Area church trying to serve as hub for West Philadelphia

By Elizabeth Rossi
October 06, 2003

Teetering gables and peeling plaster encase the heart of West Philadelphia
-- which some of its residents say is beating more strongly than ever
these days.

In a broken-down Protestant church building at 48th Street and Baltimore
Avenue, just a few blocks from Penn's campus, members of the community
have discovered a cornerstone for West Philadelphia culture and community
-- and have begun to breathe life back into one of the area's most
historic buildings.

But just over 10 years ago, that building was being dissected.

Read more:
http://www.dailypennsylvanian.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2003/10/06/3f81118741574

Thanks, 

John Ellingsworth
http://ellingsworth.org/john/
AIM: jellings28

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