Fairmount is by far one of the greatest places in the city to live, i wish i could afford it! it's clean, safe, convenient, and great investment potential. u cant go wrong living there!

I went back to 2004 when this thread was born to determine if one of my great reasons to live in Fairmount was mentioned and it was not. So let me add one more. Fairmount is great because the Monday before Thanksgiving (that would be November 20,2006) you can attend the Fairmount Fling and have a great time hanging with your neighbors enjoying delicious samplings from area restaurants for only twenty-five dollars. (Yards beer and wine included) If you are contemplating a move to the neighborhood or even if you are happy where you now live and never plan to settle here, you are welcome to the fling as well. Go to info@FairmountFling.com for more details. Find out why Fairmount is great!

I live in Northern Liberties and the instant equity rich hood has leveled off just like the rest of Philly. I am mortgage banker and could sit you down over a beer and pull the credit (free tri merge report) and get a plan together with some simple debt to income equations and see where we come out! It's free for anyone and worst case scenario you get a free beer (or 2) and a plan (6-12 month) on buying a home. I usually email the plan and credit report to your address right there at the bar/coffee house/park bench/ any wifi area! lol thanks, john

Did you report the post to the moderator?

i will just keep the comments to the real estate threads and classifieds, sorry guys

What is so magical about 25th street as a distringuishing point. is there a difference east of 25th?

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I’m glad to live in Fairmount with its proximity to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway and all of the institutions that are here now and that are planned. Those along with the numerous events, parades fireworks, and festivals that take place here make this a great place to live. Additionally, we have close by - a beautiful river, boat and bike races, jogging trails, Fairmount Park and nice restaurants.

Happy 100th Birthday, Parkway. Keep on shining!


Our Champs Elysées hits the century mark

Philadelphia Inquirer
February 23, 2007
By Vernon Clark


In a pouring rain, city leaders wore bowler hats in front of the Rodin Museum yesterday as they marked the 100th anniversary of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.

"This is a wonderful time to be here," said Ralph Archbold, who often portrays Franklin. "To be at the exact location where, 100 years ago today, construction began on this parkway. The only sad thing about it was that it took another 30 years before they gave it a great name: the Benjamin Franklin Parkway."

The city leaders stood next to a black-and-white photograph from 1907 in which civic leaders - all wearing bowler hats - marked the beginning of demolition for the Parkway construction.

"We wanted to re-create that event," said Paul R. Levy, executive director of the Central Philadelphia Development Corp., as he and other leaders sported black derbies.

"Right here on this spot at 422 N. 22d St., on Feb. 22, 1907, the mayor of Philadelphia and other dignitaries gathered in a ceremony to mark the removal of the first brick," Levy said.

Yesterday's ceremony honored the first 100 years of the Parkway, but "we are also here to mark the second century of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway," Levy said.

Archbold hailed the city's grand promenade as the "home to many of the most important educational and cultural institutions in the world: the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Free Library, the Academy of Natural Sciences, the Rodin Museum, and - coming soon - the Barnes Foundation."

Levy said new lighting, improved parking, new cafes, the relocation of the Barnes museum, and the expansion of the Free Library and the Art Museum were among improvements planned.

He said coming soon to the Parkway would be 48 new signs "to orient and educate visitors and engage pedestrians and convey a sense of arrival."

The William Penn Foundation funded the planning, design and fabrication of the signs, which will cost $300,000, officials said.

Levy said the signs that welcomed and oriented visitors since 1976 were "hard to find and badly in need of updating."

To mark the anniversary, the officials buried a time capsule, a tall metal canister filled with brochures and other items from institutions along the Parkway. The capsule was placed in a hole in the ground in front of the Rodin Museum, and dignitaries shoveled dirt on top of it.

Levy said a sign would be placed at the spot, indicating that the capsule should be opened on Feb. 22, 2107.

Among the leaders wearing bowler hats was State Sen. Vincent J. Fumo.

"This is a work in progress," Fumo said of the Parkway. "This time capsule will be buried and, hopefully, 100 years from now, people will look at that and say, 'Wow.'

"Open space is very important to any city... . Cities are not just about economics and growth. They are about quality of life and people, and the Parkway symbolizes that."

http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/16762709.htm


P.S. Oddly, they forgot to mention the Franklin Institute which is coincidently on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.

i really was trying to get work done today despite the beautiful weather. but as it turned out, i needed a break. so i thought i would take a quick trip to the (somewhat) new resale and consigment store, noi, and then to the liquor store for some wine. went to noi and found a great buy, then stopped in quickly to the j&k corner store that i always walk buy and never go into...the owners were very friendly. headed over to the wine store but decided to take a quick look at ali's wagon for a baby gift. found one and chatted with the owner who was lovely. she suggested i head to the farmer's market. i did and ended up buying some great baked goods...finally made my way to the wine store and was whistling the whole way home. today i really love fairmount (despite spending all my money)!

Fairmount Park is the largest city-owned property in Philadelphia. It is a great place to live because of Kelly Drive and the close proximity to center city. No where else in Phila has that much greenery. Beautiful area-also look into Brewerytown Square by Westrum development Company. Great neighborhood!! Ask me if you have any more questions regarding the neighborhood-I've done my research!