Settlement Roots

Philadelphia


On the exterior of the community non-profit Lutheran Settlement House (LSH) is this lovely mosaic by Eric Okdeh and Michael Reali. It shows some of the projects that LSH runs, such as the small urban farm, which occupies the opposite corner of Frankford Ave.


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8. Benjamin Franklin Bridge

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