Submitted by Dryheavemorning t3_123w1ay in philadelphia
youre_all_dorks t1_jdwrlmc wrote
There’s no such thing as “Olde Kensington”. It’s either Kensington, or it’s not. Stop trying to fancy it up.
Dryheavemorning OP t1_jdwt6e0 wrote
Yeah, the Olde Kensington Pavilion for Section 8 senior housing built in 1986 must have just picked that name out of thin air to fancy up the place./s Olde Kensington has been distinguished from the rest of Kensington for a long time. The OG Kensington District was only what is now Olde Kensington south of Cecil and Fishtown/East Kensington. Everything else was a later addition. Using Olde or South could be up for debate but it's just stupid to argue it shouldn't be and isn't distinguished from just Kensington.
electric_ranger t1_jdxq5qx wrote
I absolutely love the knowledge bombs you’re dropping
youre_all_dorks t1_jdwtwsv wrote
The Olde Kensington pavilion is in NoLibs, but ok.
Dryheavemorning OP t1_jdwzsu4 wrote
Reading "The Fires of Philadelphia" right now about the Nativist riots just before the Consolidation Act. It includes historic maps and north of Girard (then Franklin St) at 3rd , where the Olde Kensington Pavilion is, was 100% in the Kensington District. NoLibs didn't extend north of Girard/Franklin until 5th St and doesn't at all today.
owl523 t1_jdx8v7s wrote
I always thought of Girard as the No Libs boundary, and above that Old or South Kensington
Dryheavemorning OP t1_jdxao49 wrote
You are correct today. But the border of NoLibs was historically the Cohocksink Creek. https://diggingi95.com/northern-liberties/
owl523 t1_jdxbfr5 wrote
Nice. So the piazza is in Kensington
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Loud-Policy t1_jdx4mcm wrote
It’s both. Olde Kensington is in Kensington. West/east Kensington are in Kensington.
Turns out East passyunk is in south Philly
Bustleton is in northeast Philly.
Kensington is a region that spans like 8 el stops. Subdividing it into neighborhoods makes sense
nalgene_wilder t1_jdx279n wrote
The world will keep moving forward with or without you
-One_Eye- t1_jdyp10z wrote
It’s literally a difference zip code.
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