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Philadelphia’s Awbury Arboretum wants to build a welcome center. Neighbors are fighting the plan.

Members of the Awbury Neighbors Association have accused the arboretum of planning to develop the property behind homes on Haines Street without first discussing it with nearby residents.

Residents, mainly of Devon Place, gather for a photo at the Awbury Arboretum earlier this month. The residents are protesting a proposal from the arboretum board to build a 5,000-square-foot building and parking lot outside of their grounds.
Residents, mainly of Devon Place, gather for a photo at the Awbury Arboretum earlier this month. The residents are protesting a proposal from the arboretum board to build a 5,000-square-foot building and parking lot outside of their grounds.Read moreHEATHER KHALIFA / Staff Photographer