Our History
    The SPCCA was formed in 1989 because the residents of the east side of Broad Street had no civic association representation.  A group of neighbors acted as incorporators and set the boundaries of the SPCCA as  Snyder Ave. to I76, and 9th Street to Broad Street.

    In early 1990, the SPCCA filed for 501C status with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as a non-profit organization.  This was approved later that year.  Officers and Board Members were elected, the community at large and it's political representatives were notified that SPCCA was in existence.

    The SPCCA is currently in it's 19th year and has blossomed into one of the largest and productive civic associations in Philadelphia.  Some of our main accomplishments since that time are as follows:

• January 28, 2009 1st meeting of 2009: Spring events reviewed, preliminary reports about the demolition of the Spectrum, the replacement complex 'PhillyLive' and updates on extended usage of BOK field were given.
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• October 17, 2008 South Philadelphia / BOK Athletic Super Site Dedication Ceremony
      On Friday, October 17, 2008 the neighbors, political and civic members were invited by the Philadelphia School District to attend a Dedication Ceremony for this Super Site.
  
      The South Philadelphia High School color guard and drum line tapped to the beat of the national anthem, as School District of Philadelphia administrators officially unveiled the South Philadelphia super site
  
      The football field and surrounding track served as the stage for this October 17, 2008 Dedication Ceremony.  The site also has a two full-sized baseball fields and two practice football fields, which double as soccer fields. High school football teams from public schools Furness, Prep Charter, High School of the Future, Southern and Bok, as well as Catholic school Neumann-Goretti, use the field for home games.

• September 24, 2008 Lively meeting with school board officials to discuss problems in the neighborhood with kids going to and from the games and school buses dropping off kids on Bigler St.

• September, 2008 1st games played on the new field

• February, 2008 1st meeting of the Southern-BOK field 'Supersite' Committee
  at the SPCCA office.

• February 15, 2007 Open house at the SPCCA offices

• June 28th, 2006 1st meeting in our new office at 1100 Bigler St., 2nd Floor: located in
  field house of the Southern/BOK field complex.

• 2004-present We have been involved with the planning and design of the Southern/BOK field sports fields in partnership with the School District of Philadelphia, Sella Maris and the Philadelphia Police Department.

• June 7, 2004  NO Proposed Eckerd's drugstore at Broad & Wolf   "WE WON !"
  (Leonetti Funeral Home property)

• 2003-2004 We were involved with the planning and monitoring of the Veteran's Stadium implosion project.

• 2000 -2004 The SPCCA actively participated (and was the lead group) in negotiating with the City of Philadelphia and the sports teams for the location of the new stadiums and their operations into the future.  We were determined not to have a repeat of the last 30 years where the sports team were insensitive to the quality of life of the neighbors.  As a result, a lengthy agreement was negotiated with the city and the teams, which lead to the birth of the 'Sports Complex Special Services District'.

• 1998-1999  We were responsible for the cleanup of the SEPTA subway plaza at Broad & Oregon and negotiated with SEPTA to lease adjacent property to the neighbors of Watts Street.  This property has benefited these neighbors by providing them with extended back yards.  They improved this additional space, at their own expense, by erecting decorative fencing and planting flowers and shrubbery.  Neighbors currently enjoy this area as a terrace for their back yards.

• 1998 We were instrumental in having the City of Philadelphia commit one million dollars for the Fels Community Center project.  In return, the owner of record (Caring People Alliance) incorporated the new library into the construction plans.  This is the Fumo Family Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia.

• 1995 The SPCCA participated in the planning and construction of the Fels Community Center at 2407 South Broad Street.  Thru our strong support and dedication to this project and with the assistance of Councilwoman Anna Verna, we were successful in having the Free Library of Philadelphia donate the old Children's Library building.  This building was rehabilitated and then incorporated in the construction plans for the new community center.

• 1993  Partnered with the Fairmount Park Commission as a 'friends group' for the ongoing maintenance and care of Marconi Plaza.
  
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