The rare earths elements: La–Lu, Y and Sc are irreplaceable components of compact
uorescent light bulbs, wind turbines generators, and hybrid and electric vehicles.
For application, the rare earths must be separated into pure compoundsfrom their
composite ores. China currently produces ~97% of all rare earths materials, though its
geological holdings amount to ~37% of the estimated total global supply. The global
market for rare earth elements is currently in crisisdue to a reduction of export quotas
by the Chinese government. The talk will encompass the many applications of rare
earths in modern society, the current global supply chain and outlook for this critical
class of elements.w ww.lrsm.upenn.edu   

LRSM Science Cafe  This is a monthly series of talks for the general public in a convivial setting in which Penn faculty and others from academia and industry will discuss scientific topics in layman’s terms around the general theme of materials science.

Saturday, May 19, noon to 4 p.m.

Self guided walking tour

Tickets are $25;  Email info@qvna.org to receive a brochure

• Saturday, February 18th

  9am-2pm | Details

  EForce, Whole Foods Market South Street’s ongoing partner for battery, CFL bulb, & handheld electronics recycling, is coming to all southeast PA Whole Foods Markets (Philadelphia – South Street, Philadelphia – Callowhill, Jenkintown, North Wales, Devon, Wynnewood, Plymouth Meeting) from 9am to 2pm on Saturday, February 18th for an electronics recycling event!

  Clean out those closets and dispose of your old electronics in an environmentally responsible way… for FREE!

  Allowable items for drop off include (full list ateforcecompliance.com/electronics.html):

  • Laptops, desktops, keyboards and mice
  • Mainframe computer systems
  • Cathode Ray Tubes (CRTs) and monitors
  • Modems and telephone boards
  • Hard drives, floppy drives, and CDROMs
  • Phones, fax machines, telecomm hardware
  • Printers
  • Televisions
  • Computer boards, CPUs, memory chips, circuit boards, wires and cables
    Whole Foods Market South Street (Philadelphia)
    929 South St,
    Philadelphia, PA 19147
    Carolyn Reinhardt Carolyn.Reinhardt@wholefoods.com
    Marketing Team Leader
    215.733.9788

    Whole Foods Market Callowhill (Philadelphia)
    2001 Pennsylvania Ave,
    Philadelphia, PA 19130
    Kerry Shepski Kerry.Shepski@wholefoods.com
    Marketing Team Leader
    215.557.0015

Meet at 9 a.m. at the Weccacoe Playground building–from there groups will  go off in different directions to plant the trees.  Wear clothes and shoes that can dirty.  Bring a pair of work gloves

627 S. Third St. (NE Corner of 3rd and Bainbridge Streets)  Ela Restaurant.  The meeting is for review of the owner’s request for sidewalk seating.

Food, music, entertainment, raffles, face painting and more.  Stay tuned for more details.

Photo of Caroline Earle White provided by the Women's Humane Society.

Caroline Earle White, an important early advocate for animals in America, in 1910 celebrated the installation of the water fountain in Queen Village, Philadelphia, located at the intersection of Bainbridge and 3rd Streets. She is pictured here in black, standing to the right of the fountain. The fountain reads “Drink Gentle Friends” across the top: it was established to quench the thirst of horses and people, too. Building these fountains was only one of many campaigns led by Ms. White after the Civil War.

Kindness towards animals was not an automatic human response. The movement towards kindness in America substantially began in the gilded age of the 19th century and was first directed towards livestock . . . pets came later. Horses, in fact, were a substantial part of anti-cruelty actions: 70% of all cruelty cases from 1870-1890 were horse related. ⁽⁵⁾

Caroline Earle White connected with and was inspired by others who were just starting to advocate for animals. In 1866 after vacationing in the Adirondacks she visited the biggest name in animal activism of the time, humanitarian Henry Bergh of New York City. Interested in animal advocacy, not necessarily in animal shelters, he founded the American Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Animals, the ASPCA, in the same year of her visit. Another important early animal activist was George Angell, who founded the Massachusetts SPCA in Boston in 1868. Historian Bernard Unti calls Bergh, White, and Angell the “founding triumvirate” of the 19th Century American animal-protection movement. ⁽⁵⁾

Ms. White returned to Philadelphia and partnered with Colonial and Ms. M. Richards Mucké, obtaining patronage of the city’s most prominent individuals and calling for the creation of a Philadelphia chapter of the SPCA. With the assistance of her attorney husband Richard White, the group’s charter and corresponding laws were drafted and on June 21, 1868 the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PSPCA) was founded. Per Diane Beers, “Although Caroline Earle White played a key role in the creation of the PSPCA in 1868, as a woman, she was not permitted to serve as one of its leaders or board members.” ⁽⁷⁾ Her husband served on the board of managers and most likely spoke for her. This organization continues as the PSPCA today in Philadelphia.

One year later in 1869 Caroline Earle White started the Women’s branch of the PSPCA where she would lead as president until her death in 1916 at the age of 83. The WSPCA is credited with the establishment of horse watering stations similar to the one in Queen Village throughout the City of Philadelphia. She quickly convinced the mayor to develop more humane methods to euthanize stray dogs and by the end of the first year she had a shelter in operation and had taken over the city’s pound, including animal collection and disposal processes. From this, she garnered control over the release of strays used in medical research. This was America’s first animal shelter.

The city contributed $2,500 toward the costs to operate the shelter. This constituted the “first attempt on the part of any society in the U.S. to handle the problem of surplus or unwanted animals, as far as it can be ascertained the first appropriation ever made by a municipality for humane work” ( Coleman, 1924, 181; see also Brestrup 1997).⁽⁴⁾

Photo of Caroline Earle White provided by the Women's Humane Society.

The Women’s Philadelphia SPCA developed a charter “To provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty throughout the state of Pennsylvania, and of the enforcement of laws heretofore or hereafter enacted for the protection of dumb animals; to erect and maintain fountains, tanks etc., for dumb creatures and to distribute tracts.” A shelter was established at 315 Chadwick Street where sick and injured horses and other small animals were treated free of charge, called the “Caroline Earle White Dispensary.” The WSPCA continues today as the Woman’s Humane Society, now located in Bensalem, PA after losing their Philadelphia headquarters. Animal advocacy was often supported by women in the 19th century, but not the leadership because of typical gender expectations. Ms. White was the exception.

The impact of her work was felt world-wide and by animals other than horses and pets. Ms. White traveled extensively and in 1880 attended the Brussels Congress of “Société Protectrice des Animaux”, established in 1849. There, she shared her efforts in Philadelphia to establish shelters. Her articles were translated into both German and French, impacting communities around the world. She also campaigned vigorously against the use of bird plumage in woman’s attire. Per medical historian Susan Lederer, “In 1907 she was instrumental in obtaining a congressional investigation of railroad animal transportation, which resulted in a federal law compelling companies to feed and water animals in their care at least once every 28 hours. She often characterized this law as the “crowning achievement” of her life.” ⁽²⁾

She also believed in early intervention to promote better treatment of animals. She worked with public, private and parochial schools, including Girard College and the House of Refuge, to educate children on kindness and consideration for animals through the “Bands of Mercy” program that was becoming  popular around the world.  By 1912 this movement reached “85,098 (organizations) into which have gathered something more than three million children.”⁽⁶⁾

Ms. White met British antivivisectionist and feminist Francis Power Cobb on a trip to England. In 1883 she was a driving force behind the establishment of the American Antivivisection Society. According to Susan Lederer, “although membership in the society remained small compared to the much larger animal protection organizations, it commanded attention through the publication of Journal of Zoophily, edited by White and published under the joint auspices of the PSPCA and the American Antivivisection Society. Perhaps more significant, Caroline White’s assistant editor, Mary Frances Lovell, also served as the superintendent for the Department of Mercy for the Women’s Christian Temperance Union, the largest women’s group in the United States, which effectively spread the gospel of antivivisection to women’s clubs throughout the nation.” ⁽¹⁾

The American Humane Association started in 1877, a federation of societies for united action to secure national legislation against cruelty to animals as well as children. At the first joint meeting in Ohio, Ms. White was there representing the Woman’s SPCA. By 1922 there were 539 societies registered with the organization.

We’ve come a long way in 150 years from the horrors once accepted as part of normal daily life. But kindness to animals continues to be a significant challenge today in modern society, particularly with the explosion of the pet population, driving euthanasia of far, far too many healthy, trusting animals for lack of available homes. Solutions continue to elude us. It’s estimated that across American each year literally millions of animals never leave the shelters in to which they enter. A more unified advocacy voice and initiation of organizations such as the “National Council on Pet Population Study and Policy” (1993) are more likely to lead to permanent and effective solutions to this complex problem. Henry Salt (1851-1939) said that “we must recognize the common bond of humanity that unites all living beings in one universal brotherhood.”⁽⁵⁾ That recognition, along with strong leaders like Caroline Earle White, will help us find the answer.

Note: The Historical Society of Pennsylvania is looking for contributors towards the processing and conservation of the WSPCA’s records; it has been partially “adopted” at this time but still needs $1,225 as of 2/2012.  Consider a gift today.  [Click here]

Timeline

1821 – Maine engages first anti-cruelty law; a dozen states have similarly followed by 1860.  But cruelty of domestic animals resulted in only small fines or a few days in jail.

1822 - England gets national anti-cruelty legislation and the SPCA – first in the world.  In 1840 name was changed to the Royal SPCA.

1866 - ASPCA starts in NYC and continues to serve animals today along with a strong national anti-cruelty mission.   The PSPCA follows in PA in 1867, then MASPCA in MA in 1868.

1869 - Women’s branch of PSPCA is started in Philadelphia, later separates from the PSPCA, called the Women’s PSPCA in 1897.  Today is known as the Woman’s Humane Society.

1874 - Morris Refuge for Homeless and Suffering Animals opens in Philadelphia in 1874, the first cat shelter in the U.S., by Elizabeth Morris with financial help by the Women’s branch of PSPCA.⁽⁶⁾  It continues to operate today at 1242 Lombard Street.

1870 - Controversy erupts when a prominent physician requests all strays from the new shelter in Philadelphia.  Congress passes the first national animal-protection law, protecting farm animals.

1877 - American Humane Association is founded to have one unified voice in the humane movement when 27 humane organizations from 10 states meet in Cleveland, Ohio.  A national federation of societies, the oldest organization dedicated to ending abuse and neglect for both children & animals.

1883 - The American Anti-Vivisection Society began in Philadelphia, the first of its kind in the United States.

1889 - Ryerss’s Infirmary opens in Philadelphia area as the nation’s first retirement and infirmary for workhorses.  It continues to exist today as Ryerss Farm for Aged Equines.

1907 – Women’s Philadelphia SPCA works to ensure compliance to new laws to treat cattle in transit.

1954 - Humane Society of the U.S. starts in Washington, D.C. and is America’s largest animal protection organization, working with legislation, industry reform, and more, it is a mainstream force against cruelty and supplements local efforts today.

Footnotes

(1) The scalpel and the butterfly: the Conflict between Animal Research and Animal Protection, 2000, pg 50, by Deborah Rudacille

(2) Subjected to Science: Human Experimentation in America before the Second World War, 1995, pg 33, by Susan E. Lederer

(3) Dr. Bernard Unti, a graduate of Germantown Friends School in Philadelphia, is an employee of the Humane Society of the United States.

(4) If You Tame Me: Understanding Our Connection with Animals, 2004, pg 52, by Leslie Irvine.

(5) The Bond: Our Kinship with Animals, Our Call to Defend Them, 2011, by Wayne Pacelle, CEO Humane Society of the U.S.

(6) The Humane Idea, 1912, pg 51, by Francis Harold Rowley

(7) For the Prevention of Cruelty, 2006, pg 46, by Diane L. Beers

Monthly Meetings:
The Queen Village Historic Preservation Committee meets the second Thursday of each month from 7:00pm – 9:00 pm.  Our meetings are open to anyone who is interested in participating.

Meeting Location:
The meeting location rotates each month and meetings are often hosted in the homes of committee members.  If you are interested in attending, please RSVP to history@qvna.org.

  If you are interested but unable to attend the meeting email   qvnaschoolnews@gmail.com

IATSE Ballroom  2401 Swanson Street

Tickets are $35  Details to follow

June 10, 1 p.m.

Details to follow

THERE WILL BE A QUEEN VILLAGE NEIGHBORS ASSOCIATION ZONING COMMITTEE MEETING, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012, AT 7:30 PM AT THE WECCACOE PLAYGROUND BUILDING ON CATHERINE STREET BETWEEN 4^TH AND 5^TH STREETS TO DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING:

833-35 SOUTH FOURTH STREET

Application is for the erection of a one(1) story addition, a two (2) story addition and a three (3) story addition to match the height of the existing three (3) story semi-detached building (33’ high flat-roof) and to increase the number of dwelling units from two families to threes families with accessory storage utilities in the cellar (size and location as shown in the application).

529 WASHINGTON AVE.

Application is for the creation of a retail tobacco store with accessory customer rolled cigarettes their own use .1^st floor in the same building as one (1) residential dwelling unit 2^nd floor and one (1) residential dwelling unit 3^rd floor. No signs on this application.

531 Washington Ave (second meeting)  Application is for the legalization of the erection of a (1) one story “rear” addition to an existing (3) story structure, existing eat-in only restaurant 1st floor in the same building as an existing (2) family dwelling floors 2&3.  No signs on this application.  Size and location as shown in application.

524 S. Fifth St. 

Application is for the legalization of the erection one (1) accessory double faced projecting sign and one (1) accessory window sign accessory to the takeout restaurant with hookah smoke bar and retail sale of flavored tobaccos and smoking accessories (no items as defined in section 14-1605 of Philadelphia Zoning Code) in the same building with existing one (1) family dwelling in an existing structure creates a condition of multiple main uses on a lot

All residents are welcome and urged to attend.  TENANT:  Please note – If landlords do not reside on property being circulated, please notify them so that they may have the opportunity to attend the meeting.

LRSM Science Cafe

This is a monthly series of talks for the general public in a convivial setting in which Penn faculty and others from academia and industry will discuss scientific topics in layman’s terms around the general theme of materials science. The next talk will be by  Paulo Arratia,  Dept. Mechanical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, on““How to Fly, Swim, and Mix the Milk in Your Coffee without Turbulence” and will include interesting demonstrations.
Please visit us on our website http://www.lrsm.upenn.edu/events/sciencecafes/ or in facebook for a complete list of events.

February 6, 2012 Dark Horse Pub

Professor Arjun Yodh, James M. Skinner Professor of Science and the Director of  The Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter (LRSM) at the University of Pennsylvania, Department of Physics & Astronomy “Imaging inside the human body with light” Fundamental questions about how light travels through milky media have generated surprising insights. These optics discoveries have found applications in human physiology, including clinical monitors of blood flow in injured brain tissue, and detection, characterization and monitoring of breast cancer.

Vermicomposting

The Science Cafés are science talks sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania for laymen about materials-related topic of current interest.

Professor Arjun Yodh, James M. Skinner Professor of Science and the Director of 
The Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter (LRSM) at the
University of Pennsylvania, Department of Physics & Astronomy
“Imaging inside the human body with light”

Fundamental questions about how light travels through milky media have generated surprising insights. These optics discoveries have found applications in human physiology, including clinical monitors of blood flow in injured brain tissue, and detection, characterization and monitoring of breast cancer.

Dark Horse Pub, 421 S. Second Street, 8:00 p.m. FEb. 6

Please visit us on our website http://www.lrsm.upenn.edu/events/sciencecafes/ or in facebook for a complete list of events.

 412 MONROE STREET  Application is for a yoga studio with a sign as permitted in C1 commercial in an existing two (2)story structure on the same lot as an existing three (3) story structure with an existing three (3) family dwelling.

757 S. 5^TH STREET THROUGH TO FULTON STREET  Application is for the erection of a (1) story “rear” addition to an existing (2) story attached structure, max. height of 10’8”, for use as a single family dwelling; erect/extend an existing (30” high) fence wall “rear.”  Size and location as shown in the application.

  531 WASHINGTON AVENUE   Application is for the legalization of the erection of a (1) story “rear” addition to an existing (3) story structure, existing eat-in only restaurant 1^st floor in the same building as an existing (2) family dwelling floors 2 &3, No signs on this application.  Size and location as shown in application

All residents are welcome and urged to attend.  TENANT:  Please note – If landlords do not reside on property being circulated, please notify them so that they may have the opportunity to attend the meeting.

Many neighbors are getting involved and are hard at work on projects such as:  a celebration of Southwark’s 250^th Anniversary in late April, the QV House Tour in mid-May, a Weccacoe FUNdraiser and Sustainability Fair in early June, and a possible “QVNA night at the Phillies” in the summer.  Also in the works: a QV bike plan, the renovation of Weccacoe Playground and Recreation Center, a summit on the future of South Street, and a working group on Property Tax Reassessment. 

With so much going on, WE NEED YOU to attend this month’s General Meeting.  We have 2 very special guests: STATE REPRESENTATIVE MIKE O’BRIEN will be there to answer questions about what’s going on in Harrisburg.  And HARRY KYRIAKODIS, author of “Philadelphia’s Lost Waterfront,” will give a presentation on the history of the Delaware waterfront, especially apropos since we’ll be distributing copies of the latest draft of the Delaware River Waterfront Corp.’s Master Plan for the Central Delaware.   Also on the agenda: the new Schools and Youth Activities Committee will discuss how you can help to support our two neighborhoods schools.

  Harry Kyriakodis, noted historian and author of Philadelphia’s Lost Waterfrontpublished July 2011, will have  books  available for sale after the talk for $15.  See www.historypress.net for more information.

The meeting will be held on Thursday, Jan. 26th, 7:30 p.m.,  at the Weccacoe Playground building (400 block of Catharine St-enter at the door that faces the tennis court)

 The Department of Licenses and Inspections maintains a commercial handbill “Non Delivery” list identifying all properties whose owners request non-delivery.  If you do not wish to receive hand delivered advertising circulars or handbills,  go to the link below, download the form and fax or mail it to the address provided.  You’ll receive your decal shortly thereafter.

 http://www.phila.gov/li/UpdDocs/No_handbills.pdf

At Shot Tower, Front and Carpenter Streets

All who are interested in any aspect of Sustainability are welcome!

7:30 p.m., St. Philip Neri Church  218 Queen Street

Join the Board in a meet-n-greet with our new councilman, Mark Squilla

Followed by a participatory planning exercise where you can help set priorities for the coming year

Mayor Michael A. Nutter, the Philadelphia Streets Department and the Carton Council announced today that food and beverage cartons are now recyclable as a part of the City’s residential curbside recycling program. With this new service, nearly all household containers used by residents are now recyclable. 

The City is bringing carton recycling to its residents in a public private partnership with the Carton Council, a group of carton manufacturers united to deliver long term collaborative solutions in order to divert valuable cartons from the landfill. Philadelphia’s recycling diversion rate, the amount of materials diverted from the waste stream, currently stands at nearly 20 percent, reaching rates of more than 25 percent in some neighborhoods of the city. 

“Philadelphia is committed to becoming the greenest city in America, and our recycling program is a leading component in this effort,” said Mayor Nutter. “We are proud to partner with the Carton Council to bring recycling innovation to our residents. This collaboration shows what can happen when government and companies work to create successful public-private partnerships. I am proud to be the mayor of a city with individuals and organizations that are dedicated to creating clean and green neighborhoods.” 

Beginning immediately, residential households can place all empty, clean and dry food and beverage cartons in their recycling bins. Commonly used carton containers include milk and juice cartons, along with soup and broth, soy milk, eggnog and wine cartons. 

The addition of cartons to the curbside recycling program will enable residents to earn more Philadelphia Recycling Rewards points and properly dispose of commonly used holiday materials. 

“Adding cartons to your recycling bin is a great way to earn more Recycling Rewards points, which can be redeemed during the holiday season to purchase gifts for your friends and family,” said Streets Commissioner Clarena I. W. Tolson. “Also during this time of year, people are increasingly using carton materials- such as eggnog, broth and wine cartons- for their festive recipes and gatherings. Now is the perfect time to introduce this to the city so we can allow residents to fully take advantage of all of the benefits that this program has.” 
The Carton Council’s collaboration with the City of Philadelphia serves as a model for how other cities can promote and implement carton recycling in their communities. The Carton Council acted as a facilitator to help the City achieve its goal to add carton recycling to its curbside programs. A key step was working with the City’s recycling processors to ensure cartons would be marketable as a recyclable commodity before they would be added to the City’s program. The Carton Council provided technical and financial support for equipment upgrades for processing the cartons. The Carton Council is also supporting City staff as they raise awareness and disseminate information on carton recycling to local residents that use the City’s recycling services. 

“Carton recycling is a win for Philadelphia’s residents and the environment,” said Derric Brown, Director of Sustainability for Evergreen Packaging, a Carton Council member. “We are committed to working with more cities to take the important step of expanding their recycling programs to keep cartons out of the landfills and into the recycling bin.”

For more information on the City of Philadelphia’s recycling programs, please visit the Streets Department’s website and social media pages at www.philadelphiastreets.com,www.facebook.com/PhilaStreets, www.facebook.com/UnLitterUs, www.twitter.com/PhilaStreets andwww.twitter.com/UnLitterUs. 

About the Carton Council
The Carton Council is a group of carton manufacturer united to deliver long term collaborative solutions in order to divert valuable cartons from the landfill. The members of the Carton Council are Elopak, Evergreen Packaging, SIG/SIG Combibloc and Tetra Pak. They are working with local government officials, recycling facilities, paper mills and communities across the United States to build a robust system to recycle liquid food and beverage carton packages.

William Spafford was born in the last years of the 17th century and died in 1768. He married Rebecca Ellis at the First Presbyterian Church in 1719. Tragically, their son William Jr. died seven years later, and their son Thomas died in 1730.

Early in life, Spafford became a sea captain, ship owner, and merchant. Newspaper ads of the time show that in 1720 he was master of the sloop William, which he sailed to Antigua. During the next few years, he captained the sloop Sarah, which he owned, also in the West Indies trade. In 1726, he registered the 30-ton sloop Keith. William Spafford continued his sea voyages throughout the next decade, sailing the Three Bachellors to Barbados in the early 1730s, the Charming Sally to Ireland in 1736, and the brig Mary to Lisbon in 1738.

Capt. Spafford sold a variety of imported products at his store, which was located on the ground floor of his dwelling house at the corner of Front and Market. Slaves were included among his merchandise. For example, in August 1731 he advertised the sale of “a very likely Negroe woman … fit for housework or plantation work,” along with a cargo of good green tea. In 1734, he was selling a “young Negro man” and a “very likely Negro boy.” In July 1741, he had a “Negro Man” and “Negro Girl,” along with a lot of West India rum and Moscovado sugar. And in Sept. 1743 he advertised a “Negro Woman who can Wash, Iron, Scour, etc. and Cooks very well.”

Around that time, Spafford was making the transition from sea captain to the business of providing ropes and other equipment to ships. Capt. Spafford’s ropewalk was located on the Passyunk Road, near the corner of Oak Street (now Bainbridge). He took on a young man, Timothy Scannel, as an assistant in the rope-making business. Scannel had just arrived in Philadelphia on a ship, and was assigned as an indentured servant to “William Spafford, mariner.” Unfortunately, in July 1748, Scannel ran away. Spafford offered a reward for his capture and described Scannel as “of a thick short stature, full face, wears his own short black hair, very talkative, and speaks very fast … by trade a rope maker.”

Spafford advertised that he sold “ship chandlery, with cables and cordage of all kinds” at a store on Samuel Powell’s wharf. In December 1755, he moved his store to another wharf further south, which was “late of Messieures [Emmanuel?] Josiah and Carpenter.” The economic risks of the chandlery trade became clear in November 1760, when Spafford and other chandlers, a sailmaker, and a ship builder placed a notice in the newspapers asking for the apprehension of one John White. They reported that White had ordered a brigantine, called the Ranger, built, fitted out, and filled with cargo. Then, together with his wife, he sailed away to an unknown port, without paying any of the people who had built and provisioned the ship.

Although Spafford sold people into bondage, he apparently saw no conflict between that endeavor and helping to support the church. Thus, in 1753, he was listed as a manager of the lottery to raise money to build a steeple onto the Second Presbyterian Church in Arch Street. Another lottery manager was George Spafford, also a sea captain and merchant; he and John Spafford (another sea captain) were probably William’s brothers. The completed steeple was almost has high as that of Christ Church, but George Spafford never got to see it since he died in 1754.

In 1755, it was mentioned in a newspaper ad that William Spafford was living in Society Hill. Ten years earlier, he had purchased a lot of ground nearby (“on the hill”) at the corner of Front and Shippen (now Bainbridge) Streets. According to an insurance report, Spafford’s elegant townhouse was constructed there by 1762.

Finally, a newspaper notice of June 2, 1768, indicated that the Passyunk Road property of William Spafford, deceased, was to be auctioned off by the sheriff. The property tax roles of 1769 list a Widow Spafford as living in Southwark, with one servant and one cow. Possibly Rebecca Spafford still resided in the grand townhouse at Front and Shippen Streets. Currently, the house — built with profits gained from the slave trade — lies abandoned and stripped of its finery. It is for sale to someone who will restore it.

Slideshow

William Spafford's home, then a tavern, in the 1960s.
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, HABS, Reproduction Number (HABS PA-1620)

An exterior photo of William Spafford's home from the 1960s.
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, HABS, Reproduction Number (HABS PA-1620)

The staircase likely extended to the first floor, and was probably removed by the 1960s.
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, HABS, Reproduction Number (HABS PA-1620)

The grand staircase built by William Spafford for his home at 626 S. Front Street.
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, HABS, Reproduction Number (HABS PA-1620)

The Community Design Collaborative volunteer design team is currently working on a cost estimate and final design, which they will present in February.

At the Electronics Collection Event

Saturday, January 14, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Under I-95 at Washington Avenue and Front Streets (right by Rizzo Rink)

“Anything with a plug”:  All household electronics, including computers, printers, microwaves, air-conditioners, metals, and small appliance.

The Electronics Recycling Event is conducted by e-Force Compliance , Philadelphia’s only R2 certified e-waste recycler and Queen Village Neighbors Association

We are having an open house for the Bright Futures Pre-K and Nebinger Kindergarten on Monday Dec 19, from 4-6pm. (Nebinger School is at 6th and Carpenter Streets)

 School tours are  at 4 & 5:30.  Meet up in Room 102 for refreshments.  

You are also invited to attend the Winter Concert at 5 pm, featuring Nebinger’s orchestra, band, and chorus students.
Questions or RSVP to nebingerfriends@gmail.com

Where:  929 South St, in front of the Whole Food Store

When:  Sat. Jan.7  10 a.m. to 4 pm.

 $5 donation requested

To make this effort even more accessible to the community, the QVNA Sustainability Committee will also collect trees from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Weccacoe Playground (400 block Catharine St) and transport them to Whole Foods.  As above, a $5 donation is requested to help defray costs.

If you’d like to have your tree picked up curb-side for recycling, the cost is $15.  Deadline to reserve for this service is Sun. Jan. 1  Email treecycling@greenlimbs.com to make a reservation.

The tree-cycling event is a joint effort of the Queen Village Neighbors Association Sustainability Committee, South Street Headhouse District, Whole Foods, the South Street Police Mini-Station, and greenlimbs.

We’re in the early planning stages of a Sustainability Fair—come get involved!

 200-10 LOMBARD STREET (SW CORNER 2^ND St. thru to 3^rd ST AND SOUTH ST) ABBOTT’S SQUARE

Application is for the creation of one (1) space from three (3) spaces (225, 227, 229 South Street) for uses as a restaurant/banquet hall for more than 50 patrons to include live entertainment and dancing by patrons (nightclub) as part of an existing structure with 182 dwellings and commercial uses as previously approved.

POSTPONED:  200-210 LOMBARD STREET (ABBOT’S SQUARE)  SW CORNER OF 2^ND St. through to 3^rd and South Streets.       We will notify the community when this is re-scheduled.    Application is for the creation of three (3) commercial tenant spaces for uses as permitted in the C-3 commercial district (spaces RC1-1, & RC2-1, use registration required prior to occupancy) for the creation of fifty (50) new dwelling units, and for a new total of `107 private parking spaces (including 22 compact spaces and 3 accessible spaces) and 128 public, non-accessory parking spaces (including 36 compact spaces and 4 accessible spaces) and for two (2) loading spaces (11’ x60’ and 10’x40’) all within an existing structure with a new total of 209 dwelling units and commercial uses as previously approved in the main structure on the same lot with twelve (12) existing single family dwellings (total dwellings on the lot is 221) and wireless services and signs as previously approved.  Size and location as shown in the application.

All residents are welcome and urged to attend.  TENANT:  Please note – If landlords do not reside on property being circulated, please notify them so that they may have the opportunity to attend the meeting.

Weccacoe Playground building

400 block of Catharine St.  Enter at the door that faces the tennis court

Weccacoe Playground building    400 block of Catharine St.

If you, your child, your grandchild, niece, or nephew enjoy the park, please come help plan for its future

In the beautiful historic Gloria Dei (Old Swede’s) Church hall

Thursday, Dec. 15, 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Bring a side dish or dessert; We supply hoagies, wine, beer, sodas.

Parking is available on-site;  Christian and Swanson Streets

THERE WILL BE A QUEEN VILLAGE NEIGHBORS ASSOCIATION ZONING COMMITTEE MEETING, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2011 AT 7:30 PM AT THE WECCACOE PLAYGROUND BUILDING ON CATHERINE STREET BETWEEN 4^TH AND 5^TH STREETS TO DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING: 

 824-832 S. FOURTH ST. Application is for: relocation of lot lines to create two (2) lots from five deeded lots; For the demolition of two one-story portions at rear, for the erection of a one-story addition with roof deck above, for the erection of a two story addition, to an existing one –story portion; for the erection of a one-story addition to an existing three (3)portion ( max height NTE 44 ft); for the erection of a two(2) story addition to an existing  two (2 story) portion  . .  . for proposed use as eight (8) dwelling units (Size and location as shown on the application).

 829-31 S. FOURTH ST.  Application is for the legalization of a three (3)family dwelling within an existing three (3) story attached structure adnf for the legalization of the erection of decks at the second and third floor levels. Size and location as shown in the application

817-819 South Fifth Street:  The developers of this project do not require any variances, but they would like to present their design to the neighbors and answer any questions.

All residents are welcome and urged to attend.  TENANT:  Please note – If landlords do not reside on property being circulated, please notify them so that they may have the opportunity to attend the meeting.

2pm – 6pm. Today is the last market of the season

Beechwood Orchards:
apple varieties such as cortland, nittany, braeburn, smokehouse, red delicious, northern spy, jonagold, stayman, golden delicious, empire, gala, winesap, fuji, granny smith, jonamac, sun crisp and honeycrisp, pear varieties such as bartlett, red bartlett, seckel, magnus and asain, plums, grapes, garlic, shallots, peppers, butternut squash; canned goods like peaches, honey and apple butter; cider.

Liven Good:
Natural whole chickens, eggs, tomatoes, cauliflower, celeriac, fingerling potatoes, sweet potatoes, onions, turnips, spinach, pumpkins, squash varieties such as, kabocha, butternut, spaghetti, baby blue hubbard and dumpling, parsnips, cabbage, carrots, beets, peppers, beans, kale, chestnuts, shallots, chard, lacinato kale, red russian kale, red leaf lettuce, leeks, broccoli

Taproot:
rainbow chard, spinach, escarole, cauliflower, curly kale, collards, braising greens, red leaf lettuce, rutabaga, hot peppers, parsley, broccoli, salad greens mix, spicy greens mix, chives, thyme, peppers, frisse, cabbage, celeriac, eggplant, beets, carrots, turnips, acorn and delicata squash, japanese and beauregard sweet potatoes

Big Sky Bakery:
A wide range of breads and other certified organic baked goods

This season for the first time the farmers can accept Pennsylvania ACCESS, VISA, and MASTERCARD

President:  Jeff Hornstein

Executive Vice President:  Amy Shelanski

Vice President :  Ted Warren

Treasurer:  Bill Landy

Board  Members:

Brent Chavis

Kim Maialetti

Rich Miller

Honey Pertnoy

The window panes are designed to include the following information:

• Year Built
• Name of Builder
• Builder’s Occupation
• Architectural Style (optional)
• Insurance Details (optional)

If you do not happen to have the information needed for the sign but are interested in learning about the history of your home, be sure to contact us at history@qvna.org.  We will be happy to provide you with tips and resources for conducting historical research.

A Bella Vista Town Watch Fundraiser

Sunday November 13, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

$12 advance ticket sales;  $15 same day purchase

Same day tickets and pick up:  Fleisher Art Memorial  719 Catharine Street

For tickets and information  visit www.bvtw.org

Collection Guidelines:

• Use only brown paper leaf bags, available at most hardware or home improvement stores
• Set leaf bags out next to trash and recyclables on your regular trash day
• Leaves in plastic bags will be collected as trash, not recycling
• Do not mix trash or other recyclables with leaves
• Use as many bags as needed, max. 40 lbs. each
• Mechanical leaf collection will NOT be available

A lapsed Quaker, Plumsted enjoyed the performing arts that were restricted or banned in the City. He was a founder of the first dance company and opened his warehouse to dramatic performances. On April 25, 1754, the British company of Lewis Hallam staged two plays there. The house was packed until the season ended on June 24.

The first structure in the Colonies built specifically as a playhouse was the Society Hill Theater, erected in 1759 by David Douglass, who married Hallam’s widow, on the southwest corner of South and Hancock Streets. It opened on June 15 and closed December 28 that year.

Douglass then built the grander Southwark Theater in 1766 at South and Leithgow Streets, between Fourth and Fifth Streets. It measured 50 feet on South and 90 on Leithgow, nearly to Bainbridge Street. Its first floor was made of brick, which supported the wood upper floors and cupola on the roof. The building leaked, the view to the stage was blocked by supporting columns, its brickwork and wood portions were rough, and its exterior was painted a glaring red. Yet President George Washington was a frequent visitor. The Apollo Theater was built next to the Southwark Theater by Webster, Cross & Partners. It opened June 12, 1811, and closed July 19!

The Southwark Theater burned down on May 29, 1823, leaving only the brick first floor standing. The Taylor distillery was built on this foundation. The distillery was demolished in the early 1900s.

Southwark Theater, Library Company of Philadelphia, Unknown Artist, 1766.

Guest speaker: 

Charles Carmalt
Pedestrian & Bicycle Coordinator
Mayor’s Office of Transportation & Utilities

James Ronaldson - Encyclopedia of Philadelphia, Date unknown, Photographer unknown.

The Southwark Soup Society was the first charity founded to feed the “deserving poor” with hot lunches during the winter months. It also offered free coal and even considered opening a bath house.

It was established in 1805 by James Ronaldson (1768-1841), a Scot who first visited town in 1791 and returned for good in 1794. In 1796 with his partner Andrew Binney, he built the first type foundry in the States on Ninth Street between South and Bainbridge Streets. In 1806, he bought the type-founding materials and tools that Ben Franklin shipped from France in the 1780s. The firm made a fortune and he became a philanthropist and civic leader. Ronaldson also corresponded with his friend Thomas Jefferson. They shared interests in textiles, sheep farming, printing, type manufacturing, and other businesses.

In 1827, Ronaldson established the Philadelphia Cemetery for the poor on the block bounded by Ninth and Tenth Street from Bainbridge to Fitzwater Streets, which folks just called Ronaldson’s. It held 10,000 remains—and an odd one-room building fitted out with the comforts of a stove, couch, and table. People who died suddenly were kept there overnight before burial. A string was put in their hands, to ring a bell and fetch the caretaker should they just as suddenly spring back to life.

A curious idea from the man who would be the first president of the Franklin Institute.

South Street Mini Station’s Lieutenant Joe Bologna will lead the discussion and answer any questions  and address any concerns.

Voting takes place from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.  All QV residents, 18 years and older, are eligible to vote. If you have not yet filled out a registration form, you can do so that evening, and then vote.  Simply bring one ID with residence listed.

Biographies of all the candidates are in the November Crier (hard copy and online www.qvna.org)

A general meeting will also take place that evening.  Senator Larry Farnese will be our guest and will be at the meeting at about 8 p.m.

St. Philip Neri Church          218 Queen Street

All galleries offer professional exhibitions and public receptions on the Fourth Fridays of each month from 5:00pm – 9:00pm. Managed by Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens, in collaboration with the South Street Headhouse District, the current Arts on South participants will occupy four retail spaces from September 15, 2011 through December 15, 2011.

Current Arts on South groups include:

• Neighborhood Bike Works, 508 S 5th Street
• Dumpster Divers, 604 South Street
• Mighty Writers, 641 South Street
• Community Cultural Exchange, 706 South Street

In the spirit of the holidays, Phestivus brings together friends, family and neighbors to donate toys to underprivileged children through the Marine’s Toys for Tots Foundation.

The event includes caroling by local choirs, homemade baked treats and hot chocolate.  Also, representatives of the Toys for Tots program will be on hand to accept donations of new, unwrapped toys. For further information, visit us on facebook or www.moyamensingpoint.org.

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1600 – 1870

Originally the home of the Lenape Indians, it was called Wicaco, meaning “Pleasant Place.” A large area called “New Sweden” developed during the 1600s, with colonies established in the state of Delaware and along the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers. In 1664, the family of Sven Gunnarson obtained a patent from the Dutch governor to establish a farm at Wicaco, covering all of Southwark, Passyunk and Moymensing. In 1683, his sons sold 300 acres north of Wicaco to William Penn for the new city of Philadelphia. Old Swedes’ Church located at Christian Street and Columbus Boulevard was completed in 1700 and is a National Historic Site still in use today as an Episcopal church.

Multiple waves of immigrants settled in this area, including Irish and Jewish along with Scottish, German and Polish. During the 1700’s, there was an influx of German and Scots-Irish immigrants in Philadelphia, many of whom arrived as indentured servants or “redemptioners,” who stayed in the city to work off the cost of the passage. “The principal development of the area occurred in the late 18th century and was heavily tied to commercial activity along the Delaware River.”⁴ Many of the jobs listed in the city directory of 1800 includes sea captains, ship builders, mariners, pilots, seamen, sail, rope and mast makers, ship masters, and lumber merchants.⁵

This was an area of small hills and streams, ponds, and a marshy area called “the neck” just south of Washington Avenue. The first Navy Yard, located just south of Washington Avenue, was in use during the Revolutionary War period and deemed the official United States Navy Yard in 1801, active until moved further south in the late 1800’s. Another likely first, Spark’s Shot Tower at Front and Carpenter Sts., opened in 1808 to produce lead hunting shot and stands as an icon of the community today. This tower is considered an example of fine Philadelphia brick work, and was used as a model to build early light houses along the eastern seaboard because of its ability to withstand gale force winds. ⁶

The Irish potato famine of the 1840’s and wars in central Europe during the nineteenth century drove more people to seek sanctuary in America. The City of Philadelphia was a mercantile city of about 30,000 during the Revolutionary War but grew in to a leading industrial metropolis of over 400,000 people by 1850. As a result of the immigrant wave of the previous decade, in 1850 three out of ten Philadelphians were foreign-born, the highest proportion ever recorded. ²

In the absence of significant public transportation, most Philadelphians lived near their jobs, and the immigrants were thus spread around the city far more than later groups would be. The Irish were initially much poorer than the Germans as a group. In 1850, nearly half of them worked in day labor, carting or handloom weaving, and less than a third of them in skilled trades.⁵ The construction laborers, especially, lived in alleys and side streets all over Philadelphia although there were some Irish concentrations in Southwark, Moyamensing, and Grays’ Ferry along the southern borders of the city. Many of the immigrants worked in the nearby sweatshops or in the markets. Markets were located in the shambles (Headhouse Square) along S. 2nd Street, the Washington Market along Bainbridge Street from 3rd to 5th Streets and in the 4th Street pushcart market.

1870 – 1920

By the 1870’s, Philadelphia had grown by another 350,000, to about 750,000. From the 1870’s through the 1920’s the waterfront was a bustling place. This area was full of wharves, warehouses, sugar refineries, freight depots, and grain elevators. In 1873 a two story station for receiving immigrants opened at the foot of Washington Avenue, started by the modern steamship company the American Line with support of the Pennsylvania Railroad. A fifty-year period of active immigration in Philadelphia began during which roughly one million immigrants arrived and Philadelphia was the fourth largest immigrant port in the county.

The great migration of the Jewish immigrants occurred from 1880 to 1914, many settling in Philadelphia. Some were escaping the horrors of the violent anti-Jewish riots in Russia, others were seeking to fulfill dreams of religious freedom and economic prosperity.¹ Many settled around the wharves in this area.

The building was torn down in 1915 and from that point on people were processed on board ships.

1920 – Present

“After World War II, the neighborhood began a long and steady decline as the children of immigrants left south Philadelphia for other parts of the city and nearby suburbs. For the first time in the area’s 300 year history the population actually began to shrink after 1950.”⁴ Urban renewal became the focus of the nation. In Queen Village hundreds of 18th and 19th century homes were destroyed and families were displaced in the 1950’s to allow the construction of I-95, which separated the community from the river. A cross-town expressway along South Street to connect I-76 to I-95 was proposed by city planners as well, and property values in the area plummeted. While I-95 could not be stopped even though furiously debated, the expressway was defeated. But during this period, artists enjoyed the low rents and bohemian atmosphere of the area around South Street. Today a somewhat eclectic atmosphere remains in Queen Village, with its diversity of population and architecture.

In 1992 a “business improvement district” called the South Street Headhouse District was established in northern Queen Village, eastern Bella Vista and southern Society Hill. This district effectively established a new government entity to provided supplemental services. It is run by a separate board of directors to support the specific needs of the area and is allowed to assess taxes to fund improvements or special programs. It also may identify grants to assist the specific area.

Queen Village showcases over three centuries of American history and architecture, and every block has a story to tell. With its diverse architectural style, Queen Village is distinct from the carefully restored colonial character of Society Hill located just to the north. “Charming 18th century homes, fancy 19th century Victorians, distinctive 20th century bay window facades and a sleek 21st architecture are evident in the new urban streetscape.”⁴ While the future looks bright, Queen Village has challenges ahead, including redevelopment pressures from those looking to profit from this desirable location without concern for the destruction of historic places or who may negatively impact the aesthetic and “walkability” of the community. “The dedicated volunteers of the Queen Village Neighbors Association work tirelessly to address these and many other urban problems. Philadelphia’s first neighborhood offers us a glimpse into our history’s rich past and provides a vision for a promising future.”⁴

1 The History of the Rosenbaum Bank Building, 603-05 S. 3rd St., by Jorge M. Danta, www.qvna.org
2 Philadelphia: Immigrant City, by Fredric M. Miller, Balch Online Resources
3 Southwark, A River Community: Its Shape and Substance, Margaret B. Tinkcom, Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 114, No. 4, August 1970
4 History of Queen Village, Steve Sitarski, www.qvna.org
5 City Directories, various years, www.philageohistory.org
6 History of American Industries and Arts, Benson J. Lossing, LL. D., Porter & Coates, Philadelphia, 1876

NEW DATE due to weather:
Sunday, October 30, 2011
11am – 2pm
Admission is free!!!
Carnival Games
Pumpkin Painting
Arts & Crafts
Food & Beverage
Costume Parade (optional)

The Guide to Historic Buildings is a resource for residents and visitors interested in buildings that date back to before the Revolution. It presents the characteristic architectural styles in the neighborhood—Trinity and Bandbox houses, both wood frame and brick, Tenement (rental) houses, and London-style “double” Trinities. Exterior and interior details are illustrated by photos, drawings, and artwork.

Download the Guide (21 Pages)

Thursday, Oct 27^that 7:30. 

 • Office phone: –215-389-1513

• Parking is available.

• Joe (coffee/tea) & sweets provided

• Cost: a donation to help Gloria Dei defray the cost would be appreciated.

• BYOW (bring your own wine if you choose)

• Event hours: 7:30 to 9:30

The Jazz Sanctuary presents The Alan Segal Quartet. A Jazz & Joe Event.

Joseph Huddle's home is believed to have looked like the building depicted in this ink drawing.

The Mason-Dixon Line is a 325 mile border through the wilderness of West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware. The actual survey began in 1765 in the aftermath of the French and Indian War, still a brutal time when Mason and Dixon risked their lives through rough terrain and with their prized equipment for almost four years.

This survey was the result of a property dispute between the Penn Family, which owned Pennsylvania and Delaware, and the Calvert family, which controlled Maryland. These families hired Mason and Dixon to perform this survey after a complicated 80 year battle. G. Terry Madonna, Franklin and Marshall Scholar at the Center for Politics and Public Affairs, said the boundary “was wrongly used, throughout much of American history…to describe those state that were free and those states that held slaves.”

Stone markers exist to mark the Mason Dixon Line and many are still in place over 240 years later. Thanks to an organization established in 1990 call the Mason and Dixon Line Preservation Partnership (MDLPP) to inventory these stones, over 200 have been identified. Part of MDLPP’s mission is to find ways to preserve these markers from further loss and deterioration.

Todd Babcock, who lives in Embreeville, 15 miles south of Philadelphia, has traveled the entire Mason-Dixon Line and created a documentary about if for the History Channel. He looks forward to the installation of a wayside exhibit and state historic marker to be built near 30 South St. in Philadelphia. In March 2011 Babcock and Jim Shomper, another member of the MDLPP, investigated the exact location of 30 South Street and were able to mark the approximate location on the pedestrian bridge that stands in place of 30 South Street today, just above the north-bound lanes of I-95.

Sources:

• “The Mason & Dixon Line Preservation Partnership.” Mason & Dixon Line Preservation Partnership. Mason & Dixon Line Preservation Partnership.
• Matheson, Kathy, “Mason-Dixon mystery solved by Pennsylvania college students”, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, 18 April 2011.
• Pitz, Marylynne “Historic Mason-Dixon Line restoration is under way”, post-gazette.com, 18 October 2009.

Electronic Collection Event hosted by Passyunk Square Civic Association

 309-311 SOUTH STREET  Application is for a permit for a pawn shop as part of an existing jewelry store on the first floor in the same building with an existing two (2) family dwelling above.

 513 WASHINGTON AVENUE.  (RE-SCHEDULED) Application is for the erection of a four (4) story with a cellar addition, a roof deck above the third story roof (front and rear) with 42” high rails, a bay at the second and third floors (front) and a balcony at the second and third floors (rear).  All as part of an existing three (3) story attached structure with a cellar, for use as a professional office on the first and cellar floors and a two (2) family dwelling above (size and location as shown in the application).

All residents are welcome and urged to attend.  TENANT:  Please note – If landlords do not reside on property being circulated, please notify them so that they may have the opportunity to attend the meeting.

THERE WILL BE A QUEEN VILLAGE NEIGHBORS ASSOCIATION MEETING, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2011 AT 7:30 PM AT THE WECCACOE PLAYGROUND BUILDING ON CATHARINE STREET BETWEEN 4^TH AND 5^TH STREETS TO DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING:

627 S THIRD ST  (NE Corner of 3^rd and Bainbridge Streets) –ROMAN RESTAURANT.  The meeting is for review of the license transfer and for the owner’s request for sidewalk seating. 

All residents are welcome and urged to attend.  TENANT:  Please note – If landlords do not reside on property being circulated, please notify them so that they may have the opportunity to attend the meeting.

 312 MONROE STREET THROUGH TO 307 pEMBERTON sT .  Application is for the relocation of lot lines to create two (2) lots from one (1) lot, erection of two new attached four (4) story structures not to exceed 35’ 0” with a cellar, accessory interior parking and “bay” windows front.  Size and location as shown in application.

 513 WASHINGTON AVENUE.  Application is for the erection of a four (4) story with a cellar addition, a roof deck above the third story roof (front and rear) with 42” high rails, a bay at the second and third floors (front) and a balcony at the second and third floors (rear).  All as part of an existing three (3) story attached structure with a cellar, for use as a professional office on the first and cellar floors and a two (2) family dwelling above (size and location as shown in the application).

All residents are welcome and urged to attend.  TENANT:  Please note – If landlords do not reside on property being circulated, please notify them so that they may have the opportunity to attend the meeting.

Maura Kennedy, Director of Strategic Initiatives with the Department of Licenses and Inspections, will then give a presentation on L&I and will answer any questions.

   This wonderful yearly event starts at 4:30 p.m.

   on Halloween, Monday October 31st, in Mario Lanza Park,

   200 block between Catharine and Queen Streets.

            Candy donations are appreciated.