Concert in Womrath Park on Wednesday the 5th at 6:30 p.m.
East Frankford Civic meeting on the 6th at 7:00 p.m. in the second floor conference room at Frankford Hospital.
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Concert in Womrath Park on Wednesday the 5th at 6:30 p.m.
East Frankford Civic meeting on the 6th at 7:00 p.m. in the second floor conference room at Frankford Hospital.
Frankford may be a zip code or a census tract or an idea in somebody’s mind but that is as close as we can get. Which brings us to this map. It is from the Gopsill’s 1901 map of Philadelphia. I like this map because it shows Frankford in the period before the development that changed the original town.
Most important thing to know is that the street lines that are shown as dashes are proposed. they were not built in 1901. Five points was what we now call Oxford Circle. Dark Run Lane is now Cheltenham Avenue. The intersection of Orthodox and Ditman (my great grandfather’s grocery) is there but Torresdale Avenue did not exist.
Click on the map to get a larger image. The Historical Society of Frankford has many others of much better quality. A new season of programs will begin in September.
Don’t forget the concert in the park next week:
Wed Sep 5, 6:30pm
Where: Womrath Park
Featuring the famous Butch Ballard and his Trio.
Free Event
Bring your lawn chairs and blankets for a nice evening in the park.
The Victor North Trio will be performing tonight, August 25th., from 7PM – 11PM.
mozaic will be closed for vacation – 8/27 – 9/6
Happy Labor Day. Hail to the worker!
Come celebrate mozaic’s 1st. Anniversary on Saturday, September 8th.
The Butch Ballard Trio will be there from 7PM – 11PM. Mr. Ballard will be performing a very special drum solo to honor the recent passing of his dear friend Max Roach. It’s gonna be a blast.
The Historical Society of Frankford http://www.historicalsocietyoffrankford.org/ is looking for volunteers to help with monthly programs, open houses, special events, administrative support and collection projects.
For more information, call 215-743-6030 or e-mail katrina Travis at trenebean@yahoo.com