Clothing stores, restaurants and pest control: This project celebrates the longtime business owners of 52nd St. in West Philly

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'Legacy of 52nd St' is a new oral history project, interviewing longtime business owners and community figures along West Philly's 52nd St historic corridor.

Clothing stores, restaurants and pest control: This project celebrates the longtime business owners of 52nd St. in West Philly

Tedd and Miriam Hall are the co-owners of the clothing store Babe. They opened the West Philly store on 52nd Street in 1972. The Halls were interviewed for the new "Legacy on 52nd Street" oral history project about their business, their relationship, and the history of West Philly.A new oral history project called “Legacy on 52nd Street,” which features the voices of people and businesses from West Philly’s historic Black business corridor, makes that case.

Gregorio Cojulun Jr., also known as Mr. Greg, is the president of Friends of Malcolm X Park. He told interviewers that decades ago, the land where the park now sits used to be a densely forested area that scared him as a kid.

 

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