The New York Times wrote, in 2013 – The crossing is officially a ford, with a concrete slab covering the stream bottom so a car can plunge through without digging ruts or sinking into the mire. Depending on the season and the weather, the water is a few inches to a foot or so deep, but road builders of an earlier era lacked the money to build a bridge. In recent years every … [Read more...] about A Century Of Splashing
History
The Greenhill Apartment/Condos Were Built In 1964 – After Neighbors Fought Bitterly to Stop The Construction
The Greenhill Apartment/Condos Were Built In 1964 - After Neighbors Fought Bitterly to Stop The Construction Harry K. Madway was a Jew from Merion. He made a lot of money building apartment houses.Marguerite Wood MacCoy was a WASP socialite who owned 22 acres of land along City Line Avenue, near Lancaster Avenue. The Greenhill Condominiums now … [Read more...] about The Greenhill Apartment/Condos Were Built In 1964 – After Neighbors Fought Bitterly to Stop The Construction
SEPTA Restores Service On Cynwyd Line – Sort Of
https://youtu.be/VORWavraeqw A lack of passengers due to Covid-19 caused the Cynwyd Line to be completely shut down on April 9, 2020. SEPTA restored limited service on the line, beginning on September 7 of this year The Cynwyd Line is what remains of the Schuykill Valley Branch of the Pennsylvania Rail Road. The line, which follows the same path as the Thorndale Line from … [Read more...] about SEPTA Restores Service On Cynwyd Line – Sort Of
It’s Still Columbus Day In Lower Merion
It's Still Barely Columbus Day In Lower MerionUpdate 2023 The Lower Merion Township website still has a few vestigial references to Columbus Day and still makes no reference to Indigenous Peoples Day. The Post Office is still closed for Columbus Day. On the Lower Merion School District Website, there is no mention of Columbus Day. There are references there to Indigenous … [Read more...] about It’s Still Columbus Day In Lower Merion
Owned By Villanova, MLK’s Notes For ‘I Have A Dream’ Are Now On Display At Smithsonian
In 1963, Martin Luther King gave the notes for his "I Have A Dream" speech to Villanova Basketball Ball star and coach, George Raveling. Raveling donated the notes to the University and the school is lending them to The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). According to the Smithsonian's website - The museum will showcase the artifact … [Read more...] about Owned By Villanova, MLK’s Notes For ‘I Have A Dream’ Are Now On Display At Smithsonian