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Philadelphia: The Holy Experiment
Philadelphia: The Holy Experiment
DVD contains 1 hour documentary, interview with host David Morse & Philadelphia Action Guide
Series: Eden's Lost and Found
60 min on 1 DVD
For home video use only
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List $29.95
Member $25.46
 

Eden's Lost & Found travels east to Philadelphia, a city founded as part of William Penn's efforts to create a utopian society free of violence and tyranny, filled with green space and agriculture. In Philadelphia: The Holy Experiment, hosted by actor David Morse, we witness the trajectory of his dream.~

Like many of America's old industrial cities, Philadelphia is coping with diminished population density, building abandonment and urban decay. But vibrant community-based volunteer organizations and leadership from the Philadelphia Horticultural Society and Philadelphia Green are having a significant impact.

Philadelphia's restoration projects go further than clearing away decades of debris. "The heart of community revitalization is the ability to touch people's heart and souls, and I think that art can do that," says Jane Golden, Program Director of the Murals Art Project, which started as a cleanup effort to reduce graffiti. Her organization's large murals on buildings have become the voice of the community and the project's artists have turned the city itself into a large canvas. "What we do shows us the powerful catalytic role art can play in healing the wounds of a city," says Golden.

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Item # WG3928
2006

Reviews

"There's something positively redemptive about Edens Lost & Found, the new PBS series about the transformation of dismal urban spaces into gardens and parks, villages and murals that are green and welcoming." - Virginia A. Smith, Inquirer Staff Writer

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