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Archdiocese To Close North Catholic, I Used To Walk There You Know

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Today the Archdiocese announced the closure of North Catholic at the end of this school year.  I’m heart broken.  Being in Frankford, it was so close I could walk it.  I would start at Penn and Harrison and walk south.  I’d meet John at Penn and Arrott and we’d walk the rest.  At the tail end of last winter we retraced the walk we hadn’t done in twelve years, take a look here.

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Photo Essay: I Used to Walk to School

A few weeks ago it was so warm I retraced my walk to high school from Penn and Harrison to North Catholic at Torresdale and Hunting Park.

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below: Frankford Creek looking north on Frankford Ave

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below: Frankford Creek looking south on Frankford Ave

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below: Frankford Creek looking south on Kensington Ave

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below:  shopping cart in Frankford Creek at Kensington Ave

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below: Steven is a wiener at the KFC/Taco Bell, corner of Hunting Park and Kensington Ave

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Next week in Frankford

  • Budget Workshop to gather citizen input for the City of Philadelphia’s 2010 budget process
    When-Thu, February 12, 6:00pm – 9:30pm
    Where-St. Dominic’s School, 8510 Frankford Ave (map)
    Description-All workshops begin with registration at 6:00 pm. Registration is vital to the process of dividing participants into evenly sized, diverse working groups. The program will run from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
  • Saint Valentine’s Day Family Dinner
    When-Sat, February 14, 6pm – 8pm
    Where-Frankford Memorial United Methodist Church, 1300 Dyre Street Philadelphia, PA 19124 (map)
    Description-Frankford Memorial United Methodist Church will be holding a Saint Valentine’s Day Family Dinner on Saturday, February 14th, 2009. Dinner will be served at 6:00 pm. and there is one seating only. Singles, Couples, and Groups are welcome! Tickets are $15.00 for adults and $10.00 for children 10 and under. For tickets please call the Church Office at (215) 288-9800 by February 10th. Sorry, no tickets sold at the door. For more information and the menu see our web site at www.FrankfordMemorial.org.
  • NORTHEAST CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL open house
    When-Sun, February 15, 10am – 12pm
    Where-1842 Torresdale Avenue (map)
    Description-Open House on Sunday, February 15, 2009 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 NOON. Please take this opportunity to experience our campus, and meet with our students, faculty, administration, alumni, activities moderators and athletic coaches. Any questions, please contact Terri Barrett at 215-831-123, ext. 217.