Swamppoddle. It was a section of North Philly. I lived near Connie Mack stadium, St Columba's Church and Corpus Christi Church. It took up a pretty big area. Great memories.
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Irish people made up a quarter of the population of Philadelphia and New York when the cities were first established. Many Irish immigrants started the first fire departments in both cities.
Irish Potato Candies originated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Irish potato candy is a type of candy made from coconut cream, sugar and cinnamon.
Of course!! And the bats were in those neighborhoods before they were neighborhoods.
Some were former church parishes, a few were clusters of a certain ethnic group banding together for unity or because of predjudice while others were the creation of economic factors.
William Penn chose the name "Philadelphia" from Greek roots meaning "The City of Brotherly Love." Philadelphia has, at various times, been called "The Athens of America," "The Workshop of the World," "The City of Homes," "The City of Neighborhoods," "The Quaker City," "The Cradle of Liberty," "Corrupt and Content," "The City That Loves You Back" and, of course, plain old "Philly."
Irish Italian refers to individuals who have both Irish and Italian ancestry. It could also refer to the blending of Irish and Italian cultures, particularly in areas with a high population of people from both backgrounds, such as certain neighborhoods in New York City.
Humble Neighborhoods was created on 2003-11-28.
The word, Betzemer, developed in the Harlem area of New York in the early 1900's. Irish Catholic and Jewish neighborhoods were contiguous. There was not a lot of love lost between the two ethnic groups. The Jews came up with this derogatory name for their Irish neighbors, "Betzemer"; etiology unknown.
Providing safer neighborhoods.
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
If by neighborhoods, you mean collections of homes, bus stops, playgrounds and so forth: no.