I Never Heard Anyone but Politicians Call this Eastwick

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I Never Heard Anyone But Politicians Call This Eastwick

presented by Dr. Anne Krulikowsi

Southwest Philadelphia began to emerge as residential neighborhoods in the mid-1880s, when local farmers began selling their properties to developers.  Between 1883 and World War I, 21 subdivisions containing more than 11,000 building lots were created between 74th Street on the north and 94th Street bordering the Tinicum marsh.  Residents called the vicinity the Meadows, though in the 1920s a local realtor branded the area "Greater Eastwick," to more successfully compete with the developing "Greater Northeast" for residents and infrastructure.  After World War II, the Philadelphia Planning Commission classified Eastwick as "blighted" and initiated the Eastwick Urban Renewal Project, one of the largest in the nation's history, which relocated hundreds of families.

Anne Krulikowsi earned her Ph.D. at the University of Delaware, specializing in material culture, vernacular architecture, and the built environment.  After working for five years as Curator of Education at Rockwood Museum in Wilmington, Delaware, she joined the history department at West Chester University, where she teaches classes in public history, urban and environmental history, and material culture.  She has published articles on Eastwick, the Chester County serpentine stone quarry, and Progressive Era housing reform, among other topics.  Her book We Serve:  West Chester University, 1871-2021 (2022), examines the impact of state and local politics on the institution as well as the evolution of the physical campus.

$15 | General Admission

$10 | Alliance Member 

Students with ID, residents of the neighborhoods being presented, or individuals with financial difficulties free with email to vcheng@preservationalliance.com


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