https://vimeo.com/65192696] Once nicknamed “the workshop of the world,” Kensington was a manufacturing district with business opportunity and thousands of jobs. As the factories closed, the jobs and residents decreased. Vacant homes began to line many [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/65192329] Philadelphia is a city that is beleaguered with privately owned structures that have been either abandoned by its owners or are left to rot until property values are high enough to make a profit. [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/65098294] Habitat for Humanity ReStore, a second-hand retail outlet in Kensington, primarily donates back to the community by helping build homes. However, ReStore also gives back by giving individuals and organizations a platform for [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/65098295] Habitat for Humanity ReStore, set in a 19,000 square-foot warehouse, serves about 200 people per day. If it weren’t for non-monetary donations, the unique second-hand retail outlet in Kensington would not be able to [continue reading…]
The Rise of the Tigers, a documentary about the Kensington football team available in part on Philadelphia Neighborhoods, was featured on the front page of Metro at https://bit.ly/18bE3iN You can see part of the documentary [continue reading…]
On the 2000 block of Frankford Avenue, the Philadelphia Argentine Tango School looks like the average city rowhome. Its modest exterior is deceiving to fresh eyes because housed in this structure is color, mood, camaraderie [continue reading…]
As the season changed from winter to spring, Winter’s Bridge, an art exhibit in the Pile of Bricks building, came to an end. However, the next time Pile of Bricks will open its doors will [continue reading…]
Little Shop of Dresses, formerly known as Once Wed Again, celebrated its grand opening last weekend with discount deals, hors d’oeuvres, champagne and a flock of new customers. “It’s an awesome store,” Yuliya Luts, a [continue reading…]
In a former church turned 2,700-square-foot factory building in Kensington, 3rd Ward Philadelphia has been rebuilt to provide the old factory walls with a workshop atmosphere once again. With reconstruction beginning in 2009, 3rd Ward [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/63844581] Like many large and older cities, Philadelphia is stricken with a plethora of abandoned properties. More than 40,00 vacant lots exist in the city, according to phila.gov. Prone to crime and the dumping of [continue reading…]
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