So, I'm not from the northeast, and in fact this was as far into the northeast as I'v ventured in years. But I wanted to see the Frankford Transportation Center. Looks nice. will be esp nice if they really do a a metro market, dunkin donuts, et al in there. very clean and open. I walked around a bit. Seems a bit downtrodden but looked nice in a lot of ways. aside from the cabbies yelling at each other and fighting, the bum that hassled me, and the the thriftway that greets you with bars, the houses looked nice. I hope the area recovers. The Thriftway store, though lacking IMO in selection, was kind of neat in design. I bought a donut and left.

el, you're welcome in the Northeast anytime. Just tell 'em Geno sent you. I must admit that with being gone so much I haven't been to the new transportation center. Although my house is 10 minutes from it I haven't even driven by. I haven't used the Frankford el since last summer just before it opened. It was a zoo then with all the bus lines all over Frankford and Bustleton Aves. Is the supermarket in the terminal? I was in town some this past week by the way and I went to a bar at Frankford & Harbison (a few blocks north of the terminal) that serves all the Philadelphia area micro brews. Yards, Flying Fish etc. I don't think too many places do that in the NE. The place is called the Grey Lodge. Good bar, but they really need more food. All they had was tomato pie. I did notice some patrons bringing in wings from the pizza place next door though.

FTC is nice right now...let's see how long it stays that way. Moving the tracks off the Avenue makes it look like a whole new street.

Geno, the Thriftway is across the street from the terminal...SE corner of Frankford & Pratt.

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Big drug area behinf that Thriftway.

I have not been to the Grey Lodge but it has a good reputation amongst us beerpeople. I hope for the best for the NE. perhaps someday people will spend more time near FTC instead of always driving to franklin mills.

No kidding. That area has great potential. Actually it was was a thriving place before the beginning of the suburban explosion of the 50's. Some are trying to revive things. They just had the annual Franford Arts Festival recently. I believe it's a fairly new event. Anyone know anything about it? I'm hoping it takes no more than a decade or so for the revitalization effort to get from Fishtown to Frankford.

Here's a story from the city paper. I believe this was the first one.

http://citypaper.net/articles/051800...rankford.shtml

Here's mention of this years from the News Gleaner:

Gene:

Interesting articles. Old City hasn't been an arts district for years. It's an arts business district (they claim it is a cultural district).

Unfortunately, the last of the artists were moving out about the time I moved in in 1990. And now, even the artist-owned galleries have, for the most part, been forced out by high rents and chichi new residents.

It's such an old pattern. Aritsts, followed by good folks, followed by the bankers and the stock brokers. I give your neighborhood about twenty years. :razz:

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I grew up 3 blocks from the FTC. I moved out of there about 5 years ago and just made my way back there last week.

Holy crap! It's a whole new street. I honestly didn't even recognize it.

Let's hope the neighborhood surrounding it recovers. Right now anything south of the FTC is a drug haven. But there are still a ton of nice homes in Northwood.

PWalk, welcome to the Forum. Did you move out of the Northeast altogether?