With a rain and thunderstorm forecast for Monday, we changed the day and instead about 90 picnickers enjoyed a beautiful Sunday Potluck once again in Luke & Rama’s backyard. Badminton, horseshoe, and corn hole players and bubble chasers of all ages, races and genders took their turns at games, and then feasted on delicious food […]
On Sunday, April 7, 2024 Mark Lloyd – architectural historian who grew up in our neighborhood – gave an eye-opening lecture of the events leading up to the rescue of Maxwell Mansion from the wrecking ball and eventually leading to the formation of WCGN. Sponsored by the Mansion, this excellent lecture was recorded, and can […]
An open meeting was held on Thursday, April 11, 2024, in order to call for a vote on whether or not the association should become a corporation, and to summarize key elements that would be changed in the newly revised Bylaws. The vote in favor of incorporating was unanimous. Mike Ramos reported on the changes […]
Long-time Walnut Lane resident Bob Finch has died at the age of 92 at his home in Upper Black Eddy, where he and his wife Sue moved in 2020 to be with their son Richard and his family. He is predeceased by his wife Sue, and survived by Richard, his daughters Susan and Amy, and […]
Thanks to Andrew Kirkpatrick, Mary South, Karyn Oliver, Johan DeJong, Suzanne Ponsen, and our brand-new neighbors on McCallum Street, Fairleigh Barnes & Zack Feinberg, we covered W Washington Lane, Germantown Avenue, the unit blocks of W Tulpehocken and W. Walnut Lane, as well as Wayne Avenue. With our bright smiles, under sunny skies, we picked […]
This past Monday, 50 Save the Train advocates, including PA State Senators Art Haywood & Nikil Saval, travelled on the 7:25 Amtrak train to Harrisburg. At the state capitol we rallied with Representatives Tarik Kahn, & Stephen Kinsey, advocating for the state too fund safe, reliable public transportation for all of Pennsylvania – and especially […]
WCGN held its annual Winter Community Meeting on Wednesday, January 31 via Zoom. Topics discussed included the risk of Chestnut Hill West Line closure and formation of the Save the Train coalition that is pushing to get SEPTA the funding they need. Topics also included a presentation by Seth Lieberman asking for support for a […]
In March of 2014, the historian Mark Frazier Lloyd delivered a fascinating and information-packed lecture and slide show called “Enterprise Unleashed: Tulpehocken Street 1808-1852,” and it happens that the lecture was recorded by Jeff Smith. The original file is not to be found, but the video may be viewed on YouTube, and it is definitely […]
The Green Space Committee extends its hearty appreciation for the hard work put in by volunteers at the Station Garden on Saturday, November 4th – a beautiful afternoon. Thanks to them, the place is ready for winter. The workday began with a brief but productive meeting of the Green Space Committee to settle on a […]
The fall membership meeting was held virtually the evening of Wednesday, October 25. Apart from Committee reports, the main item on the agenda was the election of officers. Candidates for office summarized their qualifications and/or their priorities for the association. Minutes are posted here. Online voting results were reported by Helios on October 27. The […]
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