By Lauren Gordon and Linda Lam of philadelphianeighborhoods
In 1951, Walter and Marjorie Livingston found a home to move into in Walnut Hill on the 4600 block of Locust Street, and never left.
Marjorie Livingston is originally from Brooklyn, N.Y. She visited Philadelphia over 60 years ago and fell in love with the city. After she graduated from college, she met Walter Livingston through a mutual friend.
Walter Livingston Jr. is the president of the Livingston Meisel Group, which is a company of consulting architects and engineers. He owns several houses on his block.
Originally the couple lived on the opposite side of the street from where they are now. As their family grew to have six children, the Livingstons searched the whole city to find a bigger, more suitable place for their growing family.
"We ended up moving just across the street because the size of the house was just perfect," claimed Livingston.
Four generations of the Livingston family grew up on 4600 block of Locust. It was a convenient place for their family to live mostly because of family size but was also doors away from their school. Transportation and local stores proved to be very accessible for the family.
"You know, dad owns four of these properties on this block, and we all live in them," claims Mary Livingston, just one of Walter and Marjories' daughters," I really would love to see this block be renamed Livingston Street because of our deep history."
In 1951, Walter and Marjorie Livingston found a home to move into in Walnut Hill on the 4600 block of Locust Street, and never left.
Marjorie Livingston is originally from Brooklyn, N.Y. She visited Philadelphia over 60 years ago and fell in love with the city. After she graduated from college, she met Walter Livingston through a mutual friend.
Walter Livingston Jr. is the president of the Livingston Meisel Group, which is a company of consulting architects and engineers. He owns several houses on his block.
"We ended up moving just across the street because the size of the house was just perfect," claimed Livingston.
Four generations of the Livingston family grew up on 4600 block of Locust. It was a convenient place for their family to live mostly because of family size but was also doors away from their school. Transportation and local stores proved to be very accessible for the family.
"You know, dad owns four of these properties on this block, and we all live in them," claims Mary Livingston, just one of Walter and Marjories' daughters," I really would love to see this block be renamed Livingston Street because of our deep history."
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