[Publius]

I’m old enough to remember when Overbrook was primarily Jewish.

[Cementjungle]

My first job back in the 1970's was at the Acme distribution center at 59th & Upland Way. I walked one mile each way to/from the Overbrook station (went through a lot of shoes that way). Lots of orthodox Jews and closer to the warehouse was mostly middle class blacks. Never felt unsafe at all.

Perhaps its changed.

[frank ballenger]

I’m old enough to remember when Overbrook was primarily Jewish.

And when you could get a decent egg cream outside of Brooklyn. (An old saying meaning the Good Old Days.)

[magamomma]

Overbrook Park was Jewish, “down the hill” was Irish, Italian, I lived 12 blocks from there.

[twyn1]

My Uncle and Aunt (not Jewish; Catholic/Italian)lived in Overbrook when we were little kids. He was in the neighborhood Mummers String Band. It was safe enough back then (mid to late 60’s, into the early 70’s) that we could walk thru’ the alleyway to the local corner store and pick up cigarettes and chips when they ran out (we had a note and they put it on their tab!)

[T-Bone Texan]

"...I’m old enough to remember when Overbrook was primarily Jewish..."

And all those shootings back then? Oy gevalt!