In a message dated 6/11/07 10:29:25 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > To be fair, I suppose one must admit that Penn and Judy made a difference > in the hood, but to give her all the credit seems a little unrealistic and > mythic, to say the least. > Yes, there is a history in UC of groups / organizations claiming credit for things they didn't do. The "best" thing Penn did under Judith Rodin was to stop BADMOUTHING the neighborhood. That allowed University City to grow and prosper naturally. It had always been a special place to live; it was great, once Judith Rodin took over, to see more people REALIZING this.
Once those of us who were active back then, no longer had to convince potential newcomers, one at a time, that they were unlikely to get killed if they lived here; no longer had to persuade them that having a diverse neighborhood was an asset, not a liability, then the activists finally had time to move on to other projects. Like park clean ups, graffiti removal, community fairs, block clean ups, etc. Melani Lamond Melani Lamond, Associate Broker Urban & Bye, Realtor 3529 Lancaster Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19104 cell phone 215-356-7266 office phone 215-222-4800, ext. 113 office fax 215-222-1101 ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.
