Its town center, around the Meetinghouse, remained quaint and secluded from denser development seen in the nearby communities of Wayne and Bryn Mawr.

Additionally, office parks began to spring up in the southern portion of the community, by the train station, primarily due to safety concerns in Center City.

Some big name firms, such as Lincoln National Corporation, moved their headquarters from Center City to Radnor, and currently the community is best known for its financial hub around the train station.

In the 1970s, highway planners envisioned the Blue Route expressway passing through Radnor, approximately .3 mile east of the Meetinghouse.

The project faced severe backlash from the Radnor community, as what was initially known as a quiet, rural feeling town would have a lot more noise.

Despite attempts to quell the project, the community eventually lost, and the Blue Route opened in the 1990s on the initial alignment.

Radnor does not have a traditional developed town center, though there are a couple shops and restaurants immediately north of the train station on King of Prussia road.

It is considerably cooler than Center City Philadelphia due to a relatively higher elevation and the urban heat island effect.

Radnor's town center around the Meetinghouse isn't well developed, but the nearby communities of Wayne and Bryn Mawr offer several shops and restaurants.