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. Tacony has a great many buildings on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places. Among many the highlights is our historic Carnegie library, which has undergone an extensive 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, and delicious “Tacony Style” hoagies.

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:

  1. Enjoy an afternoon pick-me-up from one of two great new establishments on Princeton Street: El Limon Tacony or Awesome Little Cupcakes.
  2. Explore the 6900 through 7200 blocks of Tulip and Keystone Streets, which form the heart of the Tacony-Disston Community Development Historic District.
  3. Go fishing or take a nature-filled stroll at Lardner’s Point Park, Philadelphia’s only “living shoreline.”
  4. Work on collaborative art projects at the Tacony Library and the Tacony LAB Community Art Center.
  5. Follow the Hoagie Trail to a delicious lunch or dinner at Jack’s Place, or Finks Hoagies.
  6. Take a walk to the Athenian Restaurant at 6824 Torresdale Ave.
  7. And coming soon, Thunder Mug Café, Bread Crumbs Bakery, and Las Go Nuts.
Getting To Tacony - an easy commute


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