John Coltrane: Philly Jazz Giant’s House Facing Destruction

Giant Steps — 1959

It began again a few weeks back — mad scrambles by terrified jazz folks pulling their hair out because the revered Coltrane House in Philadelphia was being threatened again. This time the fear ran hot for good reason. Award-winning architectural critic Inga Saffron sounded the alarm with a column that said the twin home sharing the party wall with the famed Coltrane House at 1511 N. 33rd…