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UNITED STATES: CITIES: PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA:
Philadelphia Neighborhoods
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Philadelphia Neighborhoods
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How Philadelphia's Neighborhoods Got Their Names
Mental Floss
http://mentalfloss.com/article/56736/
how-philadelphias-neighborhoods-got-their-names
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Philadelphia is a city of American history, and that history is reflected
in its various neighborhoods. Here are the stories of how some of them got
their names.
Bella Vista
John Donges
This classic Philly Italian neighborhood where you can still play bocce
ball or get a perfect cannoli got its namethe Italian phrase for beautiful
viewin the 1970s.
Belmont
Wikimedia Commons
Belmont, an area along the west bank of the Schuylkill River, was named
for a mansion built in Fairmount Park before the Revolutionary War.
Visitors to the home included Benjamin Franklin, James Madison, and George
Washington, who probably slept there.
Bridesburg
Adam Moss
Bridesburg was originally called Point No Point because, as you approached
it from the Delaware River, it first looked like a point, and then didnt.
After the Revolution, it was named for Joseph Kirkbride, the largest
landholder there at the time. But people eventually decided Kirkbridesburg
was too long to say, so it became Bridesburg.
Bustleton
Violette79
This northeast neighborhood was probably settled by people from
Brislington, England, which was formerly called Busselton. It grew around
a tavern called the Busseltown Tavern and took that name for the whole
area.
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Philadelphia Neighborhoods
Philadelphia.com
http://www.philadelphia.com/neighborhoods/
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Old City
Epicenter: N. 2nd St. and Race St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
As its name might indicate, the Old City neighborhood of Philadelphia is
the great grandfather of the city, a tightly packed web of historical
buildings founded on the banks of the Delaware River by William Penn and
his Quaker followers in the late 17th century. Elfreth's Alley, a tiny
nook off 2nd Street that is popular with tourists, features row houses
that have been continuously occupied for 300 years. Elsewhere in historic
Old City, visitors can see the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall and the
house where Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence, all
fitting reminders that blue-collar Philadelphia was once America's capital
city.
Fairmount
Epicenter: Corinthian Ave. and Fairmount Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Fairmount, sometimes referred to as the Art Museum Area, is a comfortable
upper-middle-class neighborhood perched on the edge of Philadelphia's
downtown. While some consider Fairmount's southern reaches, bordering the
Vine Street Expressway, seedier than the blocks north of Fairmount Avenue,
the neighborhood is by and large both sophisticated and safe. To the west
is the Philadelphia Museum of Art, made famous by Sylvester Stallone's
triumphant Rocky jogging scene. The nearby Fairmount Park rivals New
York's Central Park in size and beauty. The neighborhood's north and east
sections are occupied by Spring Gardens, a former drug market converted by
neighbors into a community garden, and the historic Eastern State
Penitentiary, which holds only tourists these days. And, if you count
yourself among the comfortable class in Fairmount, you can probably afford
to splurge on the chocolate dusted almonds at the nearby Whole Foods.
Kensington & Richmond
Epicenter: E. Allegheny Ave. and Frankford Ave., Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
For Philadelphia's rendition on the American metropolitan classic known as
the post-industrial warehouse neighborhood, look no further than the
revamped blocks of Kensington spread beneath the shadow of the Delaware
Expressway. The Kensington neighborhood encompasses the once-industrial
districts of Port Richmond and Bridesburg, territory commonly associated
with Roman Catholicism and its Polish, Italian and Irish immigrant
practitioners. Though plenty of churches and their attendant cemeteries
dot the neighborhood, Kensington is also home to the kind of food and
nightlife stand-bys you expect to find in Philadelphia: Tacconelli's
Pizzeria on Somerset Street and Byrne's Tavern right beneath the
expressway on Richmond Street.
Chinatown
Epicenter: N. 10th St. and Race St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Just as every major American city must have its Chinatown, every Chinatown
has its gilded gates. Philadelphia's Chinatown features its most ornate
entrance gate at 10th and Arch streets, where visitors enter this tiny
Asian enclave beneath the gaze of fire-breathing dragons. Hemmed in on
three sides by the Pennsylvania Convention Center, the Gallery at Market
East and the Independence National Historical Park, Chinatown boasts less
space and fewer residents than its sister neighborhoods throughout the
United States. But the inhabitants of Chinatown have utilized their
limited city blocks well, building numerous churches, an array of
typically diverse restaurants and the magnificent Fo Shou Buddhist temple
(open to the public). If the exotic shopping at stores like Shanghai
Bazaar or the subterranean Asia Supermarket overwhelm visitors, they can
escape to Washington, D.C. or New York City the Chinatown waya $20
round-trip bus ticket.
Northern Liberties
Epicenter: N. 2nd St. and Poplar St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Northern Liberties, like the Richmond neighborhood to the north, was once
a slightly decrepit warren of wharves, loading docks and metal shops until
industrial decline brought cheap rents, a youthful, artsy vibe and enough
eats and nightlife to occupy the weekends and draw a new crowd. Now,
Northern Liberties has been christened with official hipness: write-ups in
the New York Times. Rents are low, so the newly employed have money left
over to spend at alehouses like the Standard Tap on North Second or
Ortlieb's Jazzhaus on North Third, where Dizzy Gillespie's former drummer
has been known to cameo. The Silk City, formerly a greasy diner that
catered to truckers and drunk youngsters looking for cheap, late-night
food, is emblematic of the Northern Liberties revival. Silk City is now
one of Philadelphia's most hopping clubs, where the fashionable sweat to a
variety of beats and international DJs like Diplo look on from the dining
car.
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List of Philadelphia neighborhoods
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Philadelphia_neighborhoods
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The following is a list of neighborhoods, districts, and other places
located in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. The list is
organized by broad geographical sections within the city. While there is
no official list of neighborhoods, districts, and places, this list was
compiled from the sources listed in the External links section, as well as
from information compiled from residents of Philadelphia.
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Common usage for Philadelphia's neighborhood names does not respect
"official" borders used by the city's police, planning commission or other
entities. Therefore some of the places listed here may overlap
geographically, and residents do not always agree where one neighborhood
ends and another begins.
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Historically, many neighborhoods were defined by Catholic parishes. Others
were incorporated townships (Blockley, Roxborough), districts (Belmont,
Kensington, Moyamensing, Richmond), or boroughs (Bridesburg, Frankford,
Germantown, Manayunk) before being incorporated into the city with the Act
of Consolidation of 1854.[1] Adding further complication is the fact that
in some parts of Philadelphia, especially the central areas of North,
West, and South Philadelphia, residents have long been more likely to
identify with the name of their section of the city than with any specific
neighborhood name. Today, community development corporations, neighborhood
watches, and other civic organizations are influential in shaping the use
of neighborhood names and approximate boundaries.
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For planning purposes, the city is divided into 12 Planning Analysis
Sections, which are Center City; South Philadelphia; Southwest
Philadelphia; West Philadelphia; Lower North Philadelphia; Upper North
Philadelphia; Bridesburg-Kensington-Richmond; Roxborough-Manayunk;
Germantown-Chestnut Hill; Olney-Oak Lane; Near Northeast Philadelphia; and
Far Northeast Philadelphia.[1]
Contents
1 Center City
2 South Philadelphia
3 Southwest Philadelphia
4 West Philadelphia
5 Lower North Philadelphia
6 Upper North Philadelphia
7 Bridesburg-Kensington-Richmond
8 Roxborough-Manayunk
9 Germantown-Chestnut Hill
10 Olney-Oak Lane
11 Near Northeast Philadelphia
12 Far Northeast Philadelphia
13 References
14 External links
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The City of Neighborhoods
By Linn Washington Jr
Posted: March 25, 2012
Philly.com
http://articles.philly.com/2012-03-25/news/
31236835_1_neighborhoods-philadelphians-love-largest-city
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http://tinyurl.com/noseakr
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The City of Philadelphia
http://www.ushistory.org/philadelphia/
Philadelphia History
An enthusiastic history of Philadelphia, 1680-1900
Philadelphia Timeline, 1646-1899
Climb into your "Wayback Machine" and join us on a ride back through
time in the City of Brotherly Love.
Philadelphia Firsts 1681-1899
A nice listing of the many and varied firsts in Philadelphia's proud
history.
The Streets
Market Street
Dock Street
Ridge
Vine Street
Callowhill Street
Bethlehem Pike
Old Conestoga Road
Late and Former Names of Streets of the Old Districts of Northern
Liberties, Kensington, Port Richmond and Spring Garden
Petty's Island
Market Sheds and Houses
Early Railroad Transportation
Old-Time Drinking Places in Philadelphia
Incorporated District, Boroughs, and Townships in the County of
Philadelphia, 1854
Jump directly to any of these sections on that page:
ARAMINGO
BELMONT
BLOCKLEY
BRIDESBURG
BRISTOL
BYBERRY
DELAWARE
DUBLIN
FRANKFORD
GERMAN TOWNSHIP
GERMANTOWN
KENSINGTON
KINGSESSING
MANAYUNK
MORELAND
MOYAMENSING
NORTHERN LIBERTIES TOWNSHIP
NORTHERN LIBERTIES DISTRICT
OXFORD
PASSYUNK
PENN DISTRICT
PENN TOWNSHIP
PORT RICHMOND
SOUTHWARK
SPRING GARDEN
TACONY
WEST PHILADELPHIA
WHITE HALL
Philadelphia Postcards
A collection of historic postcards of Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia, 'The City of Neighborhoods'
March 24, 2012
Phrasing Philadelphia
By Linn Washington Jr.
News Works
http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local/
the-latest/35592-philadelphia-the-city-of-neighborhoods
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http://tinyurl.com/pdl8oz5
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Philadelphia Neighborhoods and Place Names
City of Philadelphia
http://www.phila.gov/phils/Docs/otherinfo/placname.htm
In 1994 and 1995, the Library Company of Philadelphia published the
Philadelphia Almanac and Citizens' Manual which was edited by Kenneth
Finkel. The 1994 edition of this book contained 389 different names of
various neighborhoods throughout the city of Philadelphia from the
earliest days of Swedish occupation to the present. The following year, an
additional six names were added to bring the list to 395. This list is
being augmented yet again by the Philadelphia City Archives with names of
neighborhoods, redevelopment areas, and other place names which have been
assigned officially or unofficially to certain areas of the city. It is
interesting to see the dynamics of neighborhood naming in over 350 years
of occupation of the 129 square miles which comprise Philadelphia by the
Native Americans, the Swedes, the English and German pioneers, and later
and current Philadelphians. From the Philadelphia Almanac and Citizens'
Manual (1995):
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Who thinks of Philadelphia today without Manayunk, Frankford, Port
Richmond, Germantown, West Oak Lane? But few know all of the nearly 200
neighborhood names currently in use and the nearly 200 used no longer in
this big city of small neighborhoods.
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Anyone who sets out to make a comprehensive list of neighborhoods - as we
did for this almanac - soon finds that names used by official and
unofficial historians, map makers, the Postal Service, the Census Bureau,
the Planning Commission, and SEPTA vary widely and sometimes conflict.
What, then, makes a neighborhood a candidate for this list?
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Philadelphia Neighborhoods and Place Names
http://www.phila.gov/phils/docs/otherinfo/pname1.htm
http://www.phila.gov/phils/docs/otherinfo/pname2.htm
http://www.phila.gov/phils/docs/otherinfo/pname3.htm
http://www.phila.gov/phils/docs/Inventor/textonly/dtb.htm
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The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia
Site Search: "neighborhoods"
http://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/?s=neighborhoods
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Philadelphia Neighborhood History
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
http://hsp.org/collections/catalogs-research-tools/
subject-guides/philadelphia-neighborhood-history
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