Paul Schwartzman
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Ex-tenants, Mount Pleasant frustrated four years after apartments burned

Ex-tenants, Mount Pleasant frustrated four years after apartments burned

Civic leaders and politicians still talk of ensuring that many of the Deauville’s 200 former residents return to a new building at their old address. But no one can say when the rebuilding will begin, frustrating neighborhood residents and business owners, as well as the building’s former tenants.

Seat Pleasant 59: The Legacy

Seat Pleasant 59: The Legacy

Some look back with pride at the gift two wealthy businessmen offered them. Others are haunted by regret. They all remember the moments when they were defined by their potential.

The Seat Pleasant 59: Where are the scholarship recipients today?

Post reporter Paul Schwartman discusses the Seat Pleasant 59 "Dreamers" and where they are today.

The Seat Pleasant 59: The Reality

The Seat Pleasant 59: The Reality

When they left middle school every day, the Dreamers returned to neighborhoods rife with drugs and gang-related carnage, and to mothers who were desperate to keep them safe.