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Fishtown

Fishtown: Church Proposal Causes Controversy

March 7, 2010 1

https://vimeo.com/18391723] The building at 2424 E. York St. is huge, spanning an entire block, and the inside looks like a half-finished warehouse. The hallways are cold and the walls are brick, giving off an industrial [continue reading…]

Kensington

Kensington: Conflicting Feelings on Progress in Latino Neighborhood

March 7, 2010 1

https://vimeo.com/18391394] Terrific is how Marcelino Esgailin describes Philadelphia’s Kensington community when he moved into that area in 1955 from Puerto Rico — a Caribbean island that many forget is a part of the United States. [continue reading…]

Fairhill

Fairhill: Drugs Compromise Community Atmosphere

March 7, 2010 0

https://vimeo.com/18391937] Although the Fairhill School is easily visible and just two blocks away, no child on this block is thinking about school — they’re thinking of their next target. It’s a snow day on West [continue reading…]

North Central

North Central: Renaissance of One Block Thanks to Project HOME

March 7, 2010 1

https://vimeo.com/18392215] A stroll along the 1900 block of North 23rd Street reveals a scene not unlike the many other blocks in North Central Philadelphia. The row home facades are kept tidy, cars are parked along [continue reading…]

Germantown

Germantown: A Changing, But Still Troubling, Landscape

March 5, 2010 0

https://vimeo.com/18392086] If you ever travel to the 400 block of East Haines Street in Germantown, you will find a neighborhood with many stories of its proud past as well as stories of the not-so-proud present. [continue reading…]

Allegheny

Allegheny/Strawberry Mansion: After a Century, Library Still Serves its Community

March 5, 2010 2

https://vimeo.com/18392181] On Lehigh Avenue between 28th and 29th streets, countless people scurry back and forth past several row homes, a familiar sight on countless blocks all over North Philadelphia. But nestled in between houses clearly [continue reading…]

Government

South Philadelphia: Planning Commission Sees Bleak Future for Point Breeze

March 5, 2010 7

https://vimeo.com/18392340] Point Breeze is a neighborhood that has reached a crossroads of sorts. According to PlanPhilly.com, this South Philadelphia neighborhood has been officially re-certified as “blighted” by the Philadelphia City Planning Commission. According to community [continue reading…]

Social Issues

Strawberry Mansion: A Glimpse of 27th and Arizona

March 5, 2010 4

https://vimeo.com/18391454] The 2700 block of Arizona Street is just another block in Strawberry Mansion. No stores, no thugs, no drugs…and hardly any houses. Twenty years ago it was nothing like this. Even 10 years ago, [continue reading…]

Feltonville: Block Boasts Diversity
Feltonville

Feltonville: Block Boasts Diversity

March 5, 2010 0

https://vimeo.com/20374200] Bob Krawtchuk looks out at his block after checking on the grapevines in his backyard. He points to the various houses stating which ones used to be owned by Polish, Jewish or German owners.   [continue reading…]

Fairhill

Fairhill: Spells Writing Center Aims To Spark Creativity

March 5, 2010 0

https://vimeo.com/18393797] The activity on Germantown Avenue in the Fairhill section of North Philadelphia never rests. It pulses to the vibrating beats that resonate from the record stores selling the latest Jay-Z album and the carefully [continue reading…]

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