Fairhill
Return of 'El Gran Teatro de la Luna' tops Fairhill Square improvements
Rafael Ferrer’s exuberant sculpture El Gran Teatro de la Luna (“The Huge Theater of the Moon”) has been missing from Fairhill Square, at 4th Street and Lehigh Avenue, for 14 years.…
Rivera Rec raising funds for intergenerational garden, orchard
The Parks and Recreation Department's Youth Urban Agriculture Program has about a week left to raise $400 and reach its $2,163 goal, which will fund the intergenerational garden and orchard the…
November 12-16: Hazardous tree care workshop | Orchard planting at Nelson Playground | High-performance homes | Green City, Clean Waters info
After the Storm: Recognizing the signs of a hazardous tree Tuesday, November 13, 6-8pm. Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, 100 N. 20th St. Join arborist Steve Goin, of Bartlett Tree Experts, to learn…
ABOUT FAIRHILL
Fairhill, named after the earliest country house in Philadelphia, is a neighborhood in Upper North Philadelphia. The neighborhood spans from 10th Street to Front Street and from Cumberland Avenue to Allegheny Avenue. In the 18th century, the area was known for its farms and country estates, including the Fairhill estate, which played a crucial part in the area's cultural development. The building's owner, Isaac Norris, built this house to embody the country spirit and the simplicity of the local country life, but also modeled the estate after similar estates he had seen while traveling around England. The house was burned during the American Revolutionary War at the Battle of Germantown, but was later rebuilt around 1800. Today the area that was once filled with farm land is a vibrant collection of cultures and heritage. The neighborhood is predominantly Hispanic, having 10 times the overall percentage in Philadelphia. Unfortunately, the area has also been associated with high crime and drug abuse, mainly because of its publicized drug market as seen in Steve Lopez's novel, Third and Indiana. However the neighborhood is fighting back with highly engaged civic associations and active community watch programs.
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