Allison Hill: Urban Decay: Deprivation in the Shadow of Prosperity

Allison Hill was the first suburb of Harrisburg City, Pennsylvania, the Capital of Pennsylvania. The “Hill” once housed Pennsylvania’s Lieutenant Governor as well as other upwardly mobile individuals. Now, Allison Hill is home to Harrisburg’s poor, elderly, disabled and disenfranchised. It remains one of the most densely populated areas in the City. With the great recession and continued budget cuts, Allison Hill residents increasingly rely on churches and the few remaining long-term residents to assist with food, clothing and protection from those that take advantage of the poor and neglected.