Powelton History Blog: A Collective Biography of a Philadelphia Neighborhood

     Edward P. and Euretta M. Alexander built 306 N. 35th St. in 1874 . They were at the center of five generations of Powelton residents w...

       Did you ever wonder who lived in your house in the decades before you? We generally know something about our immediate predecessors,...

    Part of Powelton’s history is the story of local institutions such as its churches and schools. During Powelton’s early decades, the...

(Click to expand)                  On September 2, 1884, Poweltonians suddenly got a unique glimpse of the future.   On that date, th...

          In 1850, the City of Philadelphia was limited to the area we now call Center City – from South St. to Vine St. between the Delawar...