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The Story of Wistar Park

The Historical Society of Frankford live streamed Fred Prescott’s presentation of the Story of Wistar Park last night in place of their regular monthly in person meeting.

Fred is our former neighbor from Griscom Street and his roots go way back in Frankford history.  He packed a lot of history into this video.  Take a look.

 

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The Historical Society of Frankford Livestream October 13th

Join us for the Historical Society of Frankford’s next live streaming event on Tuesday evening , October 13th, at 7:30 PM, when board member Fred Prescott will discuss the history of Wistar Park, the first official ballfield in this part of town.

Fred’s lecture will be drawn from our archival resources but will also be flavored by his own personal recollections of growing up in Frankford. The growth and development of amateur and semi-professional sports locally will be shown in the context of the rise of professional sports leagues throughout the United States in the years following the Civil War. And learn the story of the found, lost park.

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CANDLELIGHT NAME READING AT PHILLY VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL

Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter266 will be holding their annual name reading at the memorial on Saturday Oct. 24 at 12 noon. It is also the 33rd anniversary of the memorial. The memorial is located at Front and Spruce Sts.
Please come out to show your respect for the 648 men and women from Philadelphia who made the ultimate sacrifice in Vietnam. Chapter 266 is also looking foe new members. If interested email or call Chuck at linedog716@yohoo.com or 215-722-3518.
masks and social distance required
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Traffic Accident on Oakland Street

Reported by Patrick Hodynski

About 7 am on Friday, October 9, 2020 a crash occurred between two SUVs on the 4600 block of Oakland Street in Northwood.

Neighbors report hearing a loud bang, and looked out to observe 5 young people climb out of the red SUV and run away.  The black SUV was parked and unoccupied.
Police report that the overturned SUV was obviously going at a high rate of speed, and that it was not at the time reported stolen. Items such as jewelry and drug paraphernalia were scattered about the scene in and around the vehicle.  Traffic was detoured during investigation.

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