Center City Residents' Association
Encyclopedia
The Center City Residents Association (CCRA) is non-profit organization located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
that works to improve and maintain the quality of life in the area bordered by the west side of Broad Street to the Schuylkill River, and the north side of South Street to the south side of JFK Boulevard.
from being transformed into an underground parking lot. It has historically been involved in many issues that make Center City the neighborhood that it is now, including advocating for the Creation of Schuylkill River Park and the Community Garden that exists on that site and improving the South Street Bridge Plan.
, holds membership events, runs a yearly tour of Center City Homes, and engages in many other activities designed to improve the neighborhood.
Thomas J. Reilly, Jr.
Louis Coffey
Pamela Rosser Thistle
Lenora Berson
Lolly LaGreca
George R. Brodie, Jr.
Eugene Dichter
Samuel Weinberg
Wm. J. D. Jordan
Stephen Huntington
Lenore Millhollen
Tama Williams
Kristin Davidson
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
that works to improve and maintain the quality of life in the area bordered by the west side of Broad Street to the Schuylkill River, and the north side of South Street to the south side of JFK Boulevard.
History
CCRA was originally organized in 1947 to help save Rittenhouse SquareRittenhouse Square
Rittenhouse Square is one of the five original open-space parks planned by William Penn and his surveyor Thomas Holme during the late 17th century in central Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The park cuts off 19th Street at Walnut Street and also at a half block above Manning Street. Its boundaries are...
from being transformed into an underground parking lot. It has historically been involved in many issues that make Center City the neighborhood that it is now, including advocating for the Creation of Schuylkill River Park and the Community Garden that exists on that site and improving the South Street Bridge Plan.
An Engaged Community
CCRA heavily invests efforts in neighborhood zoning issues and additionally works on historic preservation, legislative advocacy, tree planting, manages the Schuylkill River Park Community GardenSchuylkill River Park Community Garden
The Schuylkill River Park Community Garden is a unique approximately 70 plot community garden located at 25th and Manning Streets in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
, holds membership events, runs a yearly tour of Center City Homes, and engages in many other activities designed to improve the neighborhood.
Recent Past Presidents
Vivian SeltzerThomas J. Reilly, Jr.
Louis Coffey
Pamela Rosser Thistle
Lenora Berson
Lolly LaGreca
George R. Brodie, Jr.
Eugene Dichter
Samuel Weinberg
Wm. J. D. Jordan
Stephen Huntington
Lenore Millhollen
Tama Williams
Kristin Davidson