HAPPY at ADA accessibility offered riders at opening of refurbished Oregon Avenue Broad Street Line station are Frances Jones, Asst. G.M. SEPTA, Councilman Curtis Jones staffer Shoshana Bricklin, Diane Dominick and Thaddeus Robinson in Wheel Chair, and General Manager Joseph Casey.
Vol. II No. 42 (Issue 54)
SEPTA Upgrades Broad Street Line
City Pays Homage To Architect
Perhaps just in time for a World Series rush of commuters, SEPTA has modified its busy S. Broad Street Line. At a dedication ceremony last week at Oregon Avenue Station, Septa officials unveiled the new, fully modern, ADA-accessible facility for customers utilizing the Broad Street Line.
The city's first new park in decades will pay tribute to a largely unknown but remarkable son of the South Philadelphia neighborhood. The Friends of Julian Abele Park are having a Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 18 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at 22nd & Montrose Streets for one of the newest community pocket parks under the Dept. of Recreation while honoring one of Philadelphia’s African American heroes. Julian Abele was the first African American to graduate from the University of Pennsylvania Department of Architecture in 1902 and later designed the Philadelphia Free Library, Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the
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Oregon Station features include stainless steel column-covers. Wall cladding and composite panels have been added to the platform and track area. New lighting on the platforms, vandal-resistant head houses, new stainless steel roto-gates, benches and trash cans are all part of the station’s amenities.
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All Politics is Local! Candidates Target South Philly As ‘08 Election Race Draws Close
Clean, Green & Looking Mean… For Halloween Costumed do-gooders from the Lower Moyamensing Civic Association of South Philadelphia will be cleaning up their neck of the woods and competing for prizes donated by the White Dog Café as well as other local businesses. V.I.P. judges TBA. Food and refreshments generously provided by local merchants. Meeting spot is the Northeast corner of Broad & Jackson Streets in South Philadelphia. Cleanup will take place throughout the neighborhood on Saturday, Oct. 18, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. As a continuation of Mayor Nutter’s Philly Spring Cleanup, which re(Cont. Page 2)
FIRST senatorial candidate Larry Farnese tells voters how important South Philadelphia will play in this year’s General Election race, as District Attorney Lynne Abraham looks on.
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by Rory G. McGlasson South Philadelphia is about to be bombarded with election fever now through the next two weeks as local and Presidential candidates bug you for their support. Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain are targeting our area because of its split of Republican and Democrats and many undecided voters. Even local candidates like Republican Jack Morley and Democrat Larry Farnese, who are running in the 1st Dist. Senate race, are working overtime in our area because large numbers of South Philadelphians will not pull or punch the straight-party ticket. Farnese, who was given the endorsement of DA Lynne Abraham this week, noted parts of South Philadelphia will not vote one way. “In the South Philadelphia part of my District, it’s not guaranteed they will pull the straight ticket,” he said. “Even with a commanding majority of Democratic registered voters, that is why I have been in to many community meetings to residents why its
important to vote for me and for the entire Democratic ticket.” Farnese noted since his commanding Primary victory over South Philadelphia union boss John Dougherty, he has attended over 75 community meetings. “It would have been easy to presume since I won the Primary, I (Cont. Page 18)
Port Gets Key Land Few Philadelphians realize a $5 billion widening of the Panama Canal will have a positive impact on the Port of Philadelphia. New locks will double the Canal’s capacity, allowing a major increase of traffic from Far East ports looking for East Coast destinations. That widening makes Philadelphia a probable destination. Insuring the Port of Philadelphia (Cont. Page 16)
…Architect Julian Abele Philadelphia Zoo just to name a few. The Friends of Julian Abele Park named the park in his honor as a way to pay tribute to this illustrious Philadelphian whose legacy today can be observed in buildings throughout the city, yet little in the city actually bears his name. A South Philly native, he spent part of his life on nearby S. 21st Street and the 1500 block of Christian Street as well as Fitzwater Street. The Friends of Julian Abele Park thought it was a natural fit to honor his legacy while ultimately echoing his trademark Beaux Arts style, which can be seen in many (Cont. Page 2)
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