lively place that offers steaks,
seafood, pasta, pub grub like fish and
chips, plus hand-carved roast beef, turkey
and ham sandwiches. Try the year-round
Quizzo (Thursday nights; a $30 gift certificate
as first prize) and Karaoke Saturdays
(10:30 p.m.-1 a.m.).
Ardmore’s culinary diversity took a French
twist in early 2009 with the addition of A La
Maison Bistro, a BYO specializing in rustic
interpretations of boeuf bourguignon, coq
au vin, mussels and frites, coquilles Saint
Jacques, cassoulet, bouillabaisse, and other
classic dishes. Bright and spacious during
the day (with great people-watching along
its bank of windows by the sidewalk) and
pleasantly dimmed in the evening, this newcomer hits the spot for lunch and dinner.
And if that isn’t enough, there’s Plate
Restaurant & Bar, Suburban Square’s hip,
energetic gathering place. With its sleek bar,
outdoor seating and contemporary menu,
Plate is the place to see and be seen. It also
offers one of the best martini menus in town
and is a popular first-date spot thanks to its
casual ambiance, which quickly puts you at
ease. The entrée-size salads, as well as
dishes like free-range bison meatloaf and
spicy coriander-crusted Ahi tuna, just skim
the surface of Plate’s innovative cuisine.
And teens taking in the sights and sounds of
Suburban Square enjoy the not-too-grownup offerings like tomato soup served with
mini grilled cheese, crispy calamari, steamed
mussels, stone-fired pizzas, and crispy
shoestring fries.
One thing is certain: Whatever you’re in the
mood for, you’ll never go hungry in Ardmore.
dining directory
Felicia’s Pizza Kitchen 18 W. Lancaster Ave.,
(610) 649-6900
Fellini’s Café Trattoria 31 E. Lancaster Ave.,
(610) 642-9009
Gillane’s Tavern 43 Cricket Ave., (610) 896-1622
Golden China 27 Rittenhouse Place,
(610) 658-0900
John Henry’s Pub 98 Cricket Ave., (610) 726-9193
Hunan Restaurant 47 E. Lancaster Ave.,
(610) 642-3050
International House of Pancakes
130 W. Lancaster Ave., (610) 642-2555, ihop.com
Jeannie’s Delicatessen 2 E. Athens Ave.,
(610) 896-8995
Kotatsu Restaurant Ardmore Plaza, (610) 642-7155
Luciano’s Pizza 12 W. Lancaster Ave.,
(610) 645-9595
Main Line Smoothie 28 W. Lancaster Ave. (rear),
(610) 649-1390, mainlinesmoothie.com
McCloskey’s Tavern 17 Cricket Ave.,
(610) 642-9280
McDonald’s 111 W. Lancaster Ave., (610) 649-7255
Mikado Japanese Restaurant 66 E. Lancaster
Ave., (610) 645-5592, mikadothaipepper.com
MilkBoy Coffee 2 E. Lancaster Ave.,
(610) 645-5269, milkboycoffee.com
J.R. Monaghan’s Pub & Grille 34 E. Lancaster Ave.,
(484) 416-3547, (484) 416-3554, jrmonaghans.com
Peace A Pizza 4 Station Road,
(610) 896-4488, peacepizza.com
Plate Restaurant & Bar Suburban Square,
(610) 642-5900, platerestaurant.com
Positano Ristorante & Bar 21 W. Lancaster
Ave., (610) 896-8298, positanoristorante.com
Primavera Pizza Kitchen 7 E. Lancaster Ave.,
(610) 642-8000, primaverakitchen.com
Primo Hoagies Ardmore West, (610) 645-5500,
primohoagies.com
Rittenhouse Deli 68 Rittenhouse Place,
(610) 642-3183
Ruby’s Diner Suburban Square,
(610) 896-7829, rubys.com
Subway 61 W. Lancaster Ave., (610) 658-0833,
subway.com
Starbucks Suburban Square, (610) 896-7880,
starbucks.com
Szechuan Garden Inn 47 W. Lancaster Ave. (rear),
(610) 649-7668
Thai Pepper Restaurant 64 E. Lancaster Ave.,
(610) 642-5951, mikadothaipepper.com
Viking Pastries 39 Cricket Ave., (610) 642-9227,
vikingpastries.com
Wawa Ardmore West, (610) 642-9545, wawa.com
Wingers 40 Rittenhouse Place, (610) 649-3556
Yeats Pub 202 E. Lancaster Ave.,
(610) 896-0705, yeatspubinardmore.com
A La Maison Bistro 53 W. Lancaster Ave.,
(484) 412-8009, alamaisonbistro.com
Ardmore Station Café 6 Station Ave.,
(610) 642-3889
Ardmore Style Pizza 10 Rittenhouse Place,
(610) 649-7320, (610) 649-8650
Auspicious Chinese Restaurant
11 Cricket Ave., (610) 642-1858, (610) 642-2858,
mastersofkungfood.com
Bella Italia Pizza 12 E. Lancaster Ave.,
(610) 649-1700, bellaitaliapizza.com
Brownies 23 East 23 E. Lancaster Ave.,
(610) 649-8389, (610) 645-8391, brownies23east.com
Café San Pietro 39 W. Lancaster Ave.,
cafesanpietro.net
Chipotle Mexican Grill Ardmore West,
(610) 649-3061, chipotle.com
Chung Sing Restaurant 210 E. Lancaster Ave.,
(610) 649-8115
Cold Stone Creamery Suburban Square,
(610) 642-7001, coldstonecreamery.com
Corner Bakery Café Suburban Square,
(610) 896-0703, cornerbakerycafe.com
Dunkin Donuts/Baskin Robbins Ardmore West,
(610) 642-9564, dunkindonuts.com
For more on these and other Ardmore
restaurants, visit allaboutardmore.com.
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A Mecca of Main
Line Shopping
By Tara Behan
Not just any town can boast that it’s the
home of America’s oldest shopping center.
But Ardmore can.
Visited by thousands annually from the
Main Line area and beyond, tony Suburban
Square dates back to the mid-1920s. The
initial concept for this first-of-its-kind
shopping center was that of a “trading area”
with “room for business, space for
expansion and ample areas for comfortable
parking.”
The center’s design allows for
convenient access from one business to the
next. The first tenant was a bank, followed
by a post office, some small shops, and
an anchor department store Strawbridge &
Clothier, which brought more recognition and
more shoppers.
More than 80 years later, Suburban Square
is still a mainstay. Strawbridge & Clothier has
since been replaced by Macy’s, and upscale
national retailers—including Coach, Lilly
Pulitzer, Banana Republic, Williams-Sonoma
and Apple—reflect the high-end clientele
the center attracts. Alongside these brand
names are local retailers who bring a
more personal touch.
It was 20 years ago when Conni
McDonnell and her mother, Seda Alexandrian,
opened Touché. The owners were attracted
to Suburban Square because it reminded
them of similar shopping centers they’d seen
in Europe. The atmosphere was perfect for
their European fashion-accessory shop.
“I think people get tired of the mall
setting,” says McDonnell. “They come to
Suburban Square and can be outside, going in
and out of shops. It’s a really nice place.”
Twice a year, McDonnell goes abroad
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to find gorgeous Italian
scarves and leather
handbags, French
artisan jewelry,
elegant evening bags
and more to fill
(Clockwise from top left) Lilly Pulitzer; a fountain in Suburban
Square; the vast selection at Ardmore Farmers Market.
her shop.
Main Line clothing designer Josephine Sasso’s eponymous
“My customers are very savvy,” says
shop is also a part of Suburban Square’s
Schneider. “They know they don’t have to go
retail mix. Sasso—who’s best known for her
to the major department stores to find presents
classic-with-a-twist bridal and bridesmaids
for weddings and showers. They can come
gowns, which have graced the pages of
here and find beautiful gifts like silver and
Town & Country and InStyle—also offers an
crystal in perfect condition at a better price.”
impressive line of dresses and separates
And what shoppers these days aren’t
suitable for every occasion, from lunch with
looking for the best prices?
the ladies to the Academy Ball.
Along with Schneider’s shop, there are
A few years back, Suburban Square’s
plenty of other antique stores and thrift
Farmers Market underwent a transformation,
shops in Ardmore, including Petunia’s
complete with a new freestanding locaConsignment Boutique, Browse Around
tion. Now, it attracts even more customers.
Thrift Shop, Harry’s Treasures & Collectibles,
Trader Joe’s opened next door, further
the Junior League Thrift Shop (benefiting the
rounding out the food-shopping experience
Junior League of Philadelphia), Nearly New
at the center.
Shop (benefiting the University of Pennsylvania
Elsewhere in Ardmore, along Lancaster
Medical Center), Pennywise Thrift Shop
Avenue, Rittenhouse Place, Cricket Avenue,
(benefiting Thomas Jefferson University
Athens Avenue and other streets, are
Hospital), and Sylvia Berkow’s Resale Shop.
countless stores to cover every item on
In-the-know patrons in the market for great
your “gotta get” list. On Cricket, Main Liner
bargains frequent these spots.
Marjorie Schneider has been selling antiques
For the past five years, Sabrina Sigler has
out of her Marjorie Schneider Antiquary for
been cashing in on a novel idea: an upscale
20 years. It’s filled with everything from
bridal consignment. At her Sabrina Ann Once
silver, crystal, fine china and figurines, to
Worn & Never Worn Bridal, Sigler specializes
linens and Oriental rugs dating from the
in designer once-worn and sample wedding
late-1800s to 1900s. Schneider’s collection
gowns. She also carries dresses for mothers
includes Waterford and Steuben crystal,
of the bride and groom, flower girls, First
Loetz art glass from the turn of the century,
Communion, and prom.
and china from Meissen, Royal Daulton and
And Sigler won’t sell anything that’s more
Royal Bayreuth.
than two years old, which guarantees that
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Centofanti Tailors.
Also highly regarded is The King’s Collar
Custom Shirtmakers, owned by Nancy Gold,
who’s a nationally recognized custom designer for both men and women.
Every town needs a great bookstore, and
Ardmore Paperback Books fits the bill. Daniel
Salsburg is the second-generation owner of
the shop, which was opened in 1962 by his
father, David. “It was one of the first book
shops of its kind outside of Philadelphia,” says
Salsburg. “It’s nostalgic to go into a store
like this.”
Salsburg carries all of the latest
paperback titles, along with a variety of
science fiction, history, children’s books and
more. “We are very customer-service
oriented,” he says. “We focus on our
customers and what they want. If I don’t
have it, I’ll special-order it and get it
for you.”
And a shopping trip to Ardmore wouldn’t
be complete without picking up a unique gift
at Past*Present*Future, finding something
for the baby at Nurture, browsing for staples
at Mapes 5 &10, or treating yourself to a fur
at Jacques Ferber Furs.
With a shopping scene as lively as
Ardmore’s, there’s never any reason to make
the trek to the mall.
For more on these and other Ardmore
businesses, visit allaboutardmore.com.
shopping directory
Aerosoles Suburban Square
(610) 642-3516, aerosoles.com
American Eagle Outfitters Suburban Square,
(610) 896-0104, ae.com
Apple Computer Suburban Square,
(610) 726-9400, apple.com
Aqua Hut Dive & Travel 51 Rittenhouse Place,
(610) 642-3483, aquahut.net
Ardmore Computers 29 Rittenhouse Place, (610)
649-7939, (610) 896-9787, ardmorecomputers.
com
Ardmore Farmers Market Suburban Square,
(610) 896-7560
Ardmore Paperback Books 14 W. Lancaster Ave.,
(610) 649-4888
Banana Republic Suburban Square,
(610) 642-3036, bananarepublic.com
Barbour by Peter Elliot Suburban Square,
(610) 649-8450
Blockbuster Video Ardmore West,
(610) 645-9671, blockbuster.com
Bluemercury Suburban Square, (610) 642-5400,
bluemercury.com
Brill’s Flowers 19 Cricket Ave., (610) 642-4650
Browse Around Thrift Shop 4 E. Athens Ave.
(610) 649-9793, mshr.org
Buckman’s Ski & Snowboard Shop 26 W.
Lancaster Ave., (610) 658-0470, buckmans.com
J.E. Caldwell & Co. Jewelers Suburban Square
(610) 642-6400, carlyleco.com
Chico’s Suburban Square, (610) 645-0999,
chicos.com
City Sports Suburban Square, (610) 649-7497,
citysports.com
Coach Suburban Square, (610) 896-7394, coach.com
Crabtree & Evelyn Suburban Square,
(610) 896-8989, crabtree-evelyn.com
CVS Pharmacy Ardmore Plaza, (610) 658-0737,
cvs.com
Dandelion Suburban Square, (610) 649-8303,
dandelionjewelry.com
Dollar Plus Mall Ardmore Plaza, (610) 642-6730
Dr. Vac & Sew Center Ardmore West,
(610) 642-4900, drvacandsew.com
DSW Shoes Ardmore Plaza, (610) 642-4103,
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every bride will be walking down the aisle
in style.
At Sabrina Ann, gowns by designers like
Vera Wang and Richard Glasgow can range
from $400 to $3,000, and dresses for the
mothers of the bride and groom are priced
from $75 to $400.
Whatever type of recreational sports or
hobby enthusiast you might be, there are all
kinds of shops in Ardmore devoted to your
pursuits. Buckman’s Ski & Snowboard Shop
carries everything you need for a day on
the slopes.
If you prefer to travel on two wheels,
you’ll find everything to keep them spinning
at Human Zoom Bikes & Boards.
Ready to take a plunge? Aqua Hut Dive
& Travel carries a large selection of scuba
and snorkeling equipment from most major
manufacturers. They also offer the full PADI
curriculum of scuba diving and snorkeling
classes, along with a dive travel service
running trips out of Philadelphia throughout
the year.
Since 1975, Sneaky Pete’s has been the
go-to place on the Main Line for all the
athletes in the family. You’ll find sneakers,
cleats, clothing and accessories for
various men’s, women’s and children’s
sports and activities.
If you prefer a wardrobe with a custom
touch, a variety of tailors in Ardmore will
give you the perfect fit. The list includes
Salvatore’s Custom Tailors, Paris Custom
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(610) 642-4173, dswshoes.com
(610) 658-9505, mapesstores.com
(610) 658-9022, josephinesasso.com
Eileen Fisher Suburban Square, (610) 896-3600,
Janice Martin 41 Cricket Ave.,
Marjorie Schneider Antiquary 4 Cricket Ave.,
eileenfisher.com
(610) 645-4540, janicemartin.net
(610) 645-5277
Jacque Ferber Furs 58 E. Lancaster Ave.,
Merion Art & Repro 17 W. Lancaster Ave.,
Don Sheil USA 220 W. Lancaster Ave.,
(610) 642-5230, jacqueferber.com
(610) 896-6161, (610) 896-7781, merionart.com
(484) 412-8193, donsheilusa.com
Free People Suburban Square, (610) 896-6781,
J.B. Merrick Apothecary 31 Cricket Ave.,
Shihadeh Carpet 116 Cricket Ave.,
freepeople.com
(610) 642-8900, (610) 642-8903
(610) 649-2000
Gap Suburban Square, (610) 649-4020, gap.com
Merritt Young Gallery Suburban Square,
Siedenberg Luggage Suburban Square,
Gap Kids Suburban Square, (610) 649-7057,
(610) 645-9945
(610) 642-7800, siedenbergluggage.com
gapkids.com
The Mud Room 11 Station Ave., (610) 896-3887
Sneaky Pete’s 5 W. Lancaster Ave.,
Gerhard Appliances 41 Rittenhouse Place,
Nearly New Shop 26 E. Athens Ave.,
(610) 642-4470, sneakypetes.biz
(610) 642-3008, gerhardappliance.com
(610) 642-0431
Soundex 45 W. Lancaster Ave.,
Giannini Jewelers 15 E. Lancaster Ave.,
Norman Carpet One Ardmore Plaza,
(610) 649-4151
(610) 642-6860, (610) 642-6388,
(610) 896-9700, (610) 896-9727, normancarpet.com
Sprint-Nextel Ardmore Plaza, (610) 658-2044,
gianninijewelers.com
Nurture 19 W. Lancaster Ave.,
(610) 658-2046, sprint.com
Harry’s Treasures & Collectibles
(610) 649-0424, (610) 649-0426, shopnurture.com
Spyware 13. E. Lancaster Ave., (610) 896-4747,
22 E. Lancaster Ave., (610) 642-4775
Olly Shoes Suburban Square, (610) 896-5080,
spywarespyshops.com
Human Zoom Bikes & Boards 47 W. Lancaster
ollyshoes.com
Suburban Office Equipment 49 E. Lancaster
Ave., (610) 649-9839, humanzoom.com
Oreck Ardmore Plaza, (610) 658-0728, oreck.com
Ave., (610) 896-7022, surburbaninc.com
Janie & Jack Suburban Square,
Origins Suburban Square, (610) 649-3441,
Sunglass Hut Suburban Square,
(610) 645-5565, janieandjack.com
origins.com
(610) 649-3609, sunglasshut.com
J. Crew Suburban Square, (610) 642-6027,
The Paperia Suburban Square, (610) 896-0968
Swoozies Suburban Square, (610) 642-6120,
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PartyLand of Ardmore 8-10 W. Lancaster Ave.,
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(610) 896-4300, (610) 896-2441, partyland.com
Talbots Suburban Square, (610) 658-7253,
Ave., (610) 896-8828, jlphiladelphia.org
Past*Present*Future 15 W. Lancaster Ave.,
talbots.com
Ann Taylor Suburban Square, (610) 642-4293,
Just Chairs & Tables 333 W. Lancaster Ave.,
(610) 642-4040, past-present-future.com
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(610) 896-5155, justchairsandtables.net
Payne’s Garden Center 25 Rittenhouse Place,
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