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Reader Submission: Sonic Is Coming To Aramingo Crossings

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And we’re thrilled about a Sonic Drive-In right?  I’ve never eaten there but I hear people rave about it.  I know they’ve got one up on Street Road in Bensalem.  I’ve just started this 5 Guys kick which is really screwing up my running.

You guys are getting good with the pics, keep ’em comin.  And although not technically in Frankford, we’ve been paying close attention to Aramingo Crossings just because it’s like 400 feet away from Frankford’s southern border, the Frankford Creek.  There’s progress being made toward(and in) East Frankford, slow but steady.

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Sidewalk Memorial: Leiper Street Fire Victims

A sidewalk memorial has started at the house of the tragic fire on Leiper Street.  As Neast Magazine reported on Monday, a 7-year-old-boy and a woman in her 40s died in a fire on Leiper Street Saturday morning.  Philly.com identified the boy as Quamier Hatchett and the woman as Debbie Hatchett, his aunt. In all, 8 family members lived at 4340 Leiper Street.  All but one were home when the fire raged through the house.  The fire department reported that there was only one smoke alarm in the house, which they found in the basement with no battery.  Another article on Philly.com reports that the cause of the fire was a stove left on by an autistic member of the family that was cooking at 6 am.

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Romain House Update

Romain HouseThe Northeast Times, a few weeks ago had an update on the Romain House for veterans.

Romain House, so named because it is located at 4245 Romain St., has been helping veterans in transition since 1994. The twin home is owned by the Pennsylvania American Legion Housing for Homeless Veterans Corp.

I went by there today to see how it looked.  Very nice and spiffed up with a new flag pole out front.  Watch for the show to air on Veterans day in November.   You can click on the image for a better view.romain after1 small

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Then And Now; Where Is The Other Half Of This Building?

I’m really surprised that someone found it economical to chop a brick structure in half.  But apparently someone did just that in 1950 when the city was widening Wingohocking Street at Adams AveWorkshop of the World has a writeup of Tremont Mills.

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The top half appears to be a church now.

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I remember buying my Christmas trees from the first floor.  Cino’s Flowers I think it was.