Philadelphia Barrio The Arts, Branding, and Neighborhood Transformation

"Many of Philadelphia's ethnic enclaves are celebrated for their vibrant art scenes and urban culture, yet simultaneously maligned as dangerous pockets of crime and poverty. In "The Philadelphia Barrio", Wherry illustrates how a variety of community stakeholders--including residents, shop owners and restaurateurs, artists and performers, and local organizers and activists--try to rejuvenate their neighborhood with creativity and sweat equity in the hopes of resuscitating not only its economic vitality but its honor and symbolic reputation in the city as well. In doing so, he shows us how the character of an urban area need not be etched in asphalt and concrete for all time. This is a beautiful book."--David Grazian, University of Pennsylvania