A-Space
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A-Space is a collective
ly run anarchist
community center and art gallery
located at 47th St & Baltimore Avenue
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
.
Located in the Cedar Park
neighborhood, the building is part of the Life Center Association (LCA), a land trust that owns several houses in West Philadelphia
. Residents contribute to a common maintenance fund, which is disbursed in accordance with decisions made at a monthly meeting of representatives from the buildings.
A-Space hosts a Books Through Bars
program, the Philadelphia Anti-War Forum, and meetings of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML).
Collective
A collective is a group of entities that share or are motivated by at least one common issue or interest, or work together on a specific project to achieve a common objective...
ly run anarchist
Anarchism
Anarchism is generally defined as the political philosophy which holds the state to be undesirable, unnecessary, and harmful, or alternatively as opposing authority in the conduct of human relations...
community center and art gallery
Artist-run space
An artist-run space is a gallery space run by artists, thus circumventing the structures of public and private galleries.Artist-run spaces have become realised as an important factor in urban regeneration...
located at 47th St & Baltimore Avenue
Baltimore Pike
thumb|[[SEPTA]]'s [[SEPTA Route 34|Route 34]] streetcar line runs through the 4500 block of Baltimore Avenue in [[West Philadelphia]]The Baltimore Pike was an auto trail in the United States, connecting Baltimore, Maryland with Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
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Located in the Cedar Park
Cedar Park
Cedar Park may refer to:*Cedar Park, Texas, a city located in Williamson County, Texas**Cedar Park Center, a concert venue and sports arena, in Cedar Park, Texas*Cedar Park , listed on the NRHP in Anne Arundel County, Maryland...
neighborhood, the building is part of the Life Center Association (LCA), a land trust that owns several houses in West Philadelphia
West Philadelphia
West Philadelphia, nicknamed West Philly, is a section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Though there is no official definition of its boundaries, it is generally considered to reach from the western shore of the Schuylkill River, to City Line Avenue to the northwest, Cobbs Creek to the southwest, and...
. Residents contribute to a common maintenance fund, which is disbursed in accordance with decisions made at a monthly meeting of representatives from the buildings.
A-Space hosts a Books Through Bars
Books Through Bars
Books Through Bars is an American organization which works to provide quality reading material to prisoners. It was founded in 1989 by New Society Publishers of Philadelphia...
program, the Philadelphia Anti-War Forum, and meetings of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML).