Posted on 1 Comment

Frances Clay

Frances Clay

When I got the news last week about Frances Clay passing, I was out at the King of Prussia mall.  I was testing out the email on the new I Pad.  At first I thought that I Pad wasn’t all its cracked up to be if it was messing up the email.  Maybe I was misreading an email about Thelma Young from last month.  I only knew Frances from the Civic meetings and seeing her coming and going down on the Avenue but the immediate feeling was one of great loss.  They gave her a nice write up in the Northeast Times which you can read here.

Frankford needs people like her.  Folks from the neighborhood willing to give their time and talents in a cause that many feel is lost.  If it was lost, nobody told Frances.  She was too busy getting things done to think about that.

Photo courtesy or our friend Chris Wink at NEastPhilly.com

Posted on

Frankford – Direction of a Greater Philadelphia

Warren Seale brought this one to my attention.  The booklet is over 100 pages of vintage advertising and text celebrating the opening of the Frankford El.  You can find it here and permanently on the history page.

Posted on

Northwood Civic Association Meeting

From Michael Bane:

NCA General Meeting
Tuesday, December 21, 2010, 7:00PM
Saint James Church
Castor Avenue and Pratt Street

On the agenda:

-Ian Litwin, from the Philadelphia Planning Commission, will explain the agency’s “Philadelphia 2035 Plan” and how it affects neighborhoods.

-Updates on old business and zoning issues.

Happy Holidays!