In March 1850, the Borough of Media was officially incorporated by a Special Act of Assembly. This collection is a portrait of the borough as it exists in 2025. To that end, we’re collecting photographs of every building in the borough.
Architecture is interesting, it's part of what makes Media such a distinctive place. Photos that show family members, business owners, organization staffs, volunteers and members, clergy and congregations are also included to provide a fuller portrait of Media in 2025.
Members of First Baptist Church of Media's AWANA children’s program that meets on Sunday evenings during the school year.
Reverend Bob Beverly and Jayne Beverly
At Greatest Hits Records and Books you will find plastered poster walls, a green checkered floor, and bins of vinyl waiting to be flipped through and used books waiting to be read —it’s everything you love about a classic record and book shop. A record shop from the 1980s called Right Hemisphere used to be located on this same block.
Recreation Board volunteers at Barrall Community Park pause their preparation work on the Media 2025 July 4th Celebration for a photo. From left to right are Vicki McMahon, Joe Metzger and Larry Johnson. Vicki and Larry are Recreation Board members.
Media 175th Anniversary Birthday Bash September 6, 2025 in the Media Community Center
1. Media Borough officials prepare to cut the 175th Anniversary cake, from left to right: Wendy Allen (Rec Board), Vicki McMahon (Rec Board), Mark Paikoff (Borough Council President), Joi Washington (Borough Council), Bob McMahon (Mayor), Trey Herman (Borough Council), Lisa Gelman (Borough Council, Rec Board), Kevin Boyer (Borough Council) and Brittany Forman (Borough Manager)
2. Residents enjoying the 175th Anniversary Cake
3. Media 175th Anniversary Proclamation
In the foreground, Jenn Metzger, Recreation Coordinator. Holding the flags, from left to right Wendy Allen, Vicki McMahon, Lisa Gelman, Chris Bannan, Larry Johnson, Chris Hellner, Kelly Sundell (President), Kevin Boyer (Borough Council Liason), Gina Tomkowich and Tina Mason.
Taken in the second floor meeting room at Media Borough.
The Media Historic Archives Commission during their monthly meeting on October 23, 2025. The commissioners from left to right are: Jack Lemon, Adam Levine (chairperson), Rev. Alexis Washington, Walter Cressler, and Jay Smith.
Some of the families in attendance at Media 2025 July 4th Celebration hosted by the Media Recreation Board at Barrall Community Parl. Those seen in the center of the picture are waiting in line for Water Ice. Behind those people, along Edgmont St are water slides, throwing games and the Rec Board table.
Media Recreation Board member Wendy Allen with Media Borough Council member Kevin Boyer at the 2025 July 4th Celebration held at Barrall Community Park
Our new pastor Rev. Doug Forsberg and his wife Amy. Rev Doug Forsberg started at Media Presbyterian Church on June16th, 2025. Delighted to have them join us in our ministry. They are standing at the front main entrance of the church.
Media Presbyterian Church's sanctuary choir. Standing on the steps at the front of the sanctuary. Bottom row left to right - Martha Harriz, Choir Director - Lisa Van Heldorf, Organist - Emily Barth; Second Row from left to right - Susan Kassab, Dee Casner, Tenors and Bases - from left to right Eric MacDonald, Tom McCone, Dale Snead, Paul Tutton, David Kolva, Joseph Hare, John Dziel
Theater lobby during a performance.
Theater exterior, at night, taken via a drone.
Theater interior.
Scenes from recent performances of Grease and Young Frankenstein
On April 26, 2025, despite the rain and stormy weather, there was a line of people that stretched down the entire length of Front Street from the Jackson Street corner waiting to enter our Spring 2025 Book Sale. The Fall Book Sale took place in October 2025.
What is now Providence Friends Meeting began as Quaker meetings for worship in Upper and Lower Providence Townships, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Often these meetings were at the home of Thomas Minshall as early as 1682. Minshall and his family were immigrants from Britain. They purchased the land from William Penn. The land for the Meeting House and the Graveyard were donated by Thomas Minshall's sons. A log cabin meeting house was built in 1700 on what is now the front lawn.
In 1809 a small stone school house was built on the edge of the lot behind the meeting house. The construction of a small underground space was included in the original design.
The first stone meetinghouse was built in 1814 and includes the stones from an addition that had been added to the original log cabin meeting house.
In 1931 the meeting house was connected to the school house with a social room. A kitchen and classrooms were added on the back in the 1950's.
From front, left to right are Jennifer Metzger (Media Recreation Coordinator), Chris Hellner, Mark Paikoff (Media Borough Council President), Vicki McMahon, Bob McMahon (Media Mayor), Wendy Allen and Kelly Sundell. Chris, Vicki, Wendy and Kelly are Recreation Board members.
