Philly’s cleaning up! Both the ‘city blocks’ & ‘vacant lots’ are both being judged HARD in Philly this week by two Philly-based organizations.
On a smaller scale, the other contest judged spaces lot by lot. The Take Back Vacant Land Campaign announced winners on 4th & Manton Street and 2416 Mascher Street of this summer’s best vacant lots. The goal was to take back vacant, blighted land in exchange for productive uses to benefit our communities. It’s a fun spin to highlight the blight issues of Philly and encourage neighbors to collaborate on beautiful efforts instead.
Pearl Brown, winner of 7th district, started her beautiful garden in the 1970s. The professionally landscaped Norris Square area now spans 3 lots and filled with flowers, bushes, seating areas & plots to grow food.
The Manton Street Garden (1st district winner) brought old & new community members together weekly for 5 months to transform the lot. But, the hard work paid off:
“In a very short amount of time, it became clear that this was more than just an effort to increase neighborhood safety and beautification – it was the perfect vehicle to unify and activate our diverse community,” said Mark Berman, President of the Friends of Manton Street Park & Community Garden.
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