Yorktown
Yorktown: You Are Here
Posted July 18th, 2008 by Teishan in
Producer of the Work / Filmmaker:
Yorktown Community Organization with Scribe Video Center
Year released:
2007
Length:
12 minutes
Price:
This video is available for purchase as part of the Precious Places Community History Project Vol. 3 compilation DVD.
Created in the early 1960s as an experiment in affordable home ownership for low and middle income families, Yorktown is one of North Philadelphia’s great success stories. Built on land that the Philadelphia Inquirer once dismissed as a gang and drug-ridden "slum,” Yorktown’s transformation was initiated by Bright Hope Baptist Church and 650 neighbors who banded together to address the housing needs of their community. They partnered with a development organization and formed a 98% black-owned housing cluster on 150 acres of prime land in North Central Philadelphia.
