SPRING GARDEN CIVIC ASSOCIATION

Subdivided from a tract of land owned by William Penn known as Springettsbury Farm, Spring Garden was developed for the newly emerging class of well-to-do industrialists in the mid-to-late 19th century and became Philadelphia's first Victorian neighborhood.

The physical make-up of the area evolved through the 1930's, with the addition of popular Victorian style architecture (Second Empire, Queen Anne, Beaux Arts, Italian Renaissance, etc) to existing Italianate structures, all within the City's growing street grid system.

With working factories bordering the neighborhood to the north and south, Spring Garden became a popular destination for  Puerto Rican migrants in the mid 20th century, and is recognized as Philadelphia's original "barrio."

Since then, the SGCA has worked - along with its partner organization, the Spring Garden Community Development Corporation (SGCDC, established 1997) - to revitalize the community, fight crime, and reestablish and maintain the neighborhood's historical & cultural heritage.

Both organizations are committed to rid the area of blight, address crime issues, grow a vibrant family of small businesses, and bring its ever-changing demographic of residents new services, amenities, and opportunities in what is now one of the most beautiful, safest, and sought-after neighborhoods to call home in the City of Philadelphia.