May 10, 2021
Planning a Greener Future for Philadelphia's Historic Parkside Neighborhood
By Jared Brey
Joyce Smith, vice president, Centennial Parkside CDC with Master of City Planning students Hengyu Lan and Tianyi Shao; and Claritza Cruz and Mignon Verdell, members of the CDC’s Community Development Committee. They were photographed on the landing of one of East Parkside’s many architecturally significant buildings, this one designed by Henry E. Flower in the Flemish Revival style in the early twentieth century. Flower remains under-recognized for his role in shaping late-Victorian Philadelphia.