Check Out Tacony
Tacony is rich in amenities and growing! It has ample parks and open space, a growing commercial corridor, and rich community institutions. Among many highlights is our historic Carnegie library, which is undergoing a three-year renovation and expansion to make our great neighborhood library an even more valuable resource for area residents. Our local businesses are growing stronger and in number every year, providing residents with great restaurants, gourmet delicatessens, of coarse delicious hoagies, coffee shops, media agencies, technology consultants, highly skilled dental care, and everything in between.
Whether you have lived in Tacony all your life or are just here for an afternoon meeting, there are lots of great things to do around the neighborhood. Here are a few of our favorites:
- Enjoy an afternoon pick-me-up from one of two great new establishments on Princeton Street: Lorenzo's Cafe Espresso Ristorante Italiano or Puddin’s Cake Corner.
- Explore the 6900 through 7200 blocks of Tulip and Keystone Streets, which form the heart of the Tacony-Disston Community Development Historic District.
- Go fishing or take a nature-filled stroll at Lardner’s Point Park, Philadelphia’s only “living shoreline.”
- Work on collaborative art projects at the Tacony Library and Arts Building.
- Follow the Hoagie Trail to a delicious lunch or dinner.
