Grassroots effort attempts to stall leveling of 5901 Ridge Ave.
In an effort to preserve a historical Roxborough Victorian home, residents created an online petition aimed at changing a developer's mind or persuading a judge. Residents have rallied around the Bunting House at 5901 Ridge Ave., which has received city permission for demolition after Sept. 27. In addition to contacting city, state and neighborhood officials, residents launched an online petition aimed at persuading Anthony and Frank Giovannone to switch plans and not turn the Victorian home into a vacant lot. Since Michele Greenlee, a former tenant who talked to Patch Thursday, created the Change.org page, more than 265 supporters digitally signed the petition. Dr. Ross Bunting served as the property's namesake for his work as a trustee …
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The city approved demolition of 5901 Ridge Ave. Neighbors try to salvage property.
If all remains the same, an historical Victorian home at 5901 Ridge Ave. could be demolished within a few weeks. Residents near the stately multi-family home at the corner of Ridge and Roxborough Avenues scrambled Thursday to halt, or at least delay, the house's demolition, which was approved by the Philadelphia Department of Licenses and Inspections Sept. 6. The Office of Councilman Curtis Jones, Jr. is working to prevent a demolition, but without a court injunction, bulldozers could level the building after Sept. 27. "That's an absolute shame. As an old home owner in the area, these types of buildings are what is maintaining the charm Roxborough has left," Elysse Ricci Achuff said on the Roxborough-Manayunk Patch Facebook page. The …
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Jim Dea
8:26 pm on Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Kevin, I can't reply to your response, so I have to just write a new comment. Erosion along Forbidden Drive is particularly noticeable above Valley Green Inn to Bells Mill Rd. There are places the fence is leaning and practically over the bank the edge of the pathway has crept in so far. . Some repairs have been made, but the damage is extensive. The big water main break last summer has been … more ›