Mayfair

Mayfair is a neighborhood located in the Lower Northeast section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania centered on the intersection of Cottman and Frankford Avenues. It is bordered by Tacony to the south and east, Holmesburg to the east, Pennypack Park to the north, and Oxford Circle and Rhawnhurst to the west. Before development in the 1920's, Mayfair was essentially farmland and home to The Edwin Forrest Home for Children (near present day Frankford and Shelmire Avenue) and The Oxford and Lower Dublin Poor House (west of present day Rowland and Sheffield Aves). First established in 1929, Mayfair came to fruition in the years following World War II as a community that provided fresher and more spacious living in an urban environment. It was...