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Archive for April, 2009

Twins at PowderMill Final Update

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

Well it has been about 16 months, give or take a little, but the Twins at PowderMill (map) are almost all completed.  When I went by there this morning at 6:30 almost all had cars parked in the driveways on the Wingohocking Street side.

This is our Flickr slideshow of the entire construction sequence from January of 2008 until April 18th, 2009.

St. Joachim New Web Site

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009

joachimsNew and improved for next year’s 165th anniversary of St. Joachim’s parish (map) is the new web site.  It also has a new address.  Follow this link and have a look.

Before and After: Wingohocken and Adams Ave

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009

I’m really drawn to this intersection.  I don’t think it would be wrong to say that this area was the center of mill work around the Frankford Creek.  And a good portion of the mills are still intact(ish).

1956 NE Corner of Wingohocken and Adams Ave

NE Corner of Wingohocken and Adams Ave

Frankford Home of the Week

Monday, April 20th, 2009

foulkrod-1122Back on the 110 block of Foulkrod Street this week.  I run up and down there quite often.  A really nice treatment of the side yd.

Must Be the Weather: Man Found Stabbed in Frankford

Monday, April 20th, 2009

crime graphic6abc is reporting that a man was found stabbed in the street at 4 am Sunday morning on the 1700 block of Foulkrod.