Mantua Artist Stands Off Against Eminent Domain
“James Dupree, a prominent Philadelphia artist with a large (around 8,000 sq ft) studio in Mantua is
trying to hold on to his property in the face of an eminent eminent domain land grab. The property was seized in December of 2012, but Dupree has stuck around.
Dupree says that the city offered him $640,000 for the studio, a figure far lower than the $2.2M he says it’s worth.”
Webb, Molly. Curbed 27 January 2014.