Forbidden Drive at Northwestern Avenue

Meeting at Northwestern Avenue and Forbidden Drive Ever walk past a structure in the Wissahickon and observe a cornerstone with the initials WPA and a date? WPA is short for the Works Progress Administration, a federal New Deal program during the Great Depression that helped provide jobs for unemployed workers. Fairmount Park and the Wissahickon Valley were sites for multiple WPA projects and some controversy. Join us for a loop walk that includes stops at several structures built by WPA workers. We’ll share highlights, some history about the buildings, and the controversy about the scope of work in the Wissahickon.

Photo courtesy of Irene Lotka Meeting at the Northwestern Avenue and Forbidden Drive Kiosk Join Debbie, Jim, and Irene as we hike the northern part of the Wissahickon in March. We’ll be staying on the north side of Bells Mill Road, walking in Andorra Natural Area, and on the Orange Trail on the east side of Wissahickon Creek. Our route includes both loops in Andorra Meadow and the wooded area and passes the benches of 3 special people. We’ll see the remnants of the nursery Andorra once was and look for signs of emerging Spring. We may even try out