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Mantua

    Herman Wrice Mural
    Mantua Against Drugs

    Herman Wrice, who founded Mantua Against Drugs (MAD), led a brave 15-year campaign to drive narcotics dealers from Mantua and to shut down their crack houses.

    An Abandoned House

    An abandoned house on the 3600 block of Fairmount Ave.

    Promise Zone Assets
    Promise Zone Assets

    West Philadelphia Promise Zone Assets

    The West Philadelphia Promise Zone
    West Philadelphia Promise Zone

    Neighborhoods of the West Philadelphia Promise Zone

    37th St. and Fairmount Ave.
    37th St. and Fairmount Ave.

    View from the intersection of 37th St. and Fairmount Ave.

    34th & Haverford
    34th & Haverford

    View east from intersection of 34th Street and Haverford Avenue, showing recent townhouse development 

    Mantua Square
    Mantua Square

    Mantua Square, a Philadelphia Housing Authority redevelopment project at 35th St. and Fairmount Ave., constructed on the site where Mantua Hall once stood, an 18-storey high-rise apartment building that was demolished in 2008.

    Philly Poverty
    Philly Poverty

    The nation's poorest big city

    Private Redevelopment in Mantua
    Private Redevelopment in Mantua

    Looking west along the 3800 block of Mellon St., where a private developer has renovated and painted existing brick townhouses

    Grace Lutheran Church
    Grace Lutheran Church

    Grace Lutheran Church, at 36th St. and Haverford Ave., where Herman Wrice hosted weekly community meetings 

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