{"id":22,"featured":0,"modified":"2026-04-17 19:49:02","latitude":40.26532900000000125828591990284621715545654296875,"longitude":-76.88312999999999419742380268871784210205078125,"title":"The Demolition of the Old Eighth Ward","subtitle":"The Lost Neighborhood in the Shadow of the Pennsylvania Capitol","fullsize":"https://harrisburghistorical.org/files/fullsize/dfbf6282c3a5326201554e5f6ec2439a.jpg","address":"Commonwealth Avenue","all_locations":[],"zoom":18,"creator":["David Pettegrew"],"description":"STORY UNDER DEVELOPMENT","sponsor":null,"accessinfo":"","lede":"In the second decade of the 20th century, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania demolished hundreds of homes, businesses, churches, and synagogues to create the green space and state government buildings east of the State Capitol. The demolition of the Eighth Ward displaced over a thousand residents and ended the life of one of Harrisburg's oldest and most diverse neighborhoods.","website":"","related_resources":[],"factoids":[],"files":{"https://harrisburghistorical.org/files/fullsize/dfbf6282c3a5326201554e5f6ec2439a.jpg":{"id":138,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","title":"OldEighthCapitol.jpg","description":"","thumbnail":"https://harrisburghistorical.org/files/square_thumbnails/dfbf6282c3a5326201554e5f6ec2439a.jpg"}}}