April 12, 2026

We spent a Sunday afternoon in the South Side neighborhood of Carrick. While it is a very large neighborhood, it was not one we had spent a lot of time in. We visited Coco Wawa Hot Chicken and grabbed Nutella cones from their ice cream freezer.

Carrick is an incredibly steep neighborhood, with great views of Downtown. We took a walk down Brownsville Road and saw sights such as the library, which has been open since 1929, and St. Basil Catholic Church. We passed Turner’s Dairy, the last active dairy plant in the city, which was founded as Colteryahn Dairy in 1917. We also appreciated the historic houses that were once home to Carrick’s gilded age millionaires. Today Carrick is a diverse neighborhood and home to the largest Bhutanese and Nepali population in the city. Carrick is also a “Cool Community” and has incorporated eco-friendly infrastructure into the neighborhood.

We took a short drive around the rest of the neighborhood and took note of Carrick’s 3 PPS schools: Carrick High School, Concord Elementary School, and Roosevelt Elementary School. We also took note of Carrick’s two large cemeteries: South Side cemetery and St Joseph’s cemetery, as well as the many funeral homes.

Fun Fact:
Carrick was home to John M Phillips (1861-1953) “Carrick’s Grand Old Man” and the namesake to Phillips Elementary in the South Side Flats (alongside his wife). He has a wild and very impressive resume which includes creating the state game land system, founding the second Boy Scout troop in the U.S., extensive environmental and conservation work, and donating animals he hunted to the Hall of Mammals at Carnegie Natural History Museum.