Diana Lind, “The Bright Side of Blight”, op-ed piece in NYT, 1/25/11: In recent months, this [Philadelphia] neighborhood [Kensington] has been terrorized by a killer who choked and raped his victims in the area’s ubiquitous abandoned houses and vacant lots. If only these deserted places could be charged as accomplices to the so-called Kensington Strangler’s … Continue reading If only