Mortimer’s younger brotherAlvin and his wife Marjorie,who had been living in Wilmington, Delaware, when they married in 1936, were living in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, by 1940. Alvin was still working for the same company, Neisner Brothers, owners of a chain of variety stores, that he’...
At the time of publication New York city had a population of about 100,000. The war of 1812 had just ended. Most residents of the city were merchants, grocers, or tradesmen such as shoemakers, cabinetmakers, or carpenters. Eating places included boarding houses, small hotels, victualling hou...
The Wilmington-Camden-Philadelphia metropolitan area has an average rental vacancy rate of 7.1%, up 26.8% YoY. District of Columbia The rental vacancy rate in the District of Columbia is 7.1% as of the end of 2024Q2; that’s 7.58% above the national average. ...
TWO APPROACHES TO SCHOOL DESEGREGATION AND THEIR IMPACTS ON CITY-SUBURBAN CHOICE: Cincinnati, Ohio, and Wilmington, DelawareThis paper employs step wise multiple regression to test the effectiveness of combined city-suburban school districts in increasing the willingness of families with children to ...