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Philadelphia has created its first historic district designated to recognize Black history

The Christian Street/Black Doctors Row Historic District stretches for six blocks in the Graduate Hospital neighborhood.

Demolished properties and construction work is shown along the 1500 block of Christian Street in May 2021. In an effort to stop the rapid demolition of homes in the historical Black neighborhood nicknamed "Doctors Row," City Council passed a one-year demolition moratorium that expired July 1.
Demolished properties and construction work is shown along the 1500 block of Christian Street in May 2021. In an effort to stop the rapid demolition of homes in the historical Black neighborhood nicknamed "Doctors Row," City Council passed a one-year demolition moratorium that expired July 1.Read moreJOSE F. MORENO / Staff Photographer