Germantown
Germantown Avenue is eight miles of history — from Chestnut Hill to North Philly, running through Mt. Airy and Germantown in between. The Black business district in this corridor is one of the most historically layered in the city.
How to walk this neighborhood
Begin at the Johnson House Historic Site (6306 Germantown Ave) — an intact, original Underground Railroad station, the actual house. Walk south on Germantown Avenue to Lest We Forget Museum of Slavery (5501 Germantown Ave, entrance on Church) — Carolyn Moore's private collection of slavery-era artifacts. Continue south to The Colored Girls Museum (4613 Newhall) — the only museum in the U.S. dedicated to ordinary extraordinary lives of women of color. End at Uncle Bobbie's Coffee & Books (5331 Germantown Ave) — Marc Lamont Hill's coffee shop and the cultural anchor of the corridor.
Where to go
Restaurants, historic sites, makers, music — every entry FunTimes documented in this neighborhood.
Style by Blain
Men's and women's shoes. The owner knows shoes the way a sommelier knows wine. Make the trip.
Read more → Perfectly Flawless Boutique
Walk in needing an outfit and a touch-up. Walk out ready. Jumpsuits, rompers, on-site manicures and makeup.
Read more → Dolly’s Boutique & Consignment
Plus-size inclusive women's fashion in a city that too often isn't — clothing in all sizes as the default, the way it should be.
Read more → The Movement Philly
Eight years strong. 100% Black-made products — handcrafted fashion, soaps, hair and skin care, jewelry. Owner-operated, community-rooted, unapologetically Black.
Read more → Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee & Books
Marc Lamont Hill's coffee shop, bookstore, and cultural anchor of the Germantown corridor.
Read more → The Colored Girls Museum
The only museum in the United States dedicated exclusively to honoring the ordinary extraordinary lives of women of color.
Read more → Lest We Forget Museum of Slavery
Carolyn Moore's private collection of slavery-era artifacts — the most comprehensive of its kind in Philadelphia. Appointments only.
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The Johnson House Historic Site
An intact, original Underground Railroad station — the actual house, with the actual hiding places, still standing exactly where it stood.
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