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Join us as we walk through Eastern North Philadelphia and look at some important historical and current locations. The Eastern North Stories Walking Tour will take you all around the neighborhood while diving into some stories and information about the neighborhood, organizations, and businesses that have called Eastern North home in the last century. 

The Walking Tour

Eastern North Stories Walking Tour

The walking tour has a total of 18 locations supported by Story Cards highlighting the history and significance of each site. While self guided tours can start at any location, the tour brochure starts at Berks Street, Germantown Avenue, and 6th Street. Below is the list of all of the locations in the order listed on the brochure.

Locations

1. Indigenous Roots
2. Anshei Sholom
3. Diamond Theater/Teatro Puerto Rico
4. Birney Post Park
5. Hogar De Esperanza (APM Apartments)
6. Ile Ife Museum/Northern National Bank
7. Danny Boyle Park/Vandergrift Park
8. St. Edward the Confessor Church
9. Hartranft School
10. Veterans Playground
11. Blazin Flavorz/Viola Theater
12. Wahington Hotel
13. Philadelphia Transportation Company
14. 8th and Diamond Park
15. The U School
16. Jazz Mural
17. Jardines de Borinquen
18. Cousins Supermarket

Interviews

To get a better sense of the community in Eastern North a few team members conducted interviews with people that have lived in the neighborhood for a while. Some of the interviews are just audio recordings and others are both video and audio recordings. We have provided you with quotes from these interviews to give an insight into community residents' thoughts and understand the sense of community and identity.

These interview quotes can be found here.