Francisville, one of the many transitioning neighborhoods in Philadelphia, is nestled in the area between Fairmount Avenue to the south, Girard Avenue to the north, Broad Street to the east, and Corinthian Avenue to the west. Before 1839, when the earliest records of Francisville are documented, the area was just referred to as “The Vineyard,” after a failed attempt by William Penn to develop what he called “Springettsbury Manor.” Penn wanted the area to be his own personal vineyard, but unfortunately his plants all died by 1699. A unique feature of Francisville is the opposite to normal street grid and naming conventions; the streets run east to west instead of north to south.
Creative Commons: Eli Pousson “Sign, Francisville, Philadelphia”
Today, with major revitalization efforts hitting Philadelphia pretty hard, the emergence of the Francisville Neighborhood Development Corporation (FNDC) has a mission: “to improve the quality of life in the Francisville community through commercial and residential development and to implement programs designed to develop the youth, the senior citizens, and generally invest in the people of Francisville.” The FNDC intends to be a resource for information and communication, a support system and a connection with residents and business owners to insure they have a part in the revitalization.
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Since 2010, the FNDC has accomplished many things:
· Job training
· Registering as a legitimate community organization with voting rights
· Creating a Francisville product line manufacturing division (FVPL)
· Creating a Francisville environmental program (F-NEMP)
· Organizing both a farmer’s market and a FREE music program, “Jazz at the Market”
· Overseeing both the Ridge Ave revitalization program and a corridor study
· Developing a business plan for the Francisville marketplace
· Removed over 25 tons of trash and debris
· Instigated tree planting and the creation of Ogden Park, an urban farm and orchard
· Established Francisville Senior Garden which is pesticide free
Learn more about what Francisville has to offer residents and business owners by visiting http://francisvillendc.org/.
If this booming area and the active neighborhood development corporation intrigues you enough to want to check out homes for sale in Francisville, contact your Philadelphia realtor AGENT LADY @ 215-518-5193 or schedule an appointment!
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