Street. In 1993, the complex was chosen from among four candidates as the site for the new Pennsylvania Convention Center and purchased by the city's Redevelopment Authority of Philadelphia. After renovations completed in 1997, designed by BLT Architects in a joint venture with CLA, the headhouse became the center's main entrance, while the trainshed became its Grand Hall and ballroom, with meeting rooms and a hallway. Originally built to accommodate the offices of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, this historic railroad facility (designed by the Wilson brothers, prominent 19th century architects and engineers) is the linchpin of Philadelphia's burgeoning commercial district east of City Hall. Now renovated and remodeled street and concourse levels of the building accommodate a variety of retail and food service operations. The remaining space on the concourse levels of the headhouse became retail space. The former Reading Railroad offices on the headhouse's upper floors were converted to meeting and ballroom facilities. It also contains more than 200 rooms for the adjacent Marriott Hotel, to which it is connected by a skywalk and for which it serves as a secondary entrance. The Reading Terminal Market was spun off under its own control. A nonprofit corporation was formed in 1994 to manage the market. In film Several films have had scenes shot at the terminal, including the 1981 Brian De Palma film Blow Out, the 1995 film Twelve Monkeys, and the 2004 film National Treasure. Gallery See also Baltimore & Ohio Railroad station (Philadelphia) 30th Street Station Broad Street Station (Philadelphia) Suburban Station List of National Historic Landmarks in Philadelphia National Register of Historic Places listings in Center City, Philadelphia References External links Philadelphia Buildings Reading Terminal Market Former railway stations in Philadelphia Philadelphia Former SEPTA Regional Rail stations Historic American Engineering Record in Philadelphia Market East, Philadelphia National Historic Landmarks in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania state historical marker significations Railroad-related National Historic Landmarks Railway stations closed in 1984 Railway stations in the United States opened in 1893 Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia Repurposed railway stations in the United States