Our Mission
East Hills has always reached beyond the status quo to address the needs of our community. With the collaboration of passionate neighbors we have worked to build and maintain a beautiful, diverse, friendly and safe place to live, work and play.
Through the Years
Wealthy Theatre 1986
Early Years
1978
A group of committed neighbors come together to find solutions to the crime and blighted home conditions in the area. This was the beginning of the East Hills Council of Neighbors.
1986
White Rabbit Bar closes, and with it, a source of crime and complaints among neighbors.
1988-99
SEED activates, beginning the Wealthy Theatre restoration.
1990s
Housing recruitment efforts, how-to-own-your-own-home workshops
1994
Establishment the Cherry Hill Historic District
Mid 90s-2005
Wealthy Street ALIVE
1998-99
Violence Prevention Project
Wealthy Theatre Today
progress
1997
Establishment of the Wealthy Theatre Historic District
1999
Art Works! youth apprenticeship art program
1999
Establishment of the Fairmount Square Historic district
By the early 2000s, East Hills was leading the city in neighborhood revitalization efforts.
2002-04
East Hills Center (of the Universe) campaign
Mid-2000s
Wealthy Heights Community Land Trust
2005
Fight to keep Congress School open
2005
Restoration of the Blodgett Home for Children begins
Center of the Universe
onward
2008
Trees Please initiative leads to tree inventory project
2011
East Hills Loves Congress initiative begins
2013
Creation of Public Space Strategy
2014
East Hills Summer Concert Series begins
2017
Restoration of Hermitage at Diamond begins