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1236-38 Christian Street
A street view of the row house steps of 1236-38 Christian Street.
Rear of Front Street houses
Clothing lines, laundry, and clothing pins in the backyards of houses at South Front Street's Workman Place housing development, created by the Octavia Hill Association in 1906 as a model of housing reform.
Water Street
Abandoned Houses on Water Street
Woman and man in row house
A picture of a man and women in a row of row homes in Philadelphia. These row homes were located on the side of train tracks.
Alley from above
A Jewish immigrant neighborhood alley shared by many families in row homes.
Row homes at street view
A picture of a street of row homes on the 400 block of Durfor street.
Children on steps of row home
A group of children sitting outside of a row home in Philadelphia.
227 and 229 Richmond Street
227 and 229 Richmond Street, property owned by Esther Davalos's mother. The homes were demolished during the construction of Interstate 95.
Americanizing the foreign born through friendly rent collectors
This article describes the work and goals of the "friendly rent collectors" of the Octavia Hill Association in Philadelphia. These women go to the houses of immigrants to collect rent and in doing so inspect the properties and tenants giving them…
"We play in a crack on Christian Street, 435 play yard"
Small children playing in small playground in vacant lot between two three-story buildings.