The Greek Communities of Harrisburg and Lancaster: A Study of Immigration, Residence, and Mobility in the City Beautiful Era

Authors

Kostis Kourelis
David Pettegrew

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Winter 2020

Abstract

Harrisburg's urban reformers promised better housing and living conditions for all the city's residents, but the demolition of the Old Eighth Ward and the construction of more expensive housing between 1910 and 1930 made it harder for new Greek immigrants to make a living and a home in the city. This article compares demographic and geospatial data for Greek immigrant communities in Harrisburg and neighboring Lancaster to highlight the different challenges and opportunities of Greek communities during the era of City Beautiful.

Comments

This edited collection was developed and published in tandem with the IIPT-Commonwealth Monument Project (2018-2020), with support and funding from Messiah University's Center for Public Humanities and the Council of Independent College's Humanities Research for the Public Good Grant Program.

Originally published as:
Kourelis, Kostis, and David Pettegrew (2020). The Greek Communities of Harrisburg and Lancaster: A Study of Immigration, Residence, and Mobility in the City Beautiful Era, Pennsylvania History: A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies 87(1), 66 91. https://doi.org/10.5325/pennhistory.87.1.0066.

“Used with permission from Penn State University Press.”

Recommended Citation

Kourelis, Kostis and Pettegrew, David, "The Greek Communities of Harrisburg and Lancaster: A Study of Immigration, Residence, and Mobility in the City Beautiful Era" (2020). Pennsylvania History Articles. 5.
https://mosaic.messiah.edu/pahistory/5