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HomeAuthorsKamil T Rozanski

Articles by Kamil T Rozanski

Neighborhoods

Port Richmond: a neighborhood changed through the decades.

December 20, 2024 Kamil T Rozanski

From Churches to Delis, Prayers to Pierogis, Port Richmond is the Polish Community’s Home in the city of Philadelphia. For years the little neighborhood on the banks of the Delaware River have served as a

Port Richmond

Culture: Keeping the Polish-American Community Alive

December 2, 2024 Kamil T Rozanski

Theresa Romanowska and Micheal Blichasz have worked at the Polish American Cultural Center in OldCity for years. Romanowska, the center’s special events coordinator, is a Port Richmond native and a second-generation Polish American, her grandparents

Port Richmond

Culture: How the Polish-American Community has changed over the years.

October 25, 2024 Kamil T Rozanski

The history of Port Richmond is a long one filled with a diverse background of people coming and going and settling down roots. The Polish community started arriving in the mid to late 19th century

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