I’ve been trying to do this video for a few weeks but the weather and a busy summer got in the way. Finally got to walk it yesterday. We get quite a few people who have moved away from Frankford reading the Gazette and this is mainly for them and others who have not been here. It was early but I wanted to get ahead of the traffic. I did walk right up the middle of the Avenue under the El which made it easier. I thought it would be much shorter and may edit it down a bit more. There are a few things I did not get that I want to go back and fill in. Feel free to comment with anything important that I should add.
Category: Business
Benjamin Rush House Planning
FROM: Greenwood Cemetery Board of Directors
Knights of Pythias Greenwood Cemetery will host a community discussion on the potential use of the historic Benjamin Rush house. The house has been inhabitable for many years however; under new ownership the cemetery has plans to renovate and restore the house. Please see www.kpgreenwoodcemetery.org for the full details.
The guest facilitator will be Ann Barton Brown. Ms. Brown brings a wealth of knowledge, including thirty-five years experience as a curator, collections manager, strategic planner and fundraiser for museums and non profit arts and community organizations. With your input we hope to determine the most effective use of the house, not only for the cemetery but for the community as well. Therefore, your participation is greatly appreciated. The meeting will be held in the Medical Office Building at Cancer Treatment Centers of America in the third floor conference room on August 3rd from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm.
If you have any questions please call 215-533-2967.
What Does No More Mean?
I got an email from a reader about a sober house. Well I thought that sounded interesting so I poked around on the internet.
1305 Sellers Street([1305 Sellers on BRT], [1305 Sellers on Google Maps]) and 4440 Penn Street( [4440 Penn on BRT], [4440 Penn on Google Maps]) are being advertised on Craigs list in PA and NJ as the Crossroads Sober Home.
I always laugh when the people in the rehab business and even our own politicians tell us that Frankford has all these recovery houses because this is where the drug users and drinkers live. This is one blatant example of the fact that this owner is importing them for us. They live in Frankford because these guys provide the services. We pay a price so these guys can make a buck and yet they don’t even have the consideration to ask our opinion. Remember the problem is not the people living in these houses. The source of the problem is the owner of the property.
I guess this will be another case where the neighbors call the council office and express their concern and then nothing happens. There is a lot of that going on. That being the case we’re going to start keeping score.
We had the two at the corner of Church St. and Griscom. So far that one is unresolved. Now we have these two. We’ll keep you updated on what happens with them.
If you would like to call Councilwoman:
7th District – Councilwoman Maria D. Quinones Sanchez
Maria Quinones Sanchez (D)
Room 592 City Hall, 19107
686-3448, 3449; fax: 686-1936
maria.q.sanchez@phila.gov
Frankford Real Estate Transaction in June 2009
Thanks to Philadelphia Real Estate Hub for the transactions for June of this year. It’s a small list. You can see many of the houses by Googling the address and then clicking on street view.
| 5133 Saul St $110,000 |
| 1735 Bridge St $37,000 |
| 4544 Milnor St $52,500 |
| 5109 Cottage St $80,000 |
| 5405 Saul St $112,000 |
| 5626 Tulip St $20,000 |
| 5628 Tulip St $107,500 |
| 1328 Fillmore St $125,000 |
It’s Really Starting To Look Like Something
I grabbed a few shots of Jason Roberts work on the doors to Silk City‘s beer garden while I was visiting Carter Studios last week.
Remember, it used to look like this:
Now it looks more like this:
