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"It is high time that the best conscience of Philadelphia awakened to her duty." - W.E.B. DuBois The "Black Bottom" is the history of African-Americans who came to West Philly from the South during the Great Migration. The mission of the BBTA is telling stories. Via Lancaster Avenue - West Philadelphia, PA.
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Soul of the Black Bottom - new mural by eL Seed on 40th & Preston
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Mantua artist's resistance pushes Philly to build a better grocery store
The developers also deserve kudos for pricing 20 percent of their units for low-income residents. Despite Mantua’s Oz-like view of the Center City skyline, it’s one of the most devastated neighborhoods in the city. The population has plunged from 20,000 in 1940 to roughly 6,000 today, and just a third of the residents own their homes.
Yet, because of its proximity to Drexel University and its development juggernaut, student housing developments are lapping at Mantua’s front door. If Amazon chooses to put its new headquarters in Philadelphia’s Schuylkill Yards, Mantua will be at the head of the line for gentrification. Developments like the one proposed by Lomax can cushion the onslaught. What a lucky break that James Dupree was there to keep this valuable parcel from being wasted by a supermarket parking lot.
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Timeline of Penn-trification (when Penn gentrified West Philly)
Penntrification: An Abbreviated History
Have you ever wondered why Van Pelt library faces away from the street? Why does Penn get two trolley stops? What was there before “University City”?
1872 - Penn moves from 9th and Chestnut to West Philadelphia
Philadelphia’s “poorhouse” is sold to the University, and College Hall is constructed on those grounds
1945 - The Redevelopment Authority of Philadelphia is appointed
The RAP is tasked with removing “blight” through the process of eminent domain
1949 - The Housing Act of 1949 authorizes the government to pay two-thirds of the net cost of purchasing and improving blighted areas
1950 - The RAP classifies the Black Bottom as a “redevelopment zone,” officially designating it as a target for urban renewal
1956 - Penn lobbies the city to bury the trolley tunnel under what is now Locust Walk to allow the University to unify its campus
1958 - Penn President Gaylord Harnwell decides to purchase the Black Bottom for use by the University
The Black Bottom was a thriving working-class black neighborhood bordered by Lancaster and University Avenues to the north and south, and 32nd and 40th streets to the east and west
1959 - Penn, Drexel, USciences and Presbyterian Hospital establish the West Philadelphia Corporation
Despite testimony from residents about the Black Bottom as a thriving community, the West Philadelphia Corporation asserts that the Black Bottom is rife with “physical and social ills”
1962 - Van Pelt Library is constructed along Walnut Street
The library’s entrance is built facing inward with the loading dock facing outward
1970 - The process of demolishing the Black Bottom is complete.
Homes have been seized through eminent domain and demolished
1998 - Penn partners with the School District of Philadelphia to open the Penn Alexander School
Penn has the joint goals of reaching out to the community and “revitalizing its historic housing stock, reducing vacancy, and fueling commercial activity”
In the first several years after the school opens, real estate prices within the Penn Alexander catchment zone nearly triple
2010 - Census data shows that between 2000 and 2010, the black population in the area has declined by 43% and the white population has increased by 48%
This process is still continuing…
New mural to honor Philly native Ed Bradley of '60 Minutes'
Bradley was born and raised in West Philadelphia, in the neighborhood then called the Black Bottom. It was a poor, African-American neighborhood, where Bradley was taught by the nuns of the St. Ignatius parish.
"He never forgot that he was from this place called The Bottom," said Bradley's widow, Patricia Blanchet. "He always played against that: 'Oh yeah? You think I'm from a place called The Bottom? You think I'm about The Bottom? Let me show you what Bottom people are about. We're about integrity, we're about grit, we're about hard work, we're about excellence and intelligence.'"
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A community near University City was feeling bullied by developers who they say wanted to take a longtime landmark but as he always does Bill Anderson found the positive in this story. The community stood their ground and won a surprising victory fo
Gentrification has been the cause of painful conflict in many American cities. This 3-hour session tells the story of Philadelphia neighborhoods and the removal of historically oppressed communities, from the early 20th century until present times. We will explore examples of community solidarity as it relates to urban resistance and identify solutions to this collective problem. Presenters: Michaela Pommells & Kai Chandler, Corajus This event is made possible through the support of ArtPlace America.
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Texas Wieners, Lancaster Avenue - 3963 Lancaster Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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City’s highest rents are in University City, according to reports
“Rents in the city continue to grow, and University City is one of Philadelphia’s most expensive areas to rent, according to recent reports. In its last month’s report based on the data from real estate company Zumper, Philly.com writes that the average one-bedroom rental is $1,800 per month in the area, making it the second most expensive neighborhood in the city (Logan Circle is first). This is a 14 percent increase from February 2016.However, it’s important to clarify that the report defines University City as the area between 40th Street west to the Schuylkill River east, which includes the University of Pennsylvania and Drexel University campuses where some of the city’s most expensive high-rise apartment buildings were built over the last few years.”
With their neighborhood on a wave of change, Mantua community leaders and activists are working to make sure long-time residents stay afloat.
“Their fight is centered around a plan to rezone the entire neighborhood from a multi-family residential designation to single-family area. A change in zoning would make it more difficult for developers to build student housing, with Drexel University nearby. “I’m not anti-development,” said De’Wayne Drummond, president of the Mantua Civic Association. “We just want to be at the table.” Mantua, much like the rest of West Philadelphia, has not seen a change in zoning since the 1950s. Developers do not need a variance from the Zoning Board to build multi-unit apartments in the area under the current zoning designation. With the expansion of Drexel University and the adjacent University of Pennsylvania, an increasing student population has caught the interest of outside developers.
“In the Bottom, the only place we have to go is up.”
PAGE and Civic House challenge students to 'burst the Penn bubble'
The walking tour sought to examine Philadelphia's gentrification in a hands-on and direct experience.
“With only discussion, we still don’t know West Philadelphia’s rich history and community, and how it can take care of itself,” PAGE Constituent Affairs Chair and College sophomore Jamie Ye said.
With this goal in mind, PAGE supplied guided questions during the walk — asking participants to note green spaces, health services schools and more. The tour groups convened in the Paul Robeson House, the home of an influential African-American figure who grew up in West Philadelphia.
Students discussed the walk and organized a timeline, outlining the origins of West Philadelphia and Penn’s contribution to its gentrification. Subsequent discussion touched on how Penn students themselves often benefit from West Philadelphia’s gentrification, and members said staying informed about the issue and spreading it is critical.
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Again Under Threat, Wiota Street Garden Organizers Seek Public’s Support
Caretakers of the Wiota Street Garden in West Philadelphia are preparing for the worst after receiving news that the sale of the publicly owned lot at Powelton Avenue and Wiota Street, in gentrifying West Powelton, may be in the works. An ongoing dispute between residents and City Council over preserving the 32-year-old community garden reached an impasse in 2014, resulting in the temporary postponement of the sale of the property. After constituent pressure, 3rd District Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell helped forge the postponement. Since then, garden leaders have increased programming, improved farm market sales, and added volunteers. However, John Lindsay, the primary caretaker of the garden, believes that the end is coming.
Looks Like More Student Housing Coming to Haverford Avenue
Across the street, at 3612 Haverford Ave., we recently spied a zoning notice. This building was an auto repair shop at one point in its history, but it appears that it's been vacant and blighted for at least a decade. The zoning notice indicates that developers are looking to demolish the building and replace it with a five-story building with ground-floor commercial and 21 apartments. The property is zoned for industrial use, so they're not getting a refusal for the height, but they are surely getting refusals for the residential use. A project like this certainly seems like it'll be student housing, though we can't confirm this as public record doesn't reflect any recent sales for the property.
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