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Allemaengel t1_jdvc754 wrote

Reply to comment by Phillycheese4evr in Is Richmond Street the next hipster strip? by thecw

TIL.

Feeling dumb for not knowing that. Thought Fishtown has always been distinct.

Edit: JFC, people. I don't know that neighborhood well but like to learn. So it has developed separately under its own name. That's cool.

So spare me the downvotes and just correct the record, will ya?

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ADFC t1_jdvgd7g wrote

But he's wrong though; Fishtown and Port Richmond have been distinctly separated by the traintracks down Lehigh Ave. since the 1870s. If he's referring to the weird triangle of "Olde Richmond", that was part of Port Richmond until they drove i95 through the neighborhood.

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Allemaengel t1_jdvxkwg wrote

Gotcha.

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ADFC t1_jdw09g6 wrote

Fishtown/East Kensington has been an area that pretty much blended into one tbf, but Fishtown and Richmond have always been distinct from one another, even by ethnicity. Back in the day, Fishtown was mostly an Irish enclave while Port Richmond is the cultural center of Philly’s Polish activity. Still mostly holds true to this day.

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