Home of the week

The Frankford home of the week is at the corner of Horrocks and Foulkrod Streets. A nice three story single with unique look and I kind of like that fence going all around the property. Reminds me of the one I stood on as a child trying very hard to climb over. You have to be careful of those points.

Home of the week

Well we made it through the winter and now find ourselves in the first week of spring. I am still waiting for that end of winter surprise snow storm but I may have to eat my words on that prediction.

My older brother and I were talking about some things a few days ago and at some point he brought up that he walked home from St. Joachim's all the way down to Plum Street near Torresdale, where we lived, every day. He was about 8 when we moved from that house so he was fairly young to be making that long walk but that was how it was in 1948.

He said he could clearly remember the house on Josephine Street where our aunt Bernice lived because he frequently had to stop there on the way to use the bathroom. That was a bit before my time.

By coincidence our home of the week is from that exact block (4300) of Josephine Street. If you have been following this series of posts you know that I don't have any pattern to what home will be coming up. I see them, like them and that is it.

What I look for is not the newest or the biggest or the most improved or most prominent. I look for homes that are cared for in one way or another. Some are easy to not see because they are in blocks that otherwise don't look all that good. Some are in areas where some folks don't want to go. They are all over because there are good people living in ever nook and cranny of Frankford.

You might call them affordable estates. Good solid houses in the city. Close to good transportation and in a walkable neighborhood.

This week there are two. It's a pair on Josephine Street. In honor of aunt Bernice.

Home of the week

This home in the 1100 block of Dyre Street is a standout.

Home of the week

A few weeks back I was riding down Hawthorne Street and found this group of homes in the 4700 block that are all neat and well maintained. It's clean and tidy and impossible to say one of them is better than another so they are the homes of the week.

Home of the week

This week we are on the 4500 block of Worth Street. I have been trying to get a good picture of this home since the end of December but finally landed one last week.

Home of the week

We're back in the 5300 block of Sylvester street this week.

Home of the week

You can find this one on Horrocks street in the 5300 block. It was a nice afternoon but a little overcast. These folks had an interesting treatment of the front lawn. Map

Home of the week

This week we are on the 5300 block of Sylvester Street (map).

Home of the week

In the 4600 block of Penn Street is our home of the week (Google map).

Home of the week

The 4700 block of Mulberry Street stands out in this nice sunny picture (Google map).

Home of the week

For this week, a nice 3 story twin all decorated for Christmas. this was in the 1800 block of Harrison Street (Google map).

Home of the week

Our home of the week still looks like Christmas. No the decorations are still not up but I took this one shortly before New Years day. It's in the 4500 block of Worth Street (Google map).

Home of the week

We are back this week with another home. We passed this one on Dyre Street. Not only is does the home standout but their pride in the new graduate makes it our home of the week.

Frankford home of the week

This is the 17th week of our series. We found this pair on Jackson Street near Kennedy. Getting ready for the holiday on a rainy afternoon.

Frankford home of the week

The spotlight falls this week on a house we found over on Cottage Street near Bridge. It's a quite block near the cemetery. And it's only a stone's throw away from an architecturally significant building that I'll post next week.

Frankford home of the week

This week is a neighbor of last weeks featured home. At the corner of Griscom and Harrison Streets.

Home of the week

You may have seen this home in passing Frankford hospital on your way up Harrison Street. I have not been able to get a picture of it that does justice to the nice garden in the side yard. It is a gem.

Frankford home of the week

A sunny day on Tackawanna Street.

Frankford home of the week

It's true that sometimes I do some cropping to frame the image of a house to cut out those on either side. Sometimes I find a gem in the middle of a group that are just ordinary. The homes this week are actually 4 in an entire row that overall is outstanding. There are others in Frankford, to be sure, but these homes on Church Street are the homes of the week.


You always see a theme here. On this cool Fall day it's Halloween but Christmas will be going up probably in a few weeks now. It's interesting to see how these four identical row houses have evolved over their lifetimes.

Frankford Home of the Week

I found this one a few weeks ago on Duffield Street. There is a nice little garden in front and the sidewalk is spotless.