Researcher analyzes 3,356 signs to see how language use is changing in three Latino neighborhoods in Philly

Signs written in Spanish are becoming less common along North Philadelphia’s Golden Block, or El Bloque de Oro—which runs along North Fifth Street from Lehigh Avenue to Allegheny Avenue and is considered the cultural center of the city’s long-standing Puerto Rican community.

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