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Gentrification in Northern Liberties: A Tale of Two Cities

  In the 1960s, when Philadelphia residents talked about Northern Liberties, a neighborhood in the lower northeast corner of the city, the conversation centered around labor laws, unions, and production lines. The neighborhood, once known as the “Workplace of the World” was the home to a multitude of factories, mills, tanneries and distilleries. The industrial… Read More »