What strikes me about this article is that its author -- and, it would seem, none of the informants, either -- lacks any notion of the history of that particular intersection and/or block, especially in two regards:
1) For many years, the NW corner of 40th & Market was the site of a Penn womens' dormitory. (The same building also contained the campus branch of the long- gone local Chuckwagon restaurant chain.) This was in the era where Penn took "in loco parentis" far more seriously than it does today. To me, that indicates that there was a time when Penn did not consider the corner to be particularly dangerous. 2) That particular McDonald's has its own rather infamous link with crime history. It's where serial killer Gary Heidnik used to take his victims for dinner! On Mar 1, 2011, at 8:06 PM, Wilma de Soto wrote: > http://thedp.com/article/last-store-standing-past-and-present-mcdonalds-40t > h-and-walnut > > Dear Neighbors, > > I am happy to announce that I should never again have to argue on the UC > Listserv that the UPenn has always wanted to move people of color from > their neighborhoods, whom they deem as dangerous criminals, and extend > their jurisdiction, and take poor people's properties. > > The above article link states their agenda plainly and distinctly with > more code speech that I have ever seen in a single article since the G.W. > Bush era. > > Now they would declare "Mission Accomplished" except for the dreaded > McDonald's. > > I could now become a danger to our community because of who I am. > On 3/1/11 5:43 PM, "UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN" <laserb...@speedymail.org> wrote: > >> On 2/26/11 1:10 PM, Freda Egnal wrote: >>> GARDEN COURT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION ZONING COMMITTEE invites you to a >>> community meeting regarding the sale by the City of Philadelphia and >>> subsequent development of the parking lot at 49th and Spruce Street. >>> Please attend and meet the possible developers for the site. They will >>> be there to describe their plans and address your questions and >>> concerns. >>> When: Monday, February 28, 2011 >>> Where: Beulah Baptist Church >>> 50th St. Entrance* >>> Time: 7 PM >> >> >> >> anything to report for those of us unable to attend? >> >> >> .................. >> UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ---- >> You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the >> list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see >> <http://www.purple.com/list.html>. > > > ---- > You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the > list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see > <http://www.purple.com/list.html>. ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
