It is exciting to see the pre-eminent Frankford cultural institution (Historical Society of Frankford Google map)taking a leadership role in this new venture of the historical societies of the northeast. Everybody stand up and cheer and then support them in every way possible. Read the entire story in the Northeast Times.
Month: January 2008
Frankford Civic meeting
From the Northeast Times:
The Frankford Civic Association opened its meeting last week with a moment of silence for Peggy Hoch, its longtime president and the founder of Tackawanna Against Drugs. Funeral services were held Saturday for Hoch, who died of lung cancer on Jan. 4. The 73-year-old Frankford activist was laid out in her Tackawanna Against Drugs sweatshirt. Her 15th Police District curfew center shirt was folded neatly beside her.
The civic association, formerly known as the East Frankford Civic Association, is still waiting for official paperwork from Harrisburg to finalize its more inclusive name-change.
An agenda item to form committees was tabled until next month.
Read the entire story here.
Twins at Powder Mill
I had heard that the ground breaking was scheduled for the end of December.
Site preparation is well underway now with heavy equipment grading and survey steaks laying out property lines.
We’ll continue to monitor the progress and post updates as the project moves along. Meanwhile follow this link to the web site.
Third Federal Building on Frankford Avenue
Renovations are well underway on the Third Federal building. It is mostly evident on the upper floors with materials shown in the windows.
At the rear of the building a dumpster and more indications of renovations for a new tenant. This would be the main entrance to the NET facility.
New business on Frankford Avenue
Last week I came back from center city on the El in the afternoon and got off at Margaret-Orthodox. As the train pulled into the station my eye was taken by something unusual. It took a second or two before it hit me. Clean glass was beaming out from the second floor of one of the stores on Frankford Avenue (Googlemap). If you ride the El you will understand how unusual that is.
When I got off the train I walked down the platform to the end and had a closer look. There were new windows on the second and third floor and what looked like a new paint job over the brick front of the building. I went down the stairs and walked down to have a closer look. Yet it is a new business open now. The web site is http://www.saveonkitchen.com/
