The Struggle for University City Homes
About a couple of months ago. I visited University City Homes. I noticed a great array of tables and tents. There were vendors distributing all types of odds and ends. When I walked inside, one lady was fixing plates of hot dogs and fried chicken with an assortment of vegetables and salads. There was a DJ spinning records, the kids were having a good time. They were all doing their best to drum up support for University City Homes. The government had sold the project to a developer who hoped to turn the project into a science building for the University of Pennsylvania. Years ago, I remember walking through the project. University Homes was the premier elegant public housing complex. The buildings looked so modern and well-kept that one would think that the garden style complex was privately owned. Situated on Fortieth and Market Streets University City homes was in one of Philadelphia’s best n...