Posts tagged with “Nicetown”

“This Is Not Pie In The Sky”

29 April 2008 | Philly Skyline

It isn’t history that has excited him. Rather Hague seems inspired imagining a future for Nicetown and Lower Germantown. “There is a lot of opportunity here,” he says then pauses. “And a lot of opportunity for missed opportunity.”

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Recess/Re-assess

1 April 2008 | Philly Skyline

There is an important difference between Philadelphia in 2008 and Philadelphia in 1988, at the eve of the last deep recession, and that is immigration. In 1988, few immigrants came here.

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A Junction That Ought To Be

4 December 2007 | Philly Skyline

She is open and honest about the neighborhood’s prospects and at the same time it’s impossible not to recognize her enthusiasm. Her eyes burn as brightly as the sun trapped inside the Hawthorn berries. Her certainty is convincing.

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