The Ugly Truth About Philly's Vacant Lots
11/16/2010 |
Philadelphia Weekly
By Aaron Kase
Jon Musselman stands on the corner at 19th and Berks, just a few blocks west of Temple’s campus. “See up here—three city lots, two PHA lots, a couple of private lots,” he says, gesturing toward an open patch of land, choked with weeds and trash. Read more
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