- Twenty-Third Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast Celebration in Frankford.
When-Sun, January 18, 8:30am – 10:30amWhere-St. Joachims Roman Catholic Church, Church and Griscom Streets (map)Description-The doors open at 8:30 a.m. for this unique event which offers Frankford Residents, Neighborhood-based Organizations, Religious Congregations, Small Business Owners, Community Activists and anyone seeking information about improving relations among diverse racial and ethnic groups an opportunity to meet and greet their neighbors. With the theme “Hope eternal: Keeping hope alive”, this celebration will include a free breakfast, Frankford High School ROTC and Choir, Garden Club and Northeast Frankford Boys & Girls Club information, Neighbor of the Year award and more. The Frankford Coalition of Neighbors is a civic organization working to improve relations among the diverse economic, racial and ethnic groups in Frankford, while promoting volunteerism and community coalition. The MLK Celebration is an expression of the Coalition’s mission, which hopes to generate positive social change in order to create a more just, responsive, peaceful and cooperative community for all Frankford residents.
Robert Cornelius and Sigmund Lubin
Who? Well I didn’t know either till I read the facinating story in last week’s Northeast Times about the early history of photography in the Northeast. Thanks to Harry Silcox and Jack McCarthy for this ongoind series. Read it here.
Trivia question
- Do you know who is buried under this headstone?
- Where is it?
- What does “A great scout” mean?
Leave your replay as a comment.
Crime map page update
We have updated the crime map page through the period January 4, 2009. You can follow this link.
Real estate transactions
This is a list of the real estate transactions in Frankford from October of 2008. Thanks to the folks at ReMax Cityspace:
| 1428 E Cheltenham Ave $73,500 |
| 4237 Castor Ave $63,000 |
| 4635 Milnor St $260,000 |
| 5001-11 Oxford Ave. $715,000.00 |
| 5411 Charles St $82,900 |
| 5417 Oakland St $80,000 |
| 4643 Penn St $99,127 4U |
| 4701 Hawthorne St $30,000.00 |
| 1837 Foulkrod St $40,000 |
| 1916 Buckius St $57,000 |
| 4637 Milnor St $130,000 |
| 5105 Oxford Ave $137,800 |
| 1711 Plum St $154,500 |
| 1740 Margaret St $62,900 |
| 4438 E Wingohocking St $114,900 |
| 4512 Bermuda St $103,000 |
| 4569 Melrose St $82,500 |
| 1371 Dyre St $66,000 |
| 4277 Orchard St $37,000 |
| 5252 Oakland St $113,000 |
| 5314 James St $125,000 |
| 1629 Wakeling St $89,000 |
| 2032 Buckius St. $22,000 |
| 2032 Plum St $80,000 |
| 4431 Oakland St $110,000 |
| 1880 Pratt St $64,900 |
| 2054 E Cheltenham Ave $105,000 |
| 4235 Salem St $21,500 |
| 5153 Saul St $99,900 |
| 1145 Herbert St $77,500 |
| 5151 Oakland St $115,000 |
