Join us for our monthly DSWCA meeting open to the general public. Get involved! Date: July 19, 2022 Time: 6pm – 7:30pm Location: Mount Mariah Baptist Temple 410 Wharton St, Philadelphia, PA 19147

Join us or the DSWCA July 2022 Community Cleanup on Saturday, July 16, 2022 at 10am-12pm. Date: Saturday, July 16, 2022 Time: 10am-12pm Location: TBA Note: We will provide all cleanup supplies.  

Join us or the DSWCA December 2020 Community Cleanup on Saturday, December 12, 2020 at 10am-1pm. Click here for more details and to sign up.

September 22, 2020, 6:30 p.m. Location – Picnic Tables at Dickinson Square Park Property:  530-532 Reed Street Details:  Applicant requests one change of use and two variances in order to 1) build a two unit three-story single family homes with pilot houses – specifically to create two lots reducing lot size from required 1440 sq. ft. to 928 sq. […]

September 16, 2020, 7 p.m. Location – Picnic Tables at Dickinson Square Park Property:  433 Pierce Street Details:  Applicant requests a change of use in order to build an additional story, with pilot house and deck, onto an existing single-family two-story house for the creation of a two-family building. Additionally, Use Variance required for the […]

Last year, on 1600 S Lawrence, DSWCA brought you the first-ever safe corridor for trick or treating in Dickinson Square West! This year, we are doing it again, but expanding your trick or treating fun to TWO safe corridors! We will be closing the following blocks to street traffic: 400 SIGEL ST. (between 4th and […]

DICKINSON SQUARE WEST CIVIC ASSOCIATION Important Notice Tuesday February 26, 2019, 7 p.m. Parsons Building Dickinson Square Park 1305 S. 5th Street Applicant request for variance for 431-35 Moore st Application is for an AUTO REPAIR SHOP   Please come with your questions and comments zoning@dswca.org

These proposed amendments to the current bylaws will be voted upon at the October 9th, Annual Membership Meeting. In addition to grammatical and other similar edits, the amendments include (1) a modification of the boundaries of DSWCA and (2) the elimination of the requirement of publishing notices in a local newsletter. Regarding (1), residents in […]

DICKINSON SQUARE WEST CIVIC ASSOCIATION Important Notice Tuesday September 25, 2018, 7 p.m. Parsons Building Dickinson Square Park 1305 S. 5th Street Applicant request for variance for accessory parking accessed by proposed new curb cut in side yard because access to shared driveway, alley or rear street not available and side yard parking not allowed […]

DICKINSON SQUARE WEST CIVIC ASSOCIATION Important Notice Tuesday September 25, 2018, 7 p.m. Parsons Building Dickinson Square Park 410 Moore Street Applicant request to variance to open area (25% to 7.6%), variance to reduce rear yard depth (5’ to 1.31’) and variance to max height of structure (38’ to 40.7’) not allowed by Code in […]