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69-401: Oxford Circle is also the colloquial name for the nearby Summerdale neighborhood, which is located west of Roosevelt Boulevard, opposite the city's Frankford section. However, Summerdale is, for the most part, a different neighborhood than the one that is discussed in this article. Physical boundaries are: Roosevelt Boulevard on the southeast, Oxford Avenue on the west, Devereaux Avenue on

138-461: A Pennsylvania not-for-profit corporation during a meeting held in City Hall, Room 577, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Thursday, July 25, 1963, at 3:00 P.M., E.D.S.T., there being present: ISRAEL STIEFEL, ESQ., THE MASTER: BECKER & BECKER BY Edward R. Becker , ESQ., For Petitioners. J. WALTER KLINE testified: This corporation was originally started in the spring of 1954, and the main purpose

207-500: A feme-sole trader named Mary Peters established a small grist mill. She was in a partnership with Richard Whitman of Oxford Township, Philadelphia County. Frankford also has the distinction of having played a role in the Declaration of Independence . "There is also a tradition that on the afternoon of that day, or possibly a day or two earlier, there was a joyful private celebration of the great event, by Jefferson and others, at

276-701: A group of Quaker businessmen in England. The original settlers were Henry Waddy, Thomas Fairman, Robert Adam, and Edward Seary. The village very likely took its name from the title of the Frankfurt Company, which took up ground there, along what is now known as Frankford Creek , in the lower part of Oxford Township . Frankford Creek's upper tributaries were the Tacony Creek and the Wingohocking Creek ; while its lower tributaries are

345-858: A milk business in Northwood. The field was dedicated on June 3, 1938. The neighborhood is home to a mostly middle-class population. The neighborhood was also home to former Philadelphia mayor and Representative from the 5th (then 3rd) Congressional District William J. Green, III , and the late Edward R. Becker , former justice on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals for the United States. Burk Deed Restriction In 1881, Alfred and Louis Burk founded Louis Burk, Inc., Philadelphia meat packers, and also built Atlantic City's original Steel Pier in 1898. Several other brothers were engaged in this family-run business. (Another brother, Henry Burk ,

414-413: A playground) contains the remains of many African American Civil War Veterans. Within the bounds of Frankford exists an enclave known as Northwood. Northwood is made up almost entirely of pre-World War II twin and single-family dwellings. Northwood is bounded by Harrison Street to the south, Roosevelt Boulevard to the west and Oxford Avenue to the east, its northernmost point being Sanger Street, just below

483-538: A whole is heavily Democratic , there is consistent competition between Republicans and Democrats in some parts of the Northeast. Republicans currently hold one State House seat, and a portion of another, in the Northeast and one non at-large Philadelphia City Council seat. As of 2019, no Republican represents any part of the Northeast in the United States Congress. All of Northeast Philadelphia

552-675: Is also home to a public magnet school , The Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush . The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia operates Catholic schools . Catholic high schools in Northeast Philadelphia include St. Hubert Catholic High School for Girls , Father Judge , Cardinal Dougherty , Northeast Catholic , and Archbishop Ryan . It was announced in October 2009 that both Cardinal Dougherty and Northeast Catholic would be closed due to decreasing enrollments. Nazareth Academy

621-680: Is an independent Catholic high school founded and operated by the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth. A free weekly newspaper, the Northeast Times , is distributed throughout the Northeast. A second free newspaper, the Northeast News Gleaner , was also printed there until it closed December 11, 2008. Two citywide newspapers, The Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News , both dailies, also cover

690-540: Is bounded by the Delaware River on the east, Bucks County on the north, and Montgomery County on the west. The southern limit is given as Frankford/Tacony Creek or Adams Avenue. The first European settlement in the Northeast was by Swedish farmers, who emigrated there when the area was a part of the New Sweden colony. They were followed by English Quakers , including Thomas Holme , who came to begin

759-742: Is in the 2nd Congressional District of Pennsylvania, and is currently represented by Brendan Boyle . In the Pennsylvania State Senate , most of the Northeast is in the 5th district , represented by Jimmy Dillon , while smaller parts are represented by Sharif Street (the 3rd district ), and Tina Tartaglione (the 2nd district ) All are Democrats. The Northeast is split among several State House districts, including those of Democrats Ed Neilson , Kevin Boyle , Pat Gallagher, Jared Solomon , Jason Dawkins , Anthony Bellmon, and Joseph Hohenstein, and Republican Martina White . In

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828-497: Is inhabited by a diverse population, including Caucasian , Jewish , Koreans , Hispanics (mostly Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, and Brazilians), West Indians (mostly Haitians), and African Americans . Oxford Circle is about 31% Black, 25% White, 32% Hispanic, and 11% Asian. The Laura H. Carnell School , named for educator Laura H. Carnell , was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. According to

897-502: Is now Frankford Avenue. The section is also home to many playgrounds and smaller parks, including Burholme Park. The Northeast's main highways are Interstate 95 (Delaware Expressway) and Roosevelt Boulevard ( US 1 ). Secondary major arteries include Cottman Avenue ( PA 73 ), Frankford Avenue ( US 13 ), Woodhaven Road ( PA 63 ), Grant Avenue, Oxford Avenue ( PA 232 ), State Road, Bustleton Avenue ( PA 532 ), Bridge Street, Harbison Avenue, and Academy Road. The Tacony-Palmyra Bridge ,

966-769: Is the only working farm left in the Philadelphia city limits. The main campus of Holy Family University is located in Northeast Philadelphia. The university, founded in 1954, has more than two thousand students. The School District of Philadelphia operates public schools in the area. Public high schools in the area include Northeast , Abraham Lincoln , Samuel S. Fels High School , Frankford , George Washington , and Swenson . Several publicly funded charter high schools also operate in Northeast Philadelphia, including Philadelphia Academy, MaST, Franklin Towne and Maritime Academy Charter High School. Northeast Philadelphia

1035-612: The 2010 census , 432,073 people live in the Northeast section of Philadelphia. ( Map ) The spur of the Irish Famine drew many Irish immigrants to the city. Today, the Irish in Philadelphia make up 14.2% of the city's population, the largest ethnicity in the city. Although there are Irish in almost every area of the city, they still are predominantly located within Northeast Philadelphia, especially in neighborhoods such as Kensington, Fishtown , and Mayfair . While Philadelphia as

1104-502: The Delaware River near the site of today's Betsy Ross Bridge . Oxford Circle, along with Castor Gardens, Mayfair, and Tacony, was originally part of Oxford Township and was one of the early suburbs of Philadelphia. The area, which included waterways such as the Tacony Creek and Wissinoming Creek, had been mostly utilized for farming up until the time that the land was sold off to developers just prior to World War II . Most of

1173-555: The Little Tacony Creek and the Freaheatah . Frankford was an early suburb of the town of Philadelphia . William Penn forged a trail through the village running from the original town (now Center City) to New York City , passing through Bucks County near the site of his home, Pennsbury Manor . That trail came to be known as "Frankford Pike" (later Frankford Avenue) and was the town's main street. The village

1242-549: The Philadelphia City Council , the Far Northeast is represented by the 10th district councilman and Council Minority (Republican) Leader, Brian O'Neill . The Lower Northeast is divided among five other council districts, all represented by Democrats, including the 1st, represented by Mark Squilla , the 5th, represented by Council President Darrell Clarke , the 6th, represented by Michael Driscoll ,

1311-401: The 1960s and 1970s, as passions for and against school busing were focused on the Northeast, to address racial imbalances, especially in the city's public schools. That racial imbalance was ultimately addressed by the upward mobility enjoyed by many of the graduates of the Northeast's excellent public and parochial school systems, who made their way out of the Northeast and into the suburbs from

1380-802: The 1970s and 1980s. By 1990, over 30% of the storefronts on Frankford Avenue were vacant. Since this time, Frankford has seen a push for improvement. In 1993, the Philadelphia City Planning Commission adopted the Frankford Plan as a blueprint for revitalizing the neighborhood. Although many vacant storefronts remain, businesses catering to new customers have opened in recent years. Many business owners hope that gentrification of neighborhoods such as Fishtown and Kensington will spread north into Frankford. Others worry that previous attempts at improving Frankford have not been as effective as hoped, with most areas of

1449-426: The 1970s was marked in many American cities by urban decline in older, more industrial areas. This was especially true in Philadelphia, in which much of the city's North, West and South sections lost population, factories, jobs and commerce. During the postwar period, the Northeast experienced a heavy influx of growing middle-class families, and had become an almost exclusively white community. This aroused controversy in

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1518-422: The 1980s onward, making room for new arrivals from the city's Latino , African American and Asian populations. In the 1980s, the Northeast developed along a separate path from much of the rest of the city. In addition to the racial differences mentioned above, the political climate in the Northeast was balanced evenly between Republicans and Democrats , while the rest of the city almost uniformly voted for

1587-524: The 7th, represented by Maria Quiñones-Sanchez , and the 9th, represented by Anthony Phillips . The Philadelphia Police Department patrols four districts within its Northeast Division, including the 7th and 8th districts in the Far Northeast, and the 2nd and 15th in the Near Northeast. Northeast Philadelphia is home to Philadelphia Mills , formerly known as Franklin Mills, a shopping mall that

1656-538: The American Revolutionary War due to the heroics of Lydia Darrah . Before and during the Revolution, two lesser-known grist-mills operated on the creek above the town of Frankford. In 1771, Robert Morris (a miller) purchased a mill at the junction of the Tacony Creek and Frankford Creek. On November 25, 1773, after receiving permission to dam the creek from a Quaker named Nicholas Waln,

1725-463: The Association shall be Northwood Civic Association. Section 2 . The purpose of the Association shall be to promote civic, social, and moral welfare of the community: to preserve and maintain the amenities of the community and to peaceably protest inharmonious land uses which tend to detract from and reduce property values in the community and adjoining areas. Section 3 . For the purposes of

1794-660: The Association, the boundaries of the community shall run along the East side of the Roosevelt Boulevard from the Southern line of Friends Hospital to Castor Avenue and Sanger Street; Sanger Street to Oxford Avenue; West side of Oxford Avenue to proximity of Leiper Street; proximity of Leiper Street to Orthodox Street; South side of Orthodox Street to Castor Avenue, Castor Avenue to Wyoming Avenue; Wyoming Avenue to Ramona Avenue; Ramona Avenue to Fishers Lane, Fishers Lane to

1863-567: The Bushrod Branch at 6304 Castor Avenue at Stirling Street. Frankford, Philadelphia Frankford is a neighborhood in the Northeast section of Philadelphia situated about six miles (10 km) northeast of Center City . Although its borders are vaguely defined, the neighborhood is bounded roughly by the original course of Frankford Creek on the south to Castor Avenue on the northwest and southwest, to Cheltenham Avenue on

1932-648: The Delaware, is the seat of numerous manufacturing establishments, including several cotton-mills , calico print-works and bleacheries , woollen-mills , iron-works , & etc. Here are also an Arsenal of the United States , and a Lunatic Asylum belonging to the Friends . The Frankford Arsenal rivaled the Philadelphia Navy Yard during World War II . It provided over 22,000 jobs and at its peak, produced 8 million bullets per day. In 1922,

2001-591: The Dominican Republic, and West Indian Americans , mainly from Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica and Haiti. As of the census of 2010, the racial makeup of Frankford is 31.8% African American, 30.8% White, 29% Hispanic, and 8.4% other. The population of Frankford grew by 3% between the 1990 and 2000 censuses. Frankford, like all areas of Philadelphia, is served by the School District of Philadelphia . In particular Frankford High School has been

2070-663: The Frankford Elevated Line opened, connecting to the Market Street Elevated to provide rapid-transit access to Center City and West Philadelphia . The terminus of today's SEPTA Market-Frankford Line , now known as the Frankford Transportation Center , became a major transit hub, with connections to bus and trolley routes extending into Northeast Philadelphia . Residents of Frankford live within walking distance of

2139-595: The Northeast and the Great Northeast , is a section of Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . According to the 2000 census, Northeast Philadelphia has a population of between 300,000 and 450,000, depending on how the area is defined. The Northeast is known as being home to a large and diverse working class population, including Polish , German , Jewish , Russian , African American , Brazilian , Puerto Rican , Dominican , Guatemalan , Ukrainian , Indian , Chinese , Irish , and Vietnamese neighborhoods. Due to

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2208-421: The Northeast are two nationally recognized medical establishments, Friends Hospital and Fox Chase Cancer Center . Prior to its disestablishment, Ransome Airlines had its headquarters on the grounds of Northeast Philadelphia Airport . The first school was founded in the Northeast in 1723 by Silas Crispin, Thomas Holme 's son-in-law. The Northeast is home to Fox Chase Farm , an educational facility that

2277-404: The Northeast. A prominent geographic feature and recreation destination in Northeast Philadelphia is Pennypack Creek , which runs through Pennypack Park . The park's 1,600 acres (6.5 km ) of woodlands span the width of the Northeast, and serve as a natural oasis amid urban development. The park is home to the oldest stone arch bridge still in use in the United States, built in 1697 on what

2346-440: The Southern line of Friends Hospital North to East side of Roosevelt Boulevard. Note: The historical records of this Civic Association (corporate seal, legal and financial records) are held by historical researcher and Association's former president, Joseph J. Menkevich. Frankford was the hunting ground for the " Frankford Slasher ", who stalked victims between 1985 and 1990. The intersection of Bridge Street and Hawthorne Street

2415-618: The US Census of 2000 for the area of 19149. The demographics are as follows. Source : U.S. Census Bureau, Summary File 1 (SF 1) and Summary File 3 (SF 3) Oxford Circle is now predominantly represented in the state house by Jared Solomon . Others who represent parts of it in the legislature are Kevin Boyle and James Clay . In the state senate, it is represented by Christine Tartaglione and John P. Sabatina Jr. Its city council members are Cherelle Parker , Bobby Henon and Maria Quinones-Sanchez . Free Library of Philadelphia operates

2484-482: The amenities and high standards of the community, to engage in any peaceable activities including the institution of legal proceedings necessary for the promotion of the purposes, and this is a corporation which does not contemplate pecuniary gains or profit, incident or otherwise, to its members. CONSTITUTION and BY-LAWS Adopted October 19, 1976. Effective February 15, 1978 (Amended May 19, 1981) CONSTITUTION ARTICLE I. NAME and PURPOSE Section 1 . The name of

2553-462: The bill failed to progress beyond this stage. As the Philadelphia economy grew stronger, and most discontented people fled to the suburbs, and a new, more popular mayor, Ed Rendell , was elected, the call for secession waned, and the section settled back into life as a part of the city. Today, the Northeast enjoys greater racial balance and relative stability. The region is uniformly developed, but like many American urban communities, it has witnessed

2622-501: The bldg. line of either sd. (said) Herbert Street or sd. Ramona Avenue nor shall any garage be erected except of stone, brick or concrete that no lots fronting on sd. Herbert Street shall be erected within 25' of sd. Bldg. line and that on lots fronting on the sd. Ramona Avenue no dwelling shall be erected within 30' of the bldg. line of sd. Ramona Avenue though enclosed porches (temporary enclosures by screens and glass sashing excepted) may extend to within 20' of sd. bldg. line and that as to

2691-554: The boroughs of Bridesburg , Frankford , and White Hall , which were more urbanized. While most of the land in what is now the Northeast was dedicated to farming, the presence of many creeks, along with proximity to Philadelphia proper, made the towns of the Northeast suitable for industrial development. The Northeast's first factory was the Rowland Shovel Works on the Pennypack Creek . In 1802, it produced

2760-506: The brick and stone row houses which characterize this neighborhood today were built by the Hyman Korman Company starting in the early 1940s and continuing into the 1950s. During that time and in the 1960s and 1970s Oxford Circle was a relatively prosperous white middle-class neighborhood (see White flight ). Rising crime rates have dramatically changed the neighborhood since the late 1990s to early 2000s. Today's Oxford Circle

2829-559: The building of the Market-Frankford Line train and new arterial highways, such as the Roosevelt Boulevard , brought new middle class populations to the lower half of the Northeast. Vast tracts of row homes were built in that section of the Northeast for new arrivals in the 1920s and 1930s, typically with small, but valued front lawns, which impart a "garden suburb" quality to much of the Northeast, reducing

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2898-473: The city. In spite of the political incorporation, the Northeast retained its old development patterns for a time, and the dense populations and urban style of housing that marked older, more traditional sections of the city had not yet found their way there. In the first three decades of the 20th century, rapid industrialization led to the growth of industrial sections of the northeast and the neighborhoods surrounding them. These demographic changes, along with

2967-560: The community's public high school since 1910. In addition to public schools, Frankford Friends School , a private Pre-Kindergarten through 8th grade school, is in Frankford [1] . The Free Library of Philadelphia also operates the Frankford Branch in the neighborhood. The Frankford Hospital School of Nursing operated from 1904 to 2020. Northeast Philadelphia Northeast Philadelphia, nicknamed Northeast Philly ,

3036-411: The development of the region, filling in undeveloped areas of Rhawnhurst and Bell's Corner and developing the previously rural Far Northeast. As older sections of the city lost populations of young families, the Northeast's school-age population swelled, requiring rapid expansion of schools, libraries, cinemas, shopping, transportation, restaurants and other needed amenities. The period from 1945 through

3105-528: The east is the Pennypack Creek and to the southeast is the Tacony Creek (which is called "Tookany" north of the city and flows into Frankford Creek ). As late as 1928, a branch of the Tacony called the Little Tacony Creek still flowed from Castor Avenue past Levick Street and Large Street and on to Roosevelt Boulevard. This Little Tacony Creek connected into the main Tacony Creek which flows into

3174-583: The first shovel made in the United States. More mills and factories followed along the Pennypack and Frankford Creeks , and traces of the mill races and dams remain to this day. The most famous of these factories was the Disston Saw Works in Tacony , founded by English industrialist Henry Disston , whose saw blades were world-renowned. By 1854, Philadelphia County was incorporated into

3243-470: The garden-house of a country-seat in Frankford (near Philadelphia), then occupied by Dr. Enoch Edwards , a leading patriot of that time." Frankford was also the site of a gunpowder mill that became famous because of its association with Oswald Eve and Paul Revere . In the 19th century, the town became a center for textile production. Other manufacturing industries also flourished. An early description of industry in 1837: The borough of Frankford, on

3312-567: The hereby granted tract of land or any part thereof except for the use as a private dwelling or a private garage in connection with a dwelling nor shall any bldg. thereon erected be converted or used for any other purpose that there shall be wooden division fences between subdivision of the hereby granted tracts of land that divisions may be made by an iron fence not to exceed 4' in height or a suitable hedge not to exceed that height and that no dwelling shall be erected which shall cost less than $ 2500 to construct that no garage shall be built within 75' of

3381-671: The intersection of Castor Avenue, Roosevelt Blvd ( U.S. 1 ) and Oxford Avenue. However, a more broad definition of Northwood would extend to Adams Avenue on the south, including the location of Northwood Park and the larger mansions on Castor Avenue south of Harrison Street. Three of Frankford's schools lie within Northwood. Other facilities in Northwood include Frankford High School's War Memorial Stadium, built in honor of area residents who served in World War I, and Baldwin Field, named for local businessman and philanthropist E. A. Baldwin, who had

3450-489: The latter party. As a result, many Northeasters became more and more discontented with the high city taxes and a perceived imbalance in the services they received for them. This discontent grew to give rise to a secessionist movement, led by State Senator Frank "Hank" Salvatore , among others. Salvatore introduced a bill in the State Senate to allow the Northeast to become a separate county called Liberty County, but

3519-531: The line is at the Frankford Transportation Center , Frankford Avenue and Bridge Street. Three commuter rail lines also serve the Northeast. An extension of the Broad Street Line along Roosevelt Boulevard has been proposed, Roosevelt Boulevard Subway . Many SEPTA bus routes and all three of its trackless trolley routes run through the Northeast, although north-south buses run more frequently than west-east ones. Most north-south routes terminate at

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3588-423: The loss of manufacturing, factory conversions to marginal retail "outlets," and growing vacancies along shopping avenues, especially in the southern part of the region. During the housing boom of the first decade of the 21st century, property tax advantages granted to new construction within the city limits led to a growth in residential units and an escalation of existing home prices in the Northeast. According to

3657-427: The neighborhood still suffering from street crime and open-air drug sales . Between 1985 and 1990, a serial killer known as the " Frankford Slasher " murdered several women in the neighborhood. Although several suspects were taken into custody, the actual killer has never been identified. Philadelphia Register of Historic Places Nathan Harper and Mary his Wife granted unto the said Burgesses and Inhabitants of

3726-444: The north, and to Aramingo Avenue and I-95 on the east. Adjacent neighborhoods are Bridesburg , Juniata , Northwood , Summerdale, and Wissinoming . Historically, Frankford had an unofficial division separating Frankford (proper) from East Frankford, which encompassed the area east of Frankford Avenue. The division divided the community first along racial lines, with African Americans to the east of Frankford Avenue and Caucasians to

3795-488: The northeast, and Cheltenham Avenue to the south. Oxford Circle's boundaries (including Castor Gardens ) seem to have a general basis in the course of three creeks which were part of the landscape long before the development of the neighborhood. Most of Oxford Circle lies between these creeks. To the northwest was the Wissinoming Creek running from above Castor Avenue along Tyson Avenue and on towards Mayfair. To

3864-690: The only Delaware River crossing in Philadelphia not operated by the Delaware River Port Authority (thus resulting in a cheaper toll), allows one to drive between the Tacony section of the city and Palmyra, New Jersey . The Northeast is also served by SEPTA's Market-Frankford Line , often called the "Frankford El" or "the El" because portions of the rail line are elevated above streets below, including Frankford and Kensington avenues. The northernmost and easternmost terminus of

3933-465: The part of Whitehall Borough lying between Torresdale and Frankford Avenues below what is now Whitehall Common was added, to encompass a total of 1.468 square miles. In 1854, the borough was annexed by the city of Philadelphia through the Act of Consolidation, 1854 . Frankford was historically a manufacturing center, beginning with a gristmill constructed in the 1660s. This same mill became famous during

4002-572: The said Borough of Frankford with this deed restriction: "To be occupied as a public burying Ground forever hereafter for the Dead of All Nations Sects and Colours without any charge what ever except the Customary expenses of digging and keeping up the Graves to the only use of a public burying ground free and clear of and from all Judgments heirs and other Incumbrances whatsoever..." The Burial Ground (now

4071-559: The sense of physical density felt elsewhere in the city. Much of this development occurred east of Roosevelt Boulevard (Mayfair, Torresdale) and in Oxford Circle. After World War II , newer arrivals, armed with the mortgage benefits of the GI Bill , brought the baby boom to the Northeast. This newer population was heavily Jewish or ethnic Catholic (including Irish , Italian , Polish , and German Americans ) and completed

4140-481: The settlement of William Penn's Pennsylvania colony in the late 1680s. In the years to follow, Northeast Philadelphia developed as a scattering of small towns and farms that were a part of Philadelphia County, but not the City of Philadelphia. Before consolidation with the City, what is now the Northeast consisted of the townships of Byberry , Delaware , Lower Dublin , Moreland , and Oxford , (largely rural areas); and

4209-454: The size of the Northeast, the Philadelphia City Planning Commission divides it into two regions called Lower Northeast and Far Northeast, the names being derived from their distance from Center City . The term Near Northeast is not used colloquially; Lower Northeast is more commonly used, but the term Far Northeast is in widespread use. The demarcation line between the two sections is typically given as Pennypack Creek . Northeast Philadelphia

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4278-475: The terminal. SEPTA's elevated train (the "El") runs through the neighborhood above Frankford Avenue. Although the Frankford Line helped to catapult Frankford Avenue into a major shopping district in the early 20th century, the traditionally working-class neighborhood saw decline in the 1950s as many Philadelphians moved to the suburbs. White flight eventually took its hold on the neighborhood throughout

4347-447: The tracts first, second and third hereinbefore desc.(described) resp. (respectively) no dwelling shall be erected on any lot having less than 25' front by 100' in depth nor shall any garage be erected on any lot having less than 35' front by 100' in depth that on the lots fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh desc., resp. not more than one dwelling shall be erected on each. The Northwood Civic Association received its charter of incorporation as

4416-643: The west. As the community has become less homogeneous, the division is more of a vestige of the past. The village of Frankford was established by the Quakers in about 1682 in an area formerly occupied by Dutch people ( Nederlanders ). At the time of Penn's arrival it was occupied by the Swedes , Finns and Native Americans . The land known as the Manor of Frank was purchased by the Free Society of Traders ,

4485-601: Was a well-known local politician.) As real-estate investors and developers in Philadelphia, they bought and sold large parcels of land in Northwood. To protect the integrity of the neighborhood, Louis Burk placed several various deed restrictions upon many of the tracts he sold. One variant form: BURK DEED RESTRICTION, AS TO THE 900 BLOCK OF HERBERT STREET – RESTRICTIONS as in Deed Book J.M.H. 317 page 63 UNDER AND SUBJECT nevertheless that no bldg. shall be erected or built or permitted to be erected or built upon any of

4554-580: Was built on what was once Liberty Bell Park Racetrack , and is one of the most visited attractions in the state. The lower sections of the Northeast still boast pleasant shopping avenues lined by stores and restaurants, such as Castor Avenue. Major shopping centers along Cottman Avenue include, the Cottman-Bustleton Center, and the Roosevelt Mall which opened in 1964 at Cottman Avenue and the Roosevelt Boulevard. Also present in

4623-426: Was incorporated into a borough on March 2, 1800, bounded by Leiper Street on the northwest, Little Tacony (or Tackawanna) Creek on the south and east, and Frankford Creek on the west. By an act on April 4, 1831, the boundaries of the borough were extended to include land to the northwest of Leiper Street, the line running along Harrison and Horrocks Streets, to a point on Frankford Creek below Wyoming Avenue. In 1853,

4692-486: Was listed number six in a 2007 list of the city's top ten recreational drug corners according to an article by Philadelphia Weekly reporter Steve Volk. Frankford is a diverse working-class neighborhood, containing a wide variety of ethnic groups, including a large number of Irish Americans , Polish Americans , Italian Americans , Portuguese Americans , Brazilian Americans , Arab Americans , African Americans , Hispanic Americans , specifically from Puerto Rico and

4761-475: Was to try and uphold the quality of the neighborhood – to keep real estate from being depreciated, to promote and preserve the civic, social and moral welfare of the community known as Northwood in the City of Philadelphia, to maintain and elevate the quality of land usage therein, to maintain and elevate the value of real estate therein, to prevent the infiltration of degrading and inharmonious land use therein, to do all other things necessary to preserve and maintain

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