Philadelphia Neighborhoods logo
  • Neighborhoods
    • Center City
      • Callowhill
      • Chinatown
      • Gayborhood
      • Logan Square
      • Old City
      • Rittenhouse Square
      • Society Hill
      • South Street
      • Spring Garden
    • North Philadelphia
      • Allegheny
      • Allegheny West
      • Brewerytown
      • East Oak Lane
      • Fairhill
      • Feltonville
      • Fern Rock
      • Francisville
      • Hunting Park
      • Juniata Park
      • Kensington
      • Logan
      • Ludlow
      • Nicetown
      • Norris Square
      • North Central
      • Northern Liberties
      • Ogontz
      • Olde Kensington
      • Olney
      • Poplar
      • Sharswood
      • Strawberry Mansion
      • Tioga
      • West Kensington
    • Northeast Philadelphia
      • Bell’s Corner
      • Bridesburg
      • Burholme
      • Bustleton
      • Fox Chase
      • Frankford
      • Holmesburg
      • Lawncrest
      • Lawndale
      • Mayfair
      • Oxford Circle
      • Somerton
      • Tacony
      • Torresdale
    • Northwest Philadelphia
      • Andorra
      • Chestnut Hill
      • East Falls
      • Fairmount
      • Germantown
      • Manayunk
      • Mount Airy
      • Roxborough
      • West Oak Lane
    • River Wards
      • Fishtown
      • Olde Richmond
      • Port Richmond
    • South Philadelphia
      • Bella Vista
      • Devil’s Pocket
      • Dickinson Square
      • Dickinson Square West
      • East Passyunk
      • Girard Estates
      • Graduate Hospital
      • Grays Ferry
      • Hawthorne
      • Lower Moyamensing
      • Newbold
      • Pennsport
      • Point Breeze
      • Queen Village
      • West Passyunk
      • Wharton
      • Whitman
    • Southwest Philadelphia
      • Bartram Village
      • Kingsessing
      • Southwest Schyulkill
    • West Philadelphia
      • Carroll Park
      • Cedar Park
      • Cobbs Creek
      • Garden Court
      • Haddington
      • Mantua
      • Overbrook
      • Overbrook Farms
      • Overbrook Park
      • Parkside
      • Powelton Village
      • Spruce Hill
      • University City
      • Walnut Hill
      • West Oak Lane
      • West Poplar
      • Wynnefield
  • Topics
    • Amateur Sports
    • Arts and Entertainment
    • Business
    • City Hall
    • Community Meetings
    • Crime
    • Economy
    • Education
    • Elections
    • Environment
    • Fashion
    • Food
    • Government
    • Health
    • History
    • Housing
    • How To
    • Immigration
    • LGBTQ
    • Mental Health
    • Music
    • Police
    • Politics
    • Poverty
    • Property
    • Religion
    • Science
    • Social Issues
    • Sustainability
    • Technology
    • Transportation
    • Veterans’ Affairs
    • Zoning
  • Special Reports
    • North Philadelphia: Can the Next Crimes be Prevented?
    • Recent Special Reports
      • COVID-19 Reporting
      • City Hall, Fall 2019
      • Special Report Podcast: Mental Health
      • Klein Fellowship- Immigration
      • Klein Fellowship- Income Inequality
    • All Special Reports
  • Latino Communities
  • Philadelphia Neighborhoods Map
  • About Philadelphia Neighborhoods
  • Awards
  • Our Code of Ethics & Guiding Principles
  • News Orgs: Want To Use Our Stories?
  • Tips/Contact
News Ticker
  • [ January 8, 2024 ] Crime: Fixing Philly Prisons Will Be Hard, But Here’s A Plan For How To Do It Crime
  • [ November 28, 2022 ] North Philadelphia: Can the Next Crimes be Prevented? Featured Stories
  • [ May 30, 2025 ] Residents Skeptical of Extra Trash Pick-up Day Environment
  • [ May 29, 2025 ] SEPTA Faces Steep Budget Cuts Center City
  • [ May 27, 2025 ] BSR: Get Ready for Book Week 2025 Arts and Entertainment
  • [ May 14, 2025 ] Schuylkill River Trail Extension is now Open Center City
  • [ March 3, 2025 ] A Haven of Hope for Philadelphia’s Unhoused Neighborhoods
Homehistoric germantown

historic germantown

Featured Stories

Germantown: From Liberia To Philadelphia, Strengthening Community With History And Art

June 22, 2017 Steven Kelsey 0

Trapeta Mayson has lived in the Germantown community for 20 years. She has served as the executive director at Historic Germantown since August 2014 and feels like it is a perfect fit for her interests. [continue reading…]

Featured Stories

Germantown: Focusing On Neighborhood History And Community Outreach

June 6, 2017 Steven Kelsey 0

Nina Coffin is the programs and communications coordinator for the nonprofit organization Historic Germantown. She grew up in the community and attended school at Germantown Friends, so she knows the community well. Coffin focuses on [continue reading…]

Germantown

Germantown: 5 Places Where You Can Serve the Community

October 17, 2014 0

Formerly a point of interest for indigenous Americans, a battleground in the American revolutionary war and a settling point for African-American and Italian-American communities, Germantown is one of the most historic places to live in [continue reading…]

Featured Stories

Germantown: Grumblethorpe Celebrates Walpurgis Night

April 28, 2013 0

You may have heard of Christmas in July, but what about Walpurgisnacht, the traditional German holiday marking the midpoint to Halloween? On Saturday evening, only the bravest Philadelphians celebrated Walpurgis Night with a haunted tour [continue reading…]

Germantown

Germantown: Friends of Vernon Park Hosts Countdown to Germantown Day

April 9, 2013 0

The Countdown to Germantown Day in Vernon Park was hosted on this week to celebrate the past, present and future of the neighborhood. The event marked the 329 and a half-year anniversary of Germantown and [continue reading…]

Economy

Germantown: Organization Offers Future for Addicts, Homeless

February 22, 2012 0

https://vimeo.com/37224742] In The State of Homelessness in America 2012, The National Alliance to End Homelessness reported that in Philadelphia, Pa. and surrounding metropolitan areas, there are more than 11,000 homeless living on the streets and [continue reading…]

Featured Stories

Germantown: Historic School and Gravesite in ‘Sweet Concord’

April 27, 2011 0

https://vimeo.com/22929842] In colonial and early America, it would have been hard to find a place where people of all races, religions and social statuses were treated as equals. That wasn’t the case, however, at Germantown’s [continue reading…]

Germantown

Germantown: Investigating Servant Life at Historic House

March 4, 2011 0

Stenton is one of several well-preserved historic homes in Germantown, but the lives of the slaves and servants who worked at the property are a mostly unknown part of the area’s history. An event called [continue reading…]

Recent Posts

  • Residents Skeptical of Extra Trash Pick-up Day
    May 30, 2025 0
  • SEPTA Faces Steep Budget Cuts
    May 29, 2025 0
  • BSR: Get Ready for Book Week 2025
    May 27, 2025 0
  • Schuylkill River Trail Extension is now Open
    May 14, 2025 0
  • A Haven of Hope for Philadelphia’s Unhoused
    March 3, 2025 0
Philadelphia Neighborhoods Student Reporters
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • RSS

© 2025 All Rights Reserved. Philadelphia Neighborhoods: A program of the Department of Journalism at the Lew Klein College of Media and Communication at Temple University.