Olive Street
By Norman Cain, August 13, 2020 — I couldn’t have been more than maybe about 3 or 4 years old when I lived on Olive Street, in West Philadelphia. I believe Olive Street starts way around Fishtown somewhere. It was always … Continued
By Norman Cain, August 13, 2020 — I couldn’t have been more than maybe about 3 or 4 years old when I lived on Olive Street, in West Philadelphia. I believe Olive Street starts way around Fishtown somewhere. It was always … Continued
By Frances Bryce, January 7, 2021 — Teaching my daughter how to be safe was very important to both of us. We lived about a block from where she attended kindergarten. A stop sign was located at the corner where we … Continued
By Ann von Dehsen, December 10, 2020 — My apartment building contains sixteen apartments and most residents are young, male college students. We say polite hellos as we pass each other in the hall, but really know nothing of each … Continued
By Ann von Dehsen, January 30, 2020 — When I was growing up in a small northern New Jersey town, a variety of people made house calls to our door on a regular basis. My favorite was Milkman Mike who … Continued
By Joyce Woods, January 9, 2020 — I seem to always be in a rush although I’m quite sure I enjoy it. Today, for instance, I have been waiting for the maintenance man to come to my apartment to repair … Continued
By Sallie-Elizabeth Clayton, January 9, 2020 — I grew up in South Philadelphia, where I lived for most of my life until six years ago when I moved into a co-op here in Center City. This was the village that … Continued
By Eleanor Kazdan, October 29, 2020 — And to think there were no cell phones or anything. When I was four years old, my parents moved to a new house, my mother told me to go to the corner store … Continued
By Eugene Charrington, March 27, 2020 — The happiest day of my life was the day when my best friend dropped me off on Pine Street, West Philadelphia. I am originally from New York, where I lived nearly all of … Continued
By Edward Langer, October 23, 2014 — I have many projects in mind…many of them for many years…some even initiated. Last year – or maybe it was three years ago – I read a remark attributed to Thomas Jefferson. When … Continued