Indy Hall

History

• September 2006 – Alex Hillman first shares coworking concept at a Barcamp-style event for creatives and entrepreneurs. Fellow attendee Lauren Galanter suggests the name "Independents Hall", both a wordplay on the historical Independence Hall in Old City, and to refer to a place for freelance workers to gather.
• March 2007 – Inaugural meetup to organize around establishing the first dedicated coworking space in Philadelphia.
• August 2007 – With 22 founding members, a lease is signed for an 1800 square foot loft in Old City Philadelphia.
• September 1, 2007 – Official grand opening.
• May 2009 – A new 4500 square foot coworking space is established on N3rd Street.
• May 2012 – Coworking space is expanded to 8000+ square feet to include the ground floor and multi-medium art gallery program.
• August 2013 – Indy Hall collaborates with local businesses to establish the N3rd Street Farmers Market.
• August 2016 – After 18 months of searching for a new home, coworking space is relocated to the 3rd floor of an Old City building owned by Colonial Penn.
• December 2017 – The first coworking-based Girl Scouts of America Troop is established by Lansie Sylvia, Arielle Brousse and Joanna Leigh Simon.