Where: Then and Now

In April 2011, Temple University film student Craig Scheihing took a series of photographs of North Philadelphia's Columbia Avenue neighborhood.   Modelled after photographs from the George D. McDowell Philadelphia Evening Bulletinphotojournalism collection, these images are a testament to the living history of Philadelphia's civil rights campaigns.

Columbia Avenue between 16th and 17th Streets

Columbia Avenue between 16th and 17th Streets

23rd Street and Columbia Avenue

23rd Street and Columbia Avenue

Long view down Columbia Avenue

Long view down Columbia Avenue

General view of Columbia Avenue

General view of Columbia Avenue

Businesses along Columbia Avenue

Businesses along Columbia Avenue

View of storefronts on Columbia Avenue

View of storefronts on Columbia Avenue

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To view photographs and other primary source materials about the Columbia Avenue riots, search our collections.