EXPLORING FRANKFORD AVENUE- LANDMARK GONE FOREVER

[@williamsommer5647]

I remember there used to be a small farm there at Frankford and Academy back in the 70"s. I went there with my kindergarten class to pet and feed the animals. The man who owned it kept it a small farm until he died. Then his kids sold it off after he passed. Sometime in the early 80's, I believe. My grandparents lived on Frankford Ave. about 3 blocks north of that intersection. They passed back in the early 90's. We lived around the corner in Pennypack Woods. My father was a Marine in Korea. So we qualified for a house in there.

[@zaxxon25]

I have no doubt you are the most sophisticated historian in Philadelphia

[@Cheesesteak70-d1v]

Nothing better than Philadelphia history in a pure Philadelphia accent well done😂

[@hbkim3651]

Creamed chipped beef is one of my favorite breakfast items.

[@DaRealPhillyJawn]

Good creamed chipped is hard to find. I get it at M&M restaurant at Richmond and Allegheny. Get a side of scrapple to mop up the gravy that's left. 😊

[@cheezst8ke]

The PJP Marketplace used to be a Food Basics Supermarket. It closed up back around 2016. The Rose Brier Inn was located next to the Dinning Car where the Walgreen's sits now. The place all the way in the back used to be Rosewood Catering. The closed furniture store in the back used to be a Kmart. The Boston Market used to be a KFC. The strip where the Domino's Pizza is at used to be called Shelly's Plaza.

[@TheEddieJ1984]

And the closed down bank was a Wendy's with a Superbar. And that Dollar Tree he went through a drive through was a Rite Aid.

[@cheezst8ke]

@@TheEddieJ1984 i forgot about the bank used to be a Wendys.

[@my2cents945]

Trackless Trolley.

[@mopeygoff]

My wife says that the Rose Briar Inn closed but not before it turned into a swinger's club. I always ask her how she knows.

[@chipmulligan8963]

Rosebrier Inn was a restaurant, the Rosewood Caterer was a reception hall.

[@user-ph9wt3ue7c]

It's a trackless trolley.

[@thomashowell6348]

That McDonalds is about 60 years old and was the first McDonalds in all of NE Philly. Started out with the original design of double golden arches and a big sign on the avenue showing how many billions of hamburgers were served. Used to walk there by myself at age 6 to get a cheesburger, fries and a milkshake. Rose Brier Inn was right in front of the Dining Car and was torn down. The building behind was another catering hall run by Rose Brier. Pathmark was where the Adventure Park is going in. Also right there was Rillings bakery. Liberty Bell diner started life as a Roy Rogers. Not far from the Wawa at Academy was a Gino's Hamburger place and don't forget that the building where Metro Mobile was housed was where the first Gallo's seafood restaurant was which was so good that the line used to stretch all the was down to Mc Donalds. Boston Market used to be a historic home that was torn down, then it became a KFC. The Kings Highway bridge over Pennypack creek is the oldest stone arch bridge still in ise in America. Frankford Ave, the King's Highway, was also lmown as Bristol Pike. Main route from Philly to New York. You were actually in the Torresdale and Holmesburg neighborhoods of NE Philly. Thanks for visiting NE Philly...PS they are "Trackless Trolleys" Go Phillies!

[@miked.5089]

Ah yes Gino’s with the big barrel in the back

[@shadowdog500]

@@miked.5089Why did it have a big barrel in back? I never ate at that location but I did eat at other Gino’s locations and don’t remember a barrel. Their sign on the pole out front sometimes had a big KFC bucket of chicken. The Gino Giant was much better than the Big Mack IMHO and they served KFC. I had my fourth birthday party at Gino’s. Gino’s was also my wife’s first job as a teen and she told me the employees hated doing birthday parties. LOL!

[@graceperez5620]

Liberty bell diner is good..we go there often. Decent food and friendly owners

[@cdrum5994]

There is a methadone clinic a block or two past Rhawn on the South side of Frankford Avenue. Few shootings last night in Mayfair / Tacony. It’s not a nice area anymore.

[@tonytwostep_]

You rock cap

[@TheMikentyty]

"Yo cuz, lemme get bridge right quick over this crick" --billy penn, maybe 😂

[@bob4364]

Hey Philly Captain, great video, history talk & tour along Frankford Ave btwn Academy Rd/Penny pack creek bridge-NE Phila..Great Wkd..TOODLES..

[@johnvincent9685]

The daycare at 4:13 of video used to be Silo’s back in the day ,sold 📺 and appliances.

[@Cheesesteak70-d1v]

My dad bought a zenith there 27” my friends though we were rich 😂

[@mi777ke777]

havent heard that name in so long I had to comment. lol

[@shadowdog500]

I don’t think I’ll ever get the Silo’s radio commercial from the 70’s and early 80’s out of my head. “Silo’s is having a sale, a what, a sale, a what, a sale, a what, Silo’s is having a sale, a what, a sale, a what, a sale.”

[@Joey_PSU]

Frizzle beef on toast is what my grandmother called it

[@6slimpop]

Bridesburg is Riverwards…not NE

[@jasonbell4226]

Baseball season starts tomorrow! Ring The Bell!!!

[@Lori72604]

It used to be a KMART in that plaza by the diner! Kmart

[@jazzfusion8111]

My dad told me about sos 😂. Haven’t heard that in years. Thanks for the memories. You aaight 👍

[@arthurklose2300]

Have McDs about 1x a month. The Shamrock Shakes were not available here the other day. Typical...shakes and ice cream always down at the golden arches. It probably takes too much effort to clean the machines...haha!! Great video, as always.

[@bargainmamma]

Back in the day my Grandparents used to go to Dinner Dances @The RoseBriar Inn. At that time, it was NOT a swinger's club .😂😂

[@charleszsitkovsky9709]

Roy Roger’s

[@stephen8196]

Hey, Captain, if you ever do another scoot through Juniata could you show the Carl Mackley Apartments if possible- don't know if you're allowed to film or be near the grounds or not. Love the vids

[@slosubies4845]

I haven't been up that way in years. I'm glad to see the Dining Car is surviving.

[@patriciaeverly8223]

Dining Car only open for breakfast and lunch now. Bakery still there. My husband’s favorite chocolate chip cheesecake

[@johnvincent9685]

Boston market is not open It was a KFC

[@johnvincent9685]

The Dining Car opened today under new ownership. The other owners just retired

[@cdrum5994]

Do you know who bought it?

[@johnvincent9685]

@@cdrum5994 someone named Brandon and his business partner Ali. That’s all I know

[@shadowdog500]

@@cdrum5994The new owners are Brandon and Ali. Their Facebook page only shows their first names.

[@bradpittiful7288]

love dried beef/chipped beef...i have it over noodles for dinner

[@joeystreets3606]

I hear a little Harry Kalas in your play by play!

[@ClawHeHeNum]

True story Bryce Harper and Nick Castellanos live in the northeast east Philly they honk at me every time I sit on my porch

[@domsaverese]

when I left Philly I took my desire for "Frizzel Beef" with me YUMMY

[@Jimmy_1997]

The Boston Market used to be a KFC

[@dianeschroeder3771]

That’s the Route 66 runs up to Knights and Frankford. Was at the Dining Car on the 2nd of this month with two of my grandchildren. Once a month at Mikey d’s if that like their breakfast.

[@DorisKMonaghan]

That was Kmart near the dining car. Worked before it closed in 2016 i believe, went it downhill, horrible horrible managers

[@robertsuper7451]

They're called tracklist trolleys

[@mdezii]

McDonalds, 3 times a year. :) Love Fillet of fish.

[@cliffordbrown13]

I go to McDonald’s about twice a year when I get the urge for a big Mac😂

[@MorpheusOne]

When I saw the title I thought maybe they finally knocked down the original Thomas Holme School House, the Lower Dublin Academy. I heard a story about the building, after it became a house probably in the 1900's. Bad story. It was a m/s; I don't know if it's true, though. I haven't found anything about it online. I was hoping you would at least drive past the house; I was thinkin' that you would likely not mention the story, though, as that seems to be a darker subject than what you normally talk about... I'm surprised that you didn't check out what's left of Lindenfield. They were talking about knocking it down back in the 80's. They were supposed to get it done in 2000 & it took them until 2012. I haven't been there in a while; but, last I saw it was a big park. It looked okay; much better than the post-apocalyptic wasteland that it had been when it was terrible...

[@Alex-bj7ot]

👋

[@patrickgomez4572]

There aren’t many Boston Markets left.

[@Ed-sq7jm7]

I’m still trying to figure out how you missed St Dominic’s smh

[@bradpittiful7288]

i had mcdonalds twice last year...both times i had breakfast meals...egg mcmuffin and bacon and pancakes...thats the only stuff i eat there...last burger i had was prolly in the mid 90s when i was in the plymouth meeting mall as i worked in blue bell

[@johndersham1]

0-2 a year times at McDonlads

[@johnp2540]

Did you ever call ATMs, MAC Machines? As when you're out of cash you gotta tap MAC.

[@shadowdog500]

I think everyone in Philly called them MAC back then. There was another bank in the area that called the ATM “George”

[@TheEddieJ1984]

I got to McDonald's probably about 6 times a year, and 5 of those times is probably breakfast.

[@brendawhisenhunt8444]

We probably eat at McDonald's, once every 5: yrs. I'm not a fan of mint either. Cool video!

[@JoanneGreene-g4l]

freedom hall is a swingers place

[@faupsy1012]

George Washington and William Penn would recognize nothing now. In fact, if you could reanimate them both, I'm sure they would be horrified at what they were looking at. Imagine the pristine woodlands they traveled through that are now completely covered in asphalt and concrete. Nothing stays the same, huh?💩

[@alltwocustomz6829]

I eat McDonald's once a year to remind myself why I don't eat there anymore.

[@KennyD-rc6yp]

You have to take out a loan to eat at McDonald's or KFC!!! Big up Rick the puppy 🐈

[@Lori72604]

Was that Kiki s furniture??

[@poss4757]

I went 5 years not eating at Macdonalds now about 10 times a year. I do take my 13 year old granddaughter there, but I don't get anything.

[@blueskidew9935]

@The Philly Captain - The Boston Market was a KFC

[@cdrum5994]

SH$T ON A SHINGLE LOLOLOL!!!!

[@geneporreca3848]

KFC was before the Boston Market.

[@Jsteng08]

Maybe once on McDonald’s a year

[@scottsmyth9707]

It is the far north east

[@robertsuper7451]

McDonald's has gotten so expensive it's not even worth having it anymore. 👎👎👎

[@ryanmak30]

That Boston Market use to be a KFC

[@SoSwoll]

I think you scooted past the house where that family died of carbon monoxide poisoning. So sad. My brother once worked at that Mcdonalds. He's in his late 70s, lives on a peaceful lake in Arkansas, and no longer works in fast food. I do eat Mickey Ds a few times a year using the app with the 30% off deal. Love their food when I had covid and couldn't taste shit anyways...

[@patrickcandler6472]

Boston Market used To Be A KFC

[@snkneogeoman]

Boston Market was a KFC