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Business Association of West Parkside

Economy

Parkside: Local Businesses Help Community Start to Make a Comeback

April 25, 2012 2

The future for West Parkside has improved in the past decade and the neighborhood has remained focused on keeping its local residents within the community, said Marjorie Ogilvie, president of the Business Association of West [continue reading…]

Amateur Sports

Parkside: Grass Roots Movement Advocates to Restore Baseball Tradition

April 25, 2012 0

https://vimeo.com/41027927] In the 1930s and 1940s, baseball was played at the 44th and Parkside Ballpark, where the originally Negro National League-affiliated Philadelphia Stars began a legacy, which community organizers are attempting to restore for future [continue reading…]

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