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Fishtown is a neighborhood in transition. For many years the center of Philadelphia's working class Irish-American community, it has partly gentrified into an upscale, trendy location. Located immediately northeast of Center City, its borders are somewhat disputed, but are roughly defined by the Delaware River, Frankford Avenue, York and Girard Ave. It is named for its former role as the center of the fishing industry in Philadelphia, though an apocryphal local legend traces the name to Charles Dickens who purportedly visited the neighborhood in March 1842. Philadelphia is a village located in Jefferson County, New York. ... Irish population density in the United States, 1872. ... Charles Dickens used his rich imagination, sense of humour and detailed memories, particularly of his childhood, to enliven his fiction. ...


Originally inhabited by members of the Lenni Lenape Native American Nation (the Delaware American Indian Tribe), the first European settlers were British shipbuilders. Within a few generations they were vastly outnumbered by German immigrants, then Polish immigrants, and then Irish immigrants. The neighborhood has traditionally been working class, although poverty grew after jobs left in the de-industrialization which afflicted many "rust belt" cities. In the past few years the neighborhood has seen an influx of artists and professionals in a wave of gentrification. Property values have risen rapidly in recent years. The Lenape or Lenni-Lenape (later named Delaware Indians by Europeans) were, in the 1600s, loosely organized bands of Native American people practicing small-scale agriculture to augment a largely mobile hunter-gatherer society in the region around the Delaware River, the lower Hudson River, and western Long Island Sound. ... This article is about the continent. ...


External links

  • Fishtown.us: A community forum for Fishtowners or those who love Fishtown
  • An article about Fishtown from the Historical Society of Pennsylvania
  • Ancient Order of Hibernians Division 51 - Fishtown


Neighborhoods of The Northeast section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Academy Gardens - Ashton-Wooden Bridge - Bridesburg - Burholme - Bustleton - Byberry - Castor Garden - Fishtown - Fox Chase - Frankford - Holmesburg - Juniata - Kensington - Lawncrest - Lexington Park - Mayfair - Millbrook - Modena Park - Morrell Park - Normandy - Oxford Circle - Parkwood - Pennypack - Port Richmond - Rhawnhurst - Richmond - Ryers - Somerton - Tacony - Torresdale - Upper Holmesburg - Winchester Park - Wissinoming

Philadelphia neighbohoods Neighbourhood is also a term in topology. ... Northeast Philadelphia (the Northeast) is a section of the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that is marked by a large Italian, Polish and Irish Catholic population. ... Philadelphia is a village located in Jefferson County, New York. ... State nickname: The Keystone State Other U.S. States Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Governor Ed Rendell (D) Official languages None Area 119,283 km² (33rd)  - Land 116,074 km²  - Water 3,208 km² (2. ... Image File history File links NEPhilaDistrict. ... Byberry is a place name in Northeast Philadelphia that can have several references. ... The Fox Chase section of Northeast Philadelphia got its name from The Fox Chase Inn which opened in 1705. ... Frankford is a neighborhood in Philadelphia, situated about 6 miles northeast of Center City. ... Holmesburg is a neighborhood in the Near Northeast section of Philadelphia, PA. It is named for Thomas Holme, a surveyor employed by William Penn, who drew the first map of Philadelphia. ... Kensington, in Near Northeast Philadelphia, was known as an integral part of the citys Irish-American and Puerto Rican populations. ... Lawncrest is a neighborhood in the Near Northeast portion of the Northeast Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... Mayfair is a neighborhood located in the Northeast section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... Port Richmond is one of the neighbourhoods of the city of Philadelphia. ... Torresdale, also known as Torrisdale, is a neighborhood in the Far Northeast section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... The following are a list of major neighborhoods in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, organized by broad geographical location within the city: // West Philadelphia Carroll Park Cedar Park - Breadth: North to Larchwood Ave. ...


Center City - North Philadelphia - Northwest Philadelphia - The Northeast - South Philadelphia - Southwest Philadelphia - West Philadelphia Center City District, highlighted on a map of Philadelphia County. ... Map of Philadelphia County with North Philadelphia highlighted. ... Northeast Philadelphia (the Northeast) is a section of the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that is marked by a large Italian, Polish and Irish Catholic population. ... South Philadelphia is the section of Philadelphia between bounded by South Street to the north, the Delaware River to the east, and the Schuylkill River to the south and west. ... West Philadelphia is a region of the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on the western side of the Schuylkill River to the city line, centrally located and stretching north and south of Market Street, but not including areas south of Baltimore Ave, which is a part of Southwestern Philadelphia. ...


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Marie Riess, a resident of Fishtown for 66 years said the neighborhood is going through a sudden change and thanks to the 'new' residents moving in; the neighborhood is building up nicely.
The neighborhood of Fishtown is being developed thanks to the painter, metal workers, scuptors, and musicians who have moved in causing a revitalization of the neighborhood.
Fishtown is truly a "family neighborhood" in the Philadelphia area because most of the people still living here are related and have lived in the same homes most of their lives.
Fishtown and the Shad Fisheries : Historical Society of Pennsylvania (1311 words)
Fishtown’s name, according to popular understanding of the origins of neighborhood names in Philadelphia, is supposed to derive from a visit paid by Charles Dickens to the nei
The American shad is the largest member of the herring family of anadromous fish, meaning those species that, as adults, return to spawn in the river of their birth.
The term Fishtown was first applied to a corner of the triangle of Old Kensington between Cherry [Berks] Street and Gunner’s Run [Aramingo Avenue] and from both sides of Old Point Road [Richmond Street] to the river, where the shore fishermen lived.
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