BEFORE AND AFTER...
Before: a drug house where crime was rampant.
After: vacant lots, cleared of debris and vagrants.
Before: Two crime-plagued hot-sheet motels across from the VA Hospital on Lancaster Road. Some people said the motels could not be closed.
After: Motels have been demolished and is the future site of mixed-use development and job training center.
Before: The Crest Theater on Lancaster Road had been vacant for years:
After: A new 20,000 SF grocery store is now open.
