Sigrid Craig - Mother of Philadelphia Block Captains
Sigrid Craig, the founder of the “Clean-up, Paint-Up, Fix-Up” campaign — initiated an urban environmental partnership between the City of Philadelphia and its residents. (Photographer and date unknown. The photo is part of the PMBC archive)
In honor of Mother’s Day…
In 1938, Sigrid Craig saw a woman throw garbage out of a third-floor window into the yard below. In an interview years later,…
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