History: According to the Genealogy of Philadelphia County Subdivisions, Pennsport was originally part of Moyamensing Township. Most of the area north of present-day Mifflin Street
(Taken from Uwishunu.com) Philadelphia’s ever-expanding food truck scene is clearly having a moment. Not only are more awesome trucks rolling in every week, but new
History: Settled in 1683, East Oak Lane, located at “The Northern Gates of Philadelphia”, is William Penn’s first neighborhood- his first “Green Country Town.” Rich
This Philly.com article quotes Elfant Wissahickon’s own Christopher Plant, REALTOR, who brokered the sale of the school: The sanctuary is gutted. The stained-glass windows, including
History: Passyunk Square traces its roots to Colonial times, when Gen. George Washington housed many of his soldiers on the 800 and 900 blocks of Federal.
History: Lafayette Hill is a small unincorporated community in Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Lafayette Hill draws its name from the French General Marquis de Lafayette, who stayed there during
In case you may have forgotten, Philadelphia, our fair city, also happens to be the cradle of liberty and birthplace of America! That places it
History: Girard Estate is named after Stephen Girard, whose South Philadelphia property was developed in the 1920s by the City of Philadelphia. Girard’s country home was on
Dating back to the mid 1800’s, this Italianate architecture is complete with the front portico flanked by columns, the soaring ceilings and the spectacular
(Photo: Elfant Wissahickon Realtor, Christopher Plant and his sons with Mayor Nutter) On May 22, Philadelphia’s skateboarding community, long at odds with the city, finally
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