When tents went up on a vacant parking lot near Logan Square and leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hoisted ceremonial shovels, the rise of Pennsylvania's first Mormon temple seemed imminent. That was last September. Today, the asphalt remains undisturbed at 1739 Vine St.
"We thought groundbreaking would be in April, then July," said church spokeswoman Corinne Dougherty.