Frankford, Philadelphia

The division divided the community first along racial lines, with African Americans to the east of Frankford Avenue and Caucasians to the west.[1] The land known as the Manor of Frank was purchased by the Free Society of Traders, a group of Quaker businessmen in England.[citation needed] The original settlers were Henry Waddy, Thomas Fairman, Robert Adam, and Edward Seary.[citation needed] The village very likely took its name from the title of the Frankfurt Company, which took up ground there, along what is now known as Frankford Creek, in the lower part of Oxford Township.This same mill became famous during the American Revolutionary War due to the heroics of Lydia Darrah.Before and during the Revolution, two lesser-known grist-mills operated on the creek above the town of Frankford.The terminus of today's SEPTA Market-Frankford Line, now known as the Frankford Transportation Center, became a major transit hub, with connections to bus and trolley routes extending into Northeast Philadelphia.[citation needed] Many business owners hope that gentrification of neighborhoods such as Fishtown and Kensington will spread north into Frankford.Others worry that previous attempts at improving Frankford have not been as effective as hoped, with most areas of the neighborhood still suffering from street crime and open-air drug sales.J. WALTER KLINE testified: This corporation was originally started in the spring of 1954, and the main purpose was to try and uphold the quality of the neighborhood – to keep real estate from being depreciated, to promote and preserve the civic, social and moral welfare of the community known as Northwood in the City of Philadelphia, to maintain and elevate the quality of land usage therein, to maintain and elevate the value of real estate therein, to prevent the infiltration of degrading and inharmonious land use therein, to do all other things necessary to preserve and maintain the amenities and high standards of the community, to engage in any peaceable activities including the institution of legal proceedings necessary for the promotion of the purposes, and this is a corporation which does not contemplate pecuniary gains or profit, incident or otherwise, to its members.The community was the home of the Frankford Yellow Jackets, a National Football League team that won the championship in 1926 but folded in 1931.Frankford Boys and Girls Club American Legion Post 224 Drill Team, who won the AMA Nationals Championship in 2005 and 2006.It was an organization that gave Frankford youth an opportunity to learn how to play football, baseball, softball, basketball and Cheerleading as part of NESAC.