The Greenhill Apartment/Condos Were Built In 1964 - After Neighbors Fought Bitterly to Stop The Construction Harry K. Madway was a Jew from Merion. He made a lot of money building apartment houses.Marguerite Wood MacCoy was a WASP socialite who owned 22 acres of land along City Line Avenue, near Lancaster Avenue. The Greenhill Condominiums now … [Read more...] about The Greenhill Apartment/Condos Were Built In 1964 – After Neighbors Fought Bitterly to Stop The Construction
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Philly Folk Festival And Its Main Line Connections
As the "pocket-sized edition" of the Philly Folk Festival rolls into its second day (the real folk festival was canceled, as it was in 2020), this is as good of a time as any to look at the festival's Main Line connections.And there's no other way to start this discussion than by acknowledging the person who WHYY described as Philly’s “grandfather of folk music” and co-founder … [Read more...] about Philly Folk Festival And Its Main Line Connections
Penn Wynne Commissioner At Odds With School District Chair
Penn Wynne Commissioner At Odds With School District ChairLower Merion School District President, Melissa Gilbert; and Ward 14 Commissioner, Rick Churchill (Penn Wynne); have been having a disagreement about expansion plans at Penn Wynne Elementary School. The two officials' disagreement has spilled out recently in publicly shared letters. Click … [Read more...] about Penn Wynne Commissioner At Odds With School District Chair
Some Things You Might Not Have Known About Gene Shay
Some Things You Might Not Have Known About Gene Shay 1935-2020 He lived in Penn Wynne Before he became known as a "Folk Guy," he had a jazz show (1961). He had a day job. He was a magician, and wrote a book about magic. Click here to see Gene Shay's magic book on Amazon. Hall and Oates' first radio performance was on Gene Shay's show. … [Read more...] about Some Things You Might Not Have Known About Gene Shay