April 14, 2022

In ‘Changing the Face of the City,’ Philadelphians Get Inclusive View of Urban Renewal

Building rubble piled up on a vacant city lot between two historic buildings
Photo David C. Elkinton/National Park Service
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A view of the demolitions carried out in what is now the Old City neighborhood of Philadelphia to make way for Independence National Historical Park, c. 1960
Photo David C. Elkinton/National Park Service