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Maybrook Mansion In Wynnewood, Now Part Of A Luxury Apartment Complex, Was The Site Of Many Society Soirees.

by Gerry

Maybrook Mansion Wynnewood

Maybrook Mansion In Wynnewood, Now Part Of A Luxury Apartment Complex,  Was The Site Of Many Society Soirees. Hidden City recently published a nice article by Stacia Friedman about Maybrook Mansion, in Wynnewood. She  personalizes the story with a reminiscence of a time when she visited the mansion, long before it became the community building for residents of … [Read more...] about Maybrook Mansion In Wynnewood, Now Part Of A Luxury Apartment Complex, Was The Site Of Many Society Soirees.

Federal Donuts Coming To Whole Foods Wynnewood

by Gerry

The Main Line is getting its own outpost of one of Philadelphia's premier donut and fried chicken purveyors.Federal Donuts announced Wednesday that it is coming to the Wynnewood Whole Foods Market, 15 E Wynnewood Road in Wynnewood. Patch.com … [Read more...] about Federal Donuts Coming To Whole Foods Wynnewood

When 6,000 Gathered At Wynnewood Station To See Obama – April, 2008

by Gerry

Geogia 300

On the morning of April 19, 2008, 6,000 Main Liners gathered in the parking lot on the "outbound" side of Wynnewood Station. They were assembled there because they had a hunch that they might be able to see and hear a man who might soon become the President of the United States. Their hunch turned out to be correct. Yup. It's been 13 years since then-Senator Barack Obama took a … [Read more...] about When 6,000 Gathered At Wynnewood Station To See Obama – April, 2008

In the 1920s, Main Line Society Gathered In Wynnewood At The Elegant, But Scandal-ridden Green Hill Farms Hotel

by Gerry

Aeroplane View and Sunday Spin

In the 1920s, Main Line Society Gathered In Wynnewood At The Elegant, But Scandal-ridden Green Hill Farms HotelThe Same Building Is Now The Palmer Apartments"RE-CREATING HISTORY." That's the headline on the homepage of the Palmer Apartments, located near the intersection of Lancaster and City Avenues. According to the property's website, before its current incarnation as a … [Read more...] about In the 1920s, Main Line Society Gathered In Wynnewood At The Elegant, But Scandal-ridden Green Hill Farms Hotel

1931 Society Honor Slaying In Wynnewood Was A Huge National Story

by Gerry

Honor Slaying NY Daily News

1931 Society Honor Slaying In Wynnewood Was A Huge National Story By Bob McNulty, originally published in Philadelphia Stories.On November 9, 1931, Edward H. B. Allen, 23, mortally wounded Francis Adams Donaldson III, 24, with a shotgun in Apartment 2-C at the Green Hill Farms Hotel in Wynnewood (just outside the city limit, near the north-west corner … [Read more...] about 1931 Society Honor Slaying In Wynnewood Was A Huge National Story

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Family Learning To Luge

Want to Try Luge? From Lower Merion, It Starts With a Drive to Lake Placid

I was watching the Luge on NBC over the weekend. I thought it was boring, especially when juxtaposed against the more dramatic events, like curling.  The color commentator kept explaining how each “slider” was doing something slightly better or worse than the others, but to my untrained eye, they all looked the same: feet first, […]

Arts and Entertainment

January 16-18: The Philly Pen Show — A Delightfully Analog Experience

f you’re looking for a break from screens, alerts, and endless scrolling, the Philly Pen Show might be the cure—at least temporarily. It’s an unapologetically analog event: pens, paper, ink, and the people who still care deeply about them. Whether you’re a serious collector, someone who misses the feel of writing by hand, or just […]

Hoots and Hellmouth at Bryn Mawr Gazebo

Bryn Mawr Gazebo Rocks To Hoots and Hellmouth

https://youtu.be/YOkPbgp7nII?si=YTr-Zo0vInLyPDa_ Music fans in Bryn Mawr were treated on Saturday night (July 20) to a high-energy performance by the Philadelphia band Hoots and Hellmouth. On several occasions, the group brought the audience to its feet by playing a mashup of music styles, including folk, gospel revival, blues, pop, and rock.

Trouble with Angels

Opening Shot Of 1966 Movie ‘The Trouble With Angels’ – At Merion Station

https://youtu.be/gaOBPM7unGg?si=6OSbdDO6ztY4nNLZ In 1966, when the movie “The Trouble With Angels” was filmed, a crew came to Merion Station to shoot a 12-second scene.  

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