North Hills Man Looks Back on a Century
Robert Foell 'took a chance' on Abington, and hasn't left. He turns 100 today.
North Hills resident Robert Foell is an Abington transplant. He can’t claim to be a lifelong resident, but he’s been living in the township longer than most people — about 70 years, and he moved to the township when he was about 30. Saving you a trip to the abacus, that makes Foell 100 years old. Today. Happy birthday, Robert. Foell spoke from his North Hills home; he lives in a carriage house adjacent to the house he bought on Maple Avenue in 1942 for a mere $3,500. Prior to that, he lived in a bungalow up the street, closer to the corner of Maple and Pine avenues. And before that, he lived in Philadelphia, near the corner of Berks and 19th streets. “We were married, a young married couple. We had two daughters at the time, and we …
