This article was originally published in The Notebook. In August 2020, The Notebook became Chalkbeat Philadelphia.
The Philadelphia Planning Commission has given Temple University permission to tear down the vacant William Penn High building on North Broad Street.
In its place, Temple plans another structure, but exactly what it will be the school isn’t ready to say.
"There are ideas. And there’s nothing that’s publicly known," said Tom McCreesh, Temple’s director of facilities. "There’s still a lot of talk, but that’s all."
Temple spokesman Ray Beltzer said the university will definitely use the new building to house some community job-training programs – part of a plan that was first discussed when Temple bought the William Penn campus last year.