Fairmount Park
Cliveden Park: Our Tree of Life
Posted December 6th, 2007 by InternDistrict Community Action Council with Scribe Video Center
Videomaking Consultant - Filmon Mebrahtu, Humanities Consultant - Vincent Williams, Post Production - Filmon Merahtu
This video is available for purchase as part of a Precious Places Community History Project Vol.1 compilation DVD.
Historic Cliveden Park sits in the Mt. Airy neighborhood of Philadelphia, a few blocks from the site of the Battle of Germantown during the Revolutionary War. And in the park sits an enormous oak tree estimated at over two hundred years old that neighbors call their "tree of life." Across generations, the park has been a place where residents of East Mt. Airy, through their care and upkeep of this green space, show their love for their community and each other.
Strawberry Mansion, Neighborhood by the Park
Posted October 1st, 2007 by GretjenEast Park Revitalization Alliance with Scribe Video Center
This video is available for purchase as part of a Precious Places Community History Project compilation DVD.
Living adjacent to 9200 acres of parkland has its advantages. “I have the biggest backyard,” says Strawberry Mansion resident Hillary Briscoe, “and it’s right across the street, and I don’t have to take care of it.” Strawberry Mansion, the neighborhood that sits along the eastern side of Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, is a mixture of city and country.
East Park Revitalization Alliance seeks to revitalize the East Park neighborhood through community greening, public art and education. Their video traces the story of jazz in Strawberry Mansion, using North 33rd Street as the central element to show what makes this neighborhood unique.
