As I walk down this dusty trail suddenly, I hear a sound, coming from nowhere – as music flooded the air.

It was the sound of bagpipes playing a solemn song from over the Hill.

I could not see, but it sounded like – “Oh, Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes or calling. From Glen to Glen, and down the mountainside”.

Then l heard a woman scream.

“But, come ye back when spring is in the meadow, and the valley is rich with snow. Because I’ll be here waiting. My baby, baby – boy”.

By Lenny Jaynes

Permits have been issued for the construction of a three-story, 44-unit apartment building at 4912 Griscom Street in Frankford, Northeast Philadelphia. The project will rise on a vacant lot between Harrison Street and Wakeling Street, one block from Frankford Avenue and across Griscom Street from Jefferson Frankford Hospital. The approved development will span 33,628 square feet of new construction. Project HOME is listed as the owner, with CBP Architects as the architect and Domus Inc listed as the contractor.

Read the full story at this link.

Fleeing political upheavals in England for settlement in the New World, Quakers rose to unprecedented economic and political power in the Pennsylvania colony. However, the failure of the Quaker-dominated government to provide for defense in the wars from the 1730s into the 1760s
was the beginning of their downfall. By the Revolution, their fortunes had waned, and they were brutally suppressed by their political foes. Seventeen Quakers and three others were exiled to Virginia without so much as a hearing, and Quaker farms and businesses were subject to
depredations. Labeled dissenters by Loyalist and Patriot alike, they stood their ground, alone and isolated. The book vividly describes the precipitous rise of the Philadelphia Quakers and their fall during the American Revolution. Copies will be available for purchase and signing.
Denman is a retired American history and geography teacher from the Brookline Public Schools in Brookline, Massachusetts. He has written widely on topics in American history. Denman holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Maine and a Master of Arts degree from the
University of Connecticut.

The meeting and lecture will be held at the HSF library/museum at 1507 Orthodox St, Philadelphia. It will also be livestreamed on the HSF Facebook page. The event is free and open to the public, and free off-street parking is available across Orthodox Street at the Frankford Friends School. Doors open at 7:00 PM. Light refreshments will be served before and after the lecture.

About the Historical Society of Frankford Founded in 1905, the Historical Society of Frankford preserves and interprets the history of
Frankford and vicinity through its collections, exhibitions, and educational programs.

3rd Annual Classroom Kick-Off
Saturday, August 15
10 AM – 1 PM
4821 Frankford Ave

For more information, contact Elizabeth Rosario
215-686-3448
elizabeth.rosario@phila.gov

From our friends at phillyyimby.com: Permits have been issued for the construction of a four-unit residential building at 1417 Unity Street in Frankford, Northeast Philadelphia. The permit approves a new attached three-story building with a cellar, roof deck, and roof deck access structure. The approved project will span 4,852 square feet of new construction. The development team includes Unity Unlimited LLC as the owner and the 24 Seven Design Group as the architect.

Construction costs are listed at $432,000, which includes $402,000 for general construction and $30,000 for excavation.

The building will be built within the RM-1 zoning district and will be fully sprinklered with an NFPA 13R system. The related zoning permit approves an earth disturbance area of 1,400 square feet. The zoning permit is valid for three years if construction or operation begins within the required period.

The drawings list a lot area of 1,696 square feet. Zoning drawings show the building occupying a narrow interior lot with an alley along one side, a light well near the middle of the structure, and a rear yard with a depth of nearly 13 feet and an open area of 424 square feet. A project information table lists a maximum building height of 33 feet. A zoning section labels the pilot house as connected to the fourth unit and rising above the roof deck, which will span 435 square fee.

Additional permit notes state that underpinning is included, excavation will exceed five feet, and adjacent properties will be impacted.

If you believe in Make Believe, this story may be true.

The one thing I know for sure, I believe in you.

So if you believe in make believe – stories do come true.

So if you believe the Man in the Moon is looking down at you.

Then you can believe in anything, and dreams really do come true.

So if you believe in fairytales, dreams really do come true.

Just remember one thing, whatever you believe – I believe in you.

by Lenny Jaynes 

A partir del sábado 18 de julio. Consulte los detalles a continuación.

√ Nobody holds me, like you do.

√ Nobody calls my name, like you do.

√ Nobody knows me, like you do.

√ Nobody takes care of me, like you do.

√ Nobody talks to me, like you do.

√ Nobody listens to me, like you do.

√ When I’m all alone and nobody calls, but you do.

√ When things are going wrong and no one cares, but you do.

√ Because you care and no one understands, like you do.

“SO, IF YOU LOVE ME √ YOU DO”

by Lenny Jaynes

And we all must play our part. Running in and out of situations, that may be doomed from the start.

It’s not where you finish, it’s where you start. Sometimes your left hand may not know what your right hand is doing, but at least you have a start.

In order to blaze into the future you must come out of the dark, and turn on the light to your future, this is where you start.
Because time waits for no one, it just brings you out of the dark.

So just remember from a little acorn – comes the mighty oak. Because life is a stage, and we must all play our part.

By Lenny Jaynes