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'''Glenwood''' is a neighborhood in [[North Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. It is located in the vicinity of [[North Philadelphia (SEPTA Regional Rail station)|North Philadelphia Station]] to West York Street.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phila.gov/phils/Docs/otherinfo/pname1.htm|title=Philadelphia Neighborhoods|website=Phila.gov|access-date=23 April 2018|archive-date=1 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101001200519/http://www.phila.gov/phils/docs/otherinfo/pname1.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1988, two residents of the 3100 block of Percy Street, Reverend Clarence Hester, a [[Baptist]] minister and activist, and Carrie Hartsfield, an insurance worker who retired, cofounded the Glenwood Community Development Corporation in an effort to improve the area. Glenwood is often defined as the area bounded by York Street to the south (bordering [[Stanton, Philadelphia|Stanton]] and [[Templetown, Philadelphia|Templetown]]), Germantown Avenue to the east (bordering [[Fairhill, Philadelphia|Fairhill]]), and Glenwood Avenue to the north and west (bordering [[Nicetown–Tioga, Philadelphia|Nicetown–Tioga]], [[Allegheny West, Philadelphia|Allegheny West]], and [[Strawberry Mansion, Philadelphia|Strawberry Mansion]]).<ref name="Raze">Rubino, Frank. "[http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/articles/16982/cover-story Razing Hell] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080616055508/http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/articles/16982/cover-story |date=2008-06-16 }}." ''[[Philadelphia Weekly]]''. May 7, 2008. Retrieved on January 20, 2009.</ref> Glenwood is a low-income, predominantly [[African-American neighborhood]]. The area has one of the highest crime rates in the city.

==Demographics==
As of the 2010 Census, Glenwood was 88% non-Hispanic black or African American, 7.8% Hispanic or Latino of any race, 2% white, 1% Asian, and 1.3% all other. Though a predominantly black neighborhood, there is an increasingly significant number of Hispanics, particularly in the eastern parts of the neighborhood, in areas immediately west of Germantown Avenue.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phila.gov/CityPlanning/plans/Independent%20Community%20Based%20Plans/NicetownPlan2011.pdf|title=Nicetown Economic Development and Housing Strategy|date=May 2012|author=Sherick Project Management|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608024542/https://www.phila.gov/CityPlanning/plans/Independent%20Community%20Based%20Plans/NicetownPlan2011.pdf|archivedate=8 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/public_health/Health-disparities-in-Philadelphias-Latino-Community.html?c=r|title=Health disparities in Philadelphia's Latino community - Philly|newspaper=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]|first1=Cynthia|last1=Figueroa|date=17 May 2013|access-date=23 April 2018|archive-date=24 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180424072110/http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/public_health/Health-disparities-in-Philadelphias-Latino-Community.html?c=r|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/nation/census/2010/|title=Interactive: Mapping the census|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=23 April 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170310100809/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/nation/census/2010/|archivedate=10 March 2017}}</ref>

==Crime==
The [[crack epidemic|crack cocaine epidemic]] of the 1980s changed the character of the neighborhood; it was considered to be the western fringes of the [[Philadelphia Badlands]], an area known for an abundance of open-air recreational drug markets and drug-related violence. Hester said that when recreational drugs appeared in his area, many residents left, and drug dealers moved in to their now-vacant houses. Hester began campaigning against drug dealers in the area, persuading Philadelphia Mayor [[W. Wilson Goode]] to order the demolition of 82 properties at the intersection of Hutchinson Street and Percy Street. Frank Rubino of the ''[[Philadelphia Weekly]]'' stated in a 2007 article that Glenwood had "crumbling, boarded-up" [[row houses]] with signs reading "KEEP OUT!", broken windows, much trash, porches with iron grating, graffiti, murals erected for people who died, discarded malt liquor bottles and tires, and stray cats.

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[[Category:Neighborhoods in Philadelphia]]
[[Category:Philadelphia Badlands]]
[[Category:Upper North Philadelphia]]

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