History
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- September 2006 – Alex Hillman first shares coworking concept [4] 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 [5] 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. [6]
- May 2009 – A new 4500 square foot coworking space [7] is established on N3rd Street.
- May 2012 – Coworking space is expanded to 8000+ square feet to include the ground floor [8] and multi-medium art gallery program. [9]
- August 2013 – Indy Hall collaborates with local businesses to establish the N3rd Street Farmers Market. [10]
- August 2016 – After 18 months of searching for a new home, [11] coworking space is relocated to the 3rd floor of an Old City building owned by Colonial Penn.
- December 2017 – The first coworking-based Girl Scout Troop is established by Lansie Sylvia, Arielle Brousse and Joanna Leigh Simon. [12]
- March 2020 – Covid 19 Pandemic forces the community entirely online. [13]
- July 2021 – Officially closed space in Colonial Penn building. [14]
- January 2022 – Reopened in the Northern Liberties neighborhood for members only in-person coworking. [15]
