North Delaware
Philly Spring Cleanup preview: Painting, river work, Chinatown street sweep, playgrounds and more
The warm weather is here just in time to get everyone outside for the sixth annual Philly Spring Cleanup Day. This Saturday, Apirl 13, volunteers at 534 registered sites across…
Flavorhoods: Tacony Hoagie Trail
Philadelphia is a city of flavorhoods, packed with distinctive tastes, treats, and personality all their own. We’re setting out to explore some of the city’s unique food assets – from specialty…
Torresdale Avenue businesses envision refreshed facades
Can an entire neighborhood commercial corridor be uplifted if enough business owners freshen up their building facades? That’s the hope brewing along Torresdale Avenue in Tacony where a new facade improvement…
ABOUT NORTH DELAWARE
Wissinoming, Tacony, Mayfair, Holmesburg, Upper Holmesburg, East Torresdale, and the Delaware riverfront from the old Frankford Creek to the Bucks County border.
The North Delaware district is comprised of dense rowhouse neighborhoods south of Cottman Ave., and a more varied housing stock to the north. Frankford Ave. and Torresdale Ave. are important shopping areas, well served by buses and trolleys. I-95 and the main Philly-to-New York rail corridor traverse the district in a wide transportation corridor. Another major feature is the mouth of the Pennypack Creek where a large riverfront park sits adjacent to the City’s complex of prisons and a water treatment plant. The district includes four miles of Delaware riverfront where underutilized industrial land should be redeveloped for a mix of activities such as clean and green industry, new housing, parks and marinas.
Contact:
Ian Litwin, 215-683-4609, Ian.Litwin@phila.gov
UPCOMING EVENTS IN NORTH DELAWARE
There are no upcoming events in this neighborhood. Feel free to contact us with your contributions.
