Forty Acres Neighborhood

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MARKER MONDAY: FORTY ACRES.Forty Acres was established in 1864 as an early streetcar suburb of Wilmington. The area was once part of a larger land tract called Hope Farm. Joshua Heald purchased forty acres of the farm and developed the neighborhood and the first horse-drawn trolley line out of the city along Delaware Ave. The trolley depot known as the Car Barn was located on the site of the Trolley Square shopping center. Other community landmarks included the Hartmann & Fehrenbach Brewery, the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Station, the Logan House, and St. Ann’s Church and School. Forty Acres was designated as the state‘s first Neighborhood Conservation District in 2004. Location: 1701 Delaware Ave, Wilmington, DE 19806. NCC-236.

Click here to support Wilmington Memorial Day Parade organized by Kara Briggs Wilmington Memorial Day Committee, Inc. 1901 N. Scott Street Forty Acres Wilmington, DE 19806 May 7, 2019 Dear Friend: The Wilmington Memorial Day Committee asks for your financial support to help make possible the 2019 Wilmington Memorial Day Parade. This year marks the 152nd consec...

FYI - Sunday is the Logan House 5K

Kelly’s Logan House will be celebrating its 20th Annual 5k on Sunday, March 31 at 12:30. This 3.1 mile run walk will once again benefit the Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.

The course will start and end on Gilpin Ave behind the Logan House. To Scott St to Shallcross to Bancroft Pkwy to Gilpin to Willard to Riverview to Rockford Park with turn around at tennis courts and back to Logan House. Wilm Police will monitor major intersections.

The roads will NOT be closed to traffic but you may have to wait as runners go by. Come out and cheer on the participants!

Any questions contact:

[email protected]

Thank you

The next Forty Acres Civic Association meeting is February 20th at 7 pm. Please meet in the rear banquet room at Kid Shelleen's.

Click here to support Memorial Day Parade organized by Memorial Day Parade May 30th 2018 marks the 151st annual Wilmington Delaware Memorial Day Observance and Parade. The purpose of the of the Memorial Day Parade Committee is to honor and commemorate those service men and women, of all Wars of The United States of America, who have made the ultimate sacrifice to assure...

Wilmington's 2018 Memorial Day Parade is at 6 pm on Wednesday, May 30th. (On Memorial Day proper, not the observed Monday)

On this day, Wilmingtonians will remember the fallen in the City's 151st Memorial Day parade. Our parade is the oldest continuous Memorial Day parade in the country.

The parade will step off from Delaware Avenue at Woodlawn Ave then process down Delaware Avenue to the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Monument at Broom Street, where a memorial service will be held to honor the deceased of all wars.

In an effort to help defray the cost of the parade, the Memorial Day Parade Committee will be accepting donations through a designated go-fund me site. Additionlly, the Committee will have tee-shirts available for sale at $10.00 per shirt (Adult sizes of XL, L, M, S). The shirts will be available for purchase by the end of April (more details to come).

Remember these bags?

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Reminder - On April 15, 2017, the 1700 block of Gilpin​ Avenue and 1700 block of N. Scott Street will be closed to traffic from 11am-7pm for the Angelo's Luncheonette Block Party (12-6pm)

For those of you who missed the earlier post, Angelo's Luncheonette will celebrate 50 years of business in the Forty Acres neighborhood.

On that Saturday, from 12-6pm, the Muzzi Family is hosting a Block Party (1700 block of Gilpin Avenue & 1700 block of N. Scott) in appreciation to the neighborhood and their loyal customers.

Please see the attached flyer for further details.