January 24, 2010
The College President as Urban Planner
Franklin & Marshall's John A. Fry helps reclaim industrial site
Joey Pulone for The Chronicle
The controversial relocation of a rail yard is key to a redevelopment plan championed by John A. Fry, president of Franklin & Marshall College.
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Joey Pulone for The Chronicle
The controversial relocation of a rail yard is key to a redevelopment plan championed by John A. Fry, president of Franklin & Marshall College.
Lancaster, Pa.
For years, the Harrisburg Pike was a border between two very different American industries here in southeast Pennsylvania: Franklin & Marshall College lay on the south side, while the Armstrong flooring plant and assorted industry lumbered on the north.
But now a shift in the balance of the American economy is visible on the landscape itself, as manufacturing gives way to education and health care. For the past several years, Franklin & Marshall, led by John A. Fry, its
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