 Berks Street, a typical residential street in Fishtown, in 2007 Fishtown is a neighborhood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2856x1676, 1423 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Fishtown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used...
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Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Cradle of Liberty, the City That Loves You Back, the Quaker City, The Birthplace of America Motto: Philadelphia maneto - Let brotherly love continue Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 - Mayor...
Official language(s) English, Pennsylvania Dutch Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area Ranked 33rd - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²) - Width 280 miles (455 km) - Length 160 miles (255 km) - % water 2. ...
Located immediately northeast of Center City, its borders are somewhat disputed today due to many factors, but are roughly defined by the triangle created by the Delaware River, Frankford Avenue, and York Street. Newer residents of the area consider it to go all the way up to Lehigh Avenue.
History
Pre-1800 Originally inhabited by members of the Turtle Clan of the Lenni Lenape Indian tribe (named by the Europeans, the Delaware Indian Tribe), the first European settlers were a group of 6 Swedish farming families, later replaced by British landed gentry, then British shipbuilders and German fishermen. 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. ...
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1800-1900 Within a few generations there was another influx of German immigrants, then still later in the late 19th century Polish immigrants. Irish Catholics began pouring into the area to the point where the majority of the people today can trace their ancestry to Irish immigrants. Irish Catholics is a term used to describe Irish people or people of Irish descent who adhere to the Roman Catholic faith. ...
Modern History The neighborhood has traditionally been working class and while poverty grew after jobs left in the de-industrialization which afflicted many "rust belt" cities, Fishtown has always maintained itself as stable working-class European ethnic community. Property values have risen rapidly in recent years as the neighborhood has seen an influx of artists and professionals in a wave of gentrification. World map showing the location of Europe. ...
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Borders Disputed Fishtown is actually a subsection of the larger surrounding Kensington neighborhood, as evidenced by early maps of the area. There has never been an official designation of this area as "Fishtown," but due to locals calling it that, it stuck as a nickname for the lower section of Kensington. By the 2nd to 3rd quarter of the 20th century, the area was no longer being called Kensington. Playground in the neighborhood of Kensington, Philadelphia. ...
The Name The name "Fishtown" is derived from its former role as the center of the Shad fishing industry on the Delaware River. The name comes from the fact that a number of 18th and early 19th century German & German-American families bought up the fishing rights on both sides of the Delaware River from Trenton Falls down to Cape May, NJ.
The apocryphal local legend traces the name of Fishtown to Charles Dickens who purportedly visited the neighborhood in March 1842, but records show this to be false, as it was named Fishtown prior to his visiting. Dickens redirects here. ...
External links - Fishtown.us: A community forum for Fishtowners or those who love Fishtown
- Fishtown life (sponsored by the Fishtown Neighbors Association (FNA). It's the source for neighborhood information as well as FNA meetings schedule.
- New Kensington Community Development Corporation (NKCDC) providing neighborhood services within the Fishtown community.
- Articles about Fishtown & Kensington history published by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania
- History of Fishtown & Kensington, provided by local geneaologist and historian Ken Milano
- Photo History of Philadelphia, Sort by Neighborhood
- 19th Century Maps of Philadelphia
- Phillyblog - Fishtown section.
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Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area - City 369. ...
Official language(s) English, Pennsylvania Dutch Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area Ranked 33rd - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²) - Width 280 miles (455 km) - Length 160 miles (255 km) - % water 2. ...
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Academy Gardens is a neighborhood located in the The Northeast section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. ...
Ashton-Woodenbridge is a neighborhood located in the The Northeast section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. ...
Bridesburg is a neighborhood in the Northeast section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ...
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Playground in the neighborhood of Kensington, Philadelphia. ...
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Philadelphia neighbohoods 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. ...
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South Philadelphia district, highlighted on map of Philadelphia County. ...
Southwest Philadelphia is a section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. ...
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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