The Urban Renewal of Society Hill

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Tuesday April 7

6:00 PM  –  8:00 PM

Watch ONLINE via ZOOM from the safety and comfort of your home. A link with instructions will be provided one hour prior to this virtual lecture.

By 1965, nearly 800 cities—located in almost every state across the country – had turned to the federal policy of urban renewal in an attempt at revitalization. Typically, urban renewal took the form of large-scale demolition in order to clear space for new, modern construction. Philadelphia, however, generally applied a more targeted method that combined demolition, new construction, and rehabilitation. In this talk, Francesca Russello Ammon, Associate Professor of City & Regional Planning and Historic Preservation at the University of Pennsylvania, examines the landmark case of Philadelphia’s Society Hill neighborhood to explore how a preservation-based approach to urban renewal transformed both the physical and social character of a community.

$20 | General Admission

$15 | Alliance Member - sign in first (button in upper right) to automatically receive discount {Discount will be applied at checkout, once you have added your ticket(s) to the cart}

$10 | College Student*

Free | High School Student*

*Email photo of valid student ID to Susan Matyas at  susan@preservationalliance.com to receive a student discount code.

View speaker schedule at www.preservationalliance.com/building-philadelphia-2020.

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