Was Jim’s always on that SW corner in the photo? In my long-ago memories of Philly, I can’t picture it beside Eyes Gallery back in the day. Or did Eyes move?
It's been there as long as I can remember. I moved to Philly in '95 and it was there then. What I'm not sure about is if it changed ownership over the years. Earlier when I lived in Philly, it was mostly run by white folks. Now, it's 100% staffed by black folks. Same great steaks, just different employees. Then again, the area around South Street has changed racially as well.