Photos by Dylan Moore.
UPDATE (6/12/2013): The Baltimore Avenue Dollar Stroll has been postponed until July, 2013 due to heavy rain and thunderstorms forecast for this Thursday, according to an announcement on the University City District’s Facebook page posted this evening. We’ll post more information about the new date as soon as we have it.
The Baltimore Avenue Dollar Stroll, the highly-anticipated annual event celebrating local businesses where most things are just a buck, is returning this Thursday, June 13. The stroll begins at 5:30 p.m. (it is always a good idea to get there early to avoid the crowds) and a record-setting 35 businesses will offer $1 deals along Baltimore Avenue, between 43rd and 50th Streets.
Besides the long-time participants, like Milk & Honey, Dock Street Brewery and Firehouse Bicycles, there will be some newcomers who recently opened shops in the area, including Little Baby’s Ice Cream and The Green Tambourine. This Dollar Stroll also showcases new parklets at Fu-Wah and Little Baby’s Ice Cream and the new pedestrian plaza at 48th and Baltimore.
In addition to storefront businesses, food trucks and vendors such as Jimmies Cupcake Co., Sunflower Truck Stop and Lil Dan’s will also be selling $1 items along the avenue. Also, don’t miss live music and entertainment: XPN favorite, The Fleeting Ends will perform live at 46th and Baltimore, along with fire artists and street performers such as the Give & Take Jugglers. There will be also giveaways, face painting and balloon artists.
If you can’t make it this week there will be only one more stroll this year, on September 12.
Check out the flyer below for more details on what businesses are taking part in Thursday’s Stroll and what they are offering. For more information about this event, visit: http://universitycity.org/
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June 11th, 2013 at 2:00 pm
Aw yeah, dollar stroll time! Can’t wait to enjoy my $3 dinner of a carrot dog (Green Line Cafe), ice cream, and maybe some coffee or a samosa, and then follow it up with a chill yoga class from Studio 34.
June 12th, 2013 at 8:45 am
Rain or shine?
June 12th, 2013 at 10:33 am
I was wondering that too. The weather forecast is calling for torrential downpours and hail.
June 12th, 2013 at 10:57 am
We’ve just double-checked with the organizers – it’s rain or shine.
June 12th, 2013 at 9:21 pm
They changed their minds–it’s postponed until July (or so they’ve announced on Cedar Park Neighbors).
June 12th, 2013 at 10:51 pm
Some of the restaurant participants are talking about “strolling” on Friday, same time. They’ve already bought their food!
June 12th, 2013 at 1:03 pm
1$ foot long!
June 12th, 2013 at 11:02 pm
Postponed? What’s going to happen to all those carrot dogs? Will they get eaten?
June 13th, 2013 at 1:17 pm
I hereby volunteer to eat all the carrot dogs or take the overstock home with me and eat them later. Y’know, for charity, or whatever.
June 13th, 2013 at 1:44 pm
I heard a rumor that GL is having a fire sale all weekend — “all carrot dogs must go at any price”. Even if it is just a rumor, I hope it gets back to them, and they make it so.
June 17th, 2013 at 4:27 pm
Ha! Ashley…good one. We lucked out on this one. Because of the weather we were holding out til the last minute to get started on the carrot dogs. The cancellation happened before we started. Sorry. Good to know everyone craves a carrot dog! Luv to West Philly.