Welcome to Market East

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Welcome to Market East is written by Michael Penn and published by . It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1547084243 (ISBN 10) and 9781547084241 (ISBN 13).

In 2014, Michael Penn set out to photograph the area of Center City Philadelphia known as "Market East."Market East was home to the Reading Terminal, The Gallery, a sprawling urban mall, the original Strawbridge & Clothier, John Wanamaker's, Lit Brothers, and Gimbels department stores.Market East spanned from Philadelphia's City Hall to Independence Mall at 6th street.Gentri cation plans included demolition and renovations to the seven block corridor. The area was swiftly rebranded as "Jefferson Station," once the barricades went up and heavy machinery moved in.Penn's intention for "Welcome To Market East," was to document urban decay, homelessness, the drug addicted, and troubled inhabitants that called the sidewalks, alleys, and entryways of Market East "home" since the area began it's decline in the early 1990's.