The Corner is 23rd and Union. The Corner is an experiment in community storytelling. These are photos of the storytellers, installed at the intersection.
23rd and Union is emblematic of the Central District in flux. It is the current home of Earl's Cuts and it used to be a bustling center of commerce. Now, and especially after the 2008 murder of the owner of Philadelphia Cheese Steak shop, it is a relative ghost town in a whitening neighborhood.
Between the months of June and August in 2009, The Corner set up a phone line and asked for stories. People shared their experiences via special phone lines at the Corner. Their stories and photographs have been preserved forever on this website. Check it out.
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