Mayfair
PRA negotiates with OCF, revives eminent domain in Point Breeze | Bloc 23 vs 2400 South | transportation construction roundup | Is SEPTA f'd? | Farmers Market in Mayfair | Philly Painting photographed
As the Redevelopment Authority and Ori Feibush make peace, negotiating a lease for the vacant lot cleanup heard round the world, there is a much larger development debate brewing. The…
Tire slasher arrested | School District leadership | reinforcing Lincoln Drive | Strip revival | Nugent Home reuse
Magnolia Garden | phillytrax, Eyes on the Street Flickr groupMayfair's tire slasher turns out to be an Aldine Street resident who was, apparently, both slashing and speaking out against the…
Remediate I-95, Society Hill sidewalks, nature and design at Washington Avenue Green, reprieve for six Catholic elementary schools
In her column today Inga Saffron revisits the topic of removing part of I-95 along the Delaware River. Even if large-scale removal is not feasible - due to scarce federal funding…
ABOUT MAYFAIR
Mayfair is a neighborhood in Philadelphia centered on the intersection of Cottman and Frankford Avenue. It is bordered by Tacony to the south and east, Holmesburg to the east, Pennypack park to the north, and Oxford Circle to the west. Established in 1929, Mayfair became a community that provided more spacious living in an urban environment, specifically after World War II. Mayfair was constructed over farmland in the area around the established neighborhoods of Tacony, Holmesburg and Fox Chase. Mayfair featured several groundbreaking concepts for city dwellers: bigger rowhomes with yards in the front and parking garages in the back. The automobile became the primary mode of transportation and shopping retail centers became available close to home, as shopping districts developed along Roosevelt Boulevard and Cottman Avenue. Development also served to connect the surrounding neighborhoods of the Northeast that had previously been isolated. Today, Mayfair has a predominant influence of Irish American culture. However, demographics are changing with the increase of more diverse ethnic groups such as Blacks, Asians, Arabs, and Hispanics.
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