Crime in Frankford

Another tragic incident reported on Philly.com:

A pregnant woman was shot dead in the city's Frankford section overnight, police said, but doctors at Temple University Hospital were able to save her child.

The expectant young mother was killed by a single shotgun blast to her back shortly after 1 a.m. on the 4600 block of Griscom Street (Google map), police said.

Read the entire story here.

Bricks

You may have noticed that there are a lot of bricks in Frankford. There are so many brick structures that you almost lose sight of them. it was the building material of choice for quite a long time. We are looking at these buildings now many years after they were built and the majority of them have seen better days. Brick structures are tough but they do need periodical maintenance - brick pointing and cleaning to keep them standing and looking good.


If you have been down to Society Hill you can see the beauty of old brick buildings that have been restored. That trend is steadily moving up in our direction. Just drive downtown under the el and you will start to see old brick buildings restored to like new condition.



I was walking up Frankford Avenue last week from Church Street and came to the former Mozaic (fondly missed) building. I then took the "Road less traveled" and turned up Gillingham (Google map). It was a nice sunny day and in about 10 steps I thought I was on one of the back lanes in London or Belfast or maybe even Coalisland. This street shows you the Frankford of the future today.

Crime in Frankford

Reported today on Philly.com

NE woman robbed, burned

A 45-year-old woman was treated for burns she received when three robbers bound her with duct tape in the basement of her home, at Granite and Jackson streets (Google map), in the Northeast, yesterday, and burned her repeatedly with a heated spoon.

At least one of the robbers had a gun, police said. The thieves stole $200 cash and a laptop computer. The unidentified victim called police and was taken to Frankford Hospital-Frankford where she was treated for burns of the left calf and ankle.

Read the story here.

And from the Daily News:

A domestic argument turned deadly yesterday in Frankford when a man allegedly shot and wounded his ex-girlfriend before turning the gun on himself.

Police said that the 26-year-old woman was in critical condition at Temple University Hospital. The ex-boyfriend, also 26, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Cops said the woman was walking from Horrocks Street to Haworth Street Google map), near Oxford Avenue, about 10 a.m., when the man came up behind her and shot her three or four times.

Read the entire story here.

New business on the Avenue

Well the Sunrise Deli is actually at 4200 Kensington Avenue (Google map) on the corner at Womrath. Yes it is near the venerable defunct Art Holiday but don't hold that against them. They have been open almost 2 months and offer breakfast and lunch starting at 6:00AM as well as fresh cold cuts.

Home of the week

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

More renovation on the Avenue

There has been major work done on 4243-47 Frankford Avenue (Google map). Former use was industrial but it is impossible to see where this building is heading except that the large window on the second floor is interesting and would not work in a flop house. The owner is BERKLEY PROPERTY L L C, registered in Blue Bell, PA.

Free GED classes

Our new mayor has embraced focussed on the need to raise the educational level of the citizens of Philadelphia. New companies looking to relocate here look for an educated labor pool as one of the requirements for filling new jobs if the settle in this region. Philadelphia lags far behind other areas in that department and it is good to see someone actually decide to do something about it.

The school district has already taken some steps in that direction with the Parent Leadership Academy. With that in mind we offer this announcement of the classes that will begin on Tuesday January 29th. It's a great opportunity to get a new start. Spread the word.

ANNOUNCEMENT

THE PARENT LEADERSHIP ACADEMY IS OFFERING FREE GED CLASSES EVERY

TUESDAY & THURSDAY 6PM – 8PM

@

LINDDONFIELD HOMES

8800 JACKSON STREET (SENIOR BLDG.)

PHILADELPHIA, PA 19136

FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL: 215-335-5339