John Rita sits in the public seating in front of “The DNA of God” mural in the Sweitzer Theater at the Church in the Middle of the Block. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski Once a blighted property, ...

Fire was showing from the middle of the block of identical three-story rowhouses. The block contained over 60 dwellings with contiguous porch front roofs the length of the block. Engine 45 saw heavy ...