Why and how a nonprofit is trying to seize a family’s home
The Pomroys never had a lot of money — and their rowhouse, on Frankford Avenue, was never anywhere near pristine condition. But for their granddaughter, Linsey Franklin, it was a safe place during the Fishtown neighborhood’s rough years, even if the wooden siding on a rear addition was rotting and a tree was growing through a rusted car in the yard.