Powelton History Blog: A Collective Biography of a Philadelphia Neighborhood

The Door of Blessing opened at 3611 Baring St . in May 1916. Its provided women recently released from prison a temporary home, trainin...

            It was almost Christmas, 1915 and “[r]esidents in the neighborhood of 36 th and Baring streets have risen in protest again...

     Poweltonians were a generally civic-minded group and were always involved in various social and political organizations. ...

     The American Oncologic Hospital (AOH) was founded in 1904 as the first cancer hospital in the United States. It was "devoted ex...