Skip to content

Photos from clearing of University City Townhomes encampment in West Philadelphia

Link copied to clipboard

Representative with Tenant Resident Council, Darlene Foreman and Melvin Hairston take the protest to the street. They walked east on Market from 40th to 38th then through the neighborhood.
Representative with Tenant Resident Council, Darlene Foreman and Melvin Hairston take the protest to the street. They walked east on Market from 40th to 38th then through the neighborhood.Read moreALEJANDRO A. ALVAREZ / Staff Photographer

Sheriff's officers began clearing the encampment at University City Townhomes at 40th and Market streets in West Philadelphia following a judge's order that was issued Thursday. Residents of the affordable housing complex have been protesting the sale of the townhomes since early July. See photos from the dismantling and subsequent protests below.

Published