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    Image 10: Population, Foreign-Born, 1950, West Philadelphia Census Track

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    Image 9: People Born in Ireland or Northern Ireland, West Philadelphia, 1940

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    Image 8: Homes of Families with Members Born in Italy, West Philadelphia, 1940

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    Image 7: Homes of Russian-Born Residents, West Philadelphia, 1940

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    Image 6: Population of West Philadelphia by Race and Nativity, 1890-1950

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    Image 5: West Philadelphia by Race, 1890-1950

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    Image 4: Population Density by Race, 1930, West Philadelphia Enumeration Districts

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    Image 3: Population of West Philadelphia by Race and Nativity, 1890-1930

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    Image 2: Population Density by Race, 1900, West Philadelphia Enumeration Districts

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    Image 1: Population of West Philadelphia by Race & Nativity, 1890-1900

    Contemporary Mantua

    On a Mantua street looking east toward the Schuylkill River. Mantua’s black population increased from 45.7% in 1940 to 78.2% in 1950, to 94.7 percent (of 16,886 residents) in 1960. Between 1950 and 1960, the neighborhood experienced an dramatic outmigration of whites, from 4,208 to 862.

    Bandstand Regulars Marker

    The kids designated as American Bandstand Regulars in some cases struggled with their sexual identity. LGBT identities were hidden on the show’s dancefloor. A case in point is Arlene Sullivan, a popular Regular who has described her own emerging lesbian sexual orientation, which she says was masked by her dance partnerships with boys. 

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