Religious institutions and faith-based community development corporations : a link between affordable housing and historic preservation in inner city neighborhoods

154 Pages·1996·2.5 MB·English

by  Strassner, Andrea Joy Cochrane

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CORPORATIONS: ALINKBETWEENAFFORDABLEHOUSINGANDHISTORIC
PRESERVATIONININNERCITYNEIGHBORHOODS
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LISTOFFIGURES IV
CHAPTERONE:INTRODUCTION 1
CHAPTERTWO:FROMCHARITYTOSOCLVLACTIVISM 6
SaulD.AlinskyANDTheI>fDusTRiALAreasFoundation 7
Alinsky,Churchesandthe1960s 11
TheEmergenceOFCommunityDevelopmentOrganizations 15
TheChurch,HousingANDHabitatFORHumanity 17
CHAPTERTHREE STRENGTHSANDLIMITATIONSOFCONGREGATIONSANDFAITH-
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BASEDCDCS 19
Strengths 22
Limitations 28
HistoricPreservationandAffordableHousing:Gentrmcation-Displacement 28
Ldvdtedviewofhistoricpreservation 30
CHAPTERFOUR: THEIMPACTOFFAITH-BASEDCDCSINPHILADELPHIA 32
TheEpiscopalChltrchoftheAdvocateandtheAdvocateCommunityDevelopment
Corporation 34
HabitatFORHumanity-NorthCentralPhiladelphia 42
CHAPTERFIVE:TYPICALBUILDINGFABRICISSUES 49
HistoricDiamondStreet: 1700BlockRehabilitation 50
CHAPTERSIX CONCLUSION 57
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BIBLIOGRAPHY 62

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Ireceivedagreatdealofassistancefrommanypeopleduringthecourseofworkingon
thisthesis. Iwishtothankthefollowingpeoplefortakingtimeoutoftheirbusyschedules
tomeetwithme:CherylAppline,ExecutiveDirectorofHabitatforHumanity-North
CentralPhiladelphia;JeffBarr,PhiladelphiaHistoricalCommission;PeterDalton,
ContributionsManagerforHabitatforHumanity-NorthCentralPhiladelphia;Gray
Smith,GraySmith'sOffice,ArchitectureandCommunityDevelopment;Michael
Washington,ProgramManagerforAdvocateCommunityDevelopmentCorporation;
ElmerYoung,ZionRestorationCorporation;andHughZimmers,ZimmersAssociates,
ArchitectsandPlanners.
IalsowishtothankFatherIsaacMiller,RectorofTheChurchoftheAdvocate,for
sharinghisobservationsandthoughtswithme,andReverendCecUD.Gallup,pastorof
HolyTrinityBaptistChurch,fortalkingwithmeabouttheactivitiesofHolyTrinity
RestorationCorporation. Inaddition,Iwishtothankthefollowingpeopleforthen-
assistancewithresearchmaterials: SallyStokesattheNationalTrustforHistoric
PreservationLibraryattheUniversityofMaryland,MaggieBrownMcCullough,Special
ProjectsOfficerattheOfficeoftheSecretary'sRepresentative,U.S.Departmentof
HousingandUrbanDevelopmentandSteveCulbertsonatthePhiladelphiaAssociationof
CommuiutyDevelopmentCorporations.
SpecialthankstomyadvisorDavidHollenbergforhisguidance,patienceand
encouragementthroughoutthepreparationofthisthesis. Ialsowishtoextendaspecial
thankstomyreaderDianeCohenforheramazinglydetailedfeedbackandunwavering
support ThanksalsotoBobJaegerforhissuggestionsandencouragement. Ialsowish
tothankmyparentsandfriendswhoencouragedmeduringthisentireproject. My
deepestgratimdeandthankstomyhusband,Chris,forhisendlesspatience,love,and
steadfastsupport.