))
[Sidebar] The Canned Heat Wave of 1963
Manage episode 419164680 series 3560164
Content provided by Fayge Horesh and Mazal Horesh. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Fayge Horesh and Mazal Horesh or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.
There is quite a bit of disagreement regarding how to handle the results of our modern opioid epidemic. In Philadelphia, Mayor Cherelle Parker, amidst heavy criticism, "cleaned up" one of the largest encampments where people lived and used out in the open.
This is not Philadelphia's first brush with a neighborhood overwhelmed by addiction. In 1963, 31 people mysteriously died all over Philadelphia's Skid Row neighborhood. You might find what and who was at fault surprising.
Further reading:
https://6abc.com/kensington-ave-homeless-encampment-clean-up-philadelphia/14776420/
https://billypenn.com/2024/05/08/kensington-encampment-cleanup-reactions/
https://ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/research-updates/the-origins-of-the-opioid-epidemic/
https://hiddencityphila.org/2017/09/skid-row-deaths-of-1963-echoes-todays-opioid-crisis/
Keep the conversation going on our Substack!
(You don't need a Substack account to subscribe)
Thank you to April Keez for the use of the songs "Misfit" and "Grow Up" from the Album Mountainview. Find her album on Bandcamp.
Audio drop from: Opening music for Chevalier d'Eon Anime (because that apparently exists)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
D Listers of History on Threads
D Listers of History on TikTok
D Listers of History on Instagram
Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
50 episodes
Share
