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May 4-6: Art Star at Race Street Pier | Physick Plant Sale | Broad Street Run | Overbrook Farms Open House
First Friday @ Race Street Pier: Art Star Craft Bazaar Preview Friday May 4, 6-9pm. Race Street Pier, Race Street and Delaware Avenue. Next weekend the 9th Annual Spring Art Star…
Overbrook Farms: Neighborhood Club Advocates to Preserve Neighborhood [video]
by Connor Showalter and Jade C. McKenzie [Philadelphia Neighborhoods] With the delay of the historic district designation for Overbrook Farms, Overbrook Farms Club continues to spread awareness about the importance…
Grappling with preservation in Overbrook Farms
What the heck is going on with the Overbrook Farms Historic District? Everything and nothing, apparently. The Historical Commission has been working on creating a local historic district for Overbrook Farms…
Grappling with preservation in Overbrook Farms
What the heck is going on with the Overbrook Farms Historic District? Everything and nothing, apparently. The Historical Commission has been working on creating a local historic district for Overbrook Farms…
Waterfront zoning overlay drafted, debating Overbrook Farms' historic districting, Keith Haring in Point Breeze, PA considers green building legislation, onward Navy Yard boomtown
Promenade | Flickr user phillytrax, Eyes on the Street flickr groupThe Master Plan for the Central Delaware could get new teeth through zoning revisions. PlanPhilly’s Kellie Patrick Gates reports that…
Historical Commission tables Overbrook Farms discussion again, OKs church window removal
The Philadelphia Historical Commission Friday once again tabled its review of a proposed Overbook Farms Historic District, following a request by Deputy Mayor Alan Greenberger. Sara Merriman, Greenberger's designee on the…
Updated: Overbrook Farms residents differ on historic designation
Update: After requesting a delay on the vote to designate Overbrook Farms historic last year, Councilman Jones has told PlanPhilly he is opposed to the designation. "When we start talking about…
Whither Overbrook Farms Historic District, legalizing bandit signs, Boy Scouts HQ still in limbo, Performance Garage to close
Fleur-de-lis | flickr user Rob Lybeck, Eyes on the Street flickr poolOverbrook Farms isn’t sure it wants to become a local historic district, even though the homeowners’ association has…
Historical Commission tables Overbrook Farms historic designation discussion
Despite getting off to a slow start — a contentious 40-minute look at some exterior renovations to a Girard Estate home — today's meeting of the Historical Commission wrapped up its…
Zoning overlays, school closings, Delaware River waterfront plan published, Tastykake factory conversion
Greetings | flickr user phillytrax, Eyes on the Street flickr group City Council is recommending that several neighborhoods retain their zoning overlays, Amy Z. Quinn reports for PlanPhilly/NewsWorks. Among the…
A balancing act for West Park neighborhoods
The district-level comprehensive plan for the West Park area will focus on three key areas: Centennial Park, City Line Avenue, and the relatively large amount of vacant properties contained especially in…
Look Up: “A suburb deluxe” in West Philly
Oct. 15 By Alan JaffeFor PlanPhilly“Look Up” is a new feature of PlanPhilly that encourages appreciation of our architectural and historical environment. Each week, the photo essay will focus…
