Neighborhoods

https://vimeo.com/18393274] Joan Egler has always been a fan of Victorian-style architecture. This helps with the noise from the new construction renovating SEPTA’s dilapidated Allens Lane Rail Station in Philadelphia’s West Mt. Airy section. Cresheim Road

https://vimeo.com/18393008] For Kim Wilson and her 5-year-old daughter Marian, the STARS Program housed at the John M. Perzel Community Center in Philadelphia’s Mayfair section provides a much needed support system for facing the struggles of

https://vimeo.com/18393672] Dave Coit wears sunglasses on cloudy days. He favors his left side when he walks. And he is missing a tooth from the right side of his mouth. These are all ailments from a

https://vimeo.com/18394724] Keeping edges sharp and cuts crisp, Universal Cutz is the popular barbershop of the neighborhood.  The shop is located on 42nd and Baltimore Avenue.  This social center builds bonds between men from diverse backgrounds.

https://vimeo.com/18393598] “What happens is people don’t normally leave,” said Charles Valentine, a resident of East Columbia Avenue in Fishtown. “They live and die here.” Valentine can list almost all of the names of the residents

https://vimeo.com/18394959] The chain-link cage doors are locked shut. A hush falls over the arena. The referee gives the signal. Two warriors collide in the center of the cage. The cheering of the crowd punctuates every

https://vimeo.com/18392419] To live on the 4600 block of Locust Street in Walnut Hill in West Philadelphia is to know tradition and to appreciate continuity. Walter and Marjorie Livingston have been living on this very street

https://vimeo.com/18394120] This past September, the Germantown Friends Upper School welcomed an eco-friendly addition to its campus. The Sustainable Urban Science Center, located on Coulter Avenue, is exactly what its name suggests. During the construction process,