Philadelphia, the City of Homes, still had its slums, and the Octavia Hill Association set out to fix them house by house. Waldo tells the story of Octavia Hill herself, the association’s work buying and repairing old dwellings, days in the field with its rent collectors, and whether philanthropy on business lines could pay its way.
A vivid record of Progressive Era housing reform for students of cities and social history. Download the free EPUB.