The Arlen Specter U.S. Squash Center has plans in the works for some kind of liquor distribution at their facility. A filing with the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board shows that a Public Venue Restaurant liquor license was filed for the facility at 3205-51 Lancaster Ave., and is currently pending. Specter Food Service and Events is listed as the licensee.
The Arlen Specter U.S. Squash Center, located in the Armory Building on Drexel University campus, is home to U.S. Squash nonprofit organization. In addition to hosting squash competitions, the facility also offers memberships, free clinics, educational programs, and training. There are 18 single squash courts, including two all-glass show courts and two blue North American hardball doubles courts. The Arlen Specter U.S. Squash Center also has community space and dubs itself as the world’s largest community squash center.
PBS WHYY reported in October that the facility plans to start a public school league with 10 boys and girls teams from area high schools. The center will also offer office and teaching space to SquashSmarts, a 20-year-old after-school athletic and academic mentoring program that also operates in West and North Philly and will help the squash center develop its programming for young people. According to their website, U.S. Squash was founded in Philadelphia in 1901. The Arlen Specter U.S. Squash Center is named for the U.S. Senator from Philadelphia who played the sport for at least an hour every day.
