https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/58338/archive/files/a31250bf026e8bc34af6749da7066a81.jpg?Expires=1784764800&Signature=AFSCgN-kkHTjSpdvB8eL7W8u7B4YDDxXFYh%7E-q1NW9WB8cVf5WRPssjqNCGxfSNbtCVpN3o3PzmlUjkemOW3oXJozE23Uyucre5NEn6MRgIGaqxdNp5ARM-iT6YpEr%7E5Vjp8eb-qurA2nZ0OlWKjJSz-l8OVKWCPL9---GewGJteAi2jBdQn0rfW0jYzenZFShP8cVEF8n1pmwQcTcP8GYNpcfS4xwGD%7EwwR4aUNkElM9VxY2A0Cl4RPE-846MdD%7E3KEcjEOIqWlZGVALPK9AvZRBi6FUah%7Es55E%7E3iPg4KATnK2BUBvfCGrhvAYf7Mz0pDsSpUf8Q%7EA6L67%7Ee3MKw__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 7a9d0c8e07b7abd062797b17342d3e3a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chinatown Community Garden, 1974-1985 Subject The topic of the resource Philadelphia Green (Program) Urban gardens -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- History Community gardens -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- History Chinatown Community Garden (Philadelphia, Pa.) Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation Yep, Cecilia Moy Chinatown (Philadelphia, Pa.) Description An account of the resource "In 1976, Chinese gardeners introduced an array of brand new vegetables to Philadelphia in their community garden at 10th and Vine. They imported seeds from China or got them from the vegetables in their grocery stores. They used shrimp shells and egg shells for fertilizer. To Harvest Shows and community parties they brought sprouts and melons and beans such as we had never seen. Their Chinese cucumber (sing quar) is sometimes a foot long, and curls up like a snake. Their winter melon, a chalky green squash, grows so big (up to 100 pounds) that it is sold in slices in the markets. They gave us seeds and taught us to stir-fry and steam. The garden flourished for a few seasons, before it was lost, along with its magnificent dragon mural, to the Vine Street Expressway. The crucial loss, according to Chinatown's Cecilia Yep, is the social life, especially for the old people, who delighted in "sharing the old ways" as they gardened with three generations. "Friendships grew with the vegetables." -- Natalie Kempner. "Community Gardening: A Patchwork of Roots." The 1988 Philadelphia Flower Show The PCDC Community Garden, located at 10th and Vine Streets, no longer exists. This collection is comprised on materials held by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's McLean Library. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Philadelphia (Pa.) Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chinatown Subject The topic of the resource Philadelphia Green (Program) Urban gardens -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Community gardens -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- History Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Chinatown Community Garden (Philadelphia, Pa.) Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation Chinatown (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1984 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Philadelphia (Pa.) Description An account of the resource Image from a circa 1984 audio and slide presentation created to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s Philadelphia Green program. Image of the intersection of 10th and Race streets in Philadelphia's Chinatown.