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Las Parcelas
Posted October 1st, 2007 by Gretjen in
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Producer of the Work / Filmmaker:
Norris Square Neighborhood Project with Scribe Video Center
Year released:
2005
Length:
10 min 31 seconds
Price:
This video is available for purchase as part of a Precious Places Community History Project Vol.3 compilation DVD.
Once a vacant lot, Las Parcelas is now a lush urban garden and community center in Norris Square. Founded in 1990 in this largely Puerto Rican neighborhood in North Philadelphia, the garden is a place where the dedicated women of Grupo Motivos tend a small piece of the island for their community. The garden's verdant vegetable beds "remind me of Puerto Rico," says one gardener, who was unable to travel back to her home on the island for 30 years.
