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Though Mantua was recently designated by the White House as a "Promise Zone" (an area of special redevelopment focus), there was a time when the area was full of indicators of wealth and prosperity. Robert Skaler, an architect who grew up in the area, has been collecting postcards of scenes of West Philly's past since the 1960s. [Philly.com]