Bridesburg/Kensington/Richmond

Bridesburg/Kensington/Richmond

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Council Districts: (1) Frank DiCicco; (6) Joan Krajewski; (7) Maria D. Quinones-Sanchez; (9) Marian Tasco

Neighborhoods include:

Kensington
Richmond
Bridesburg
Fishtown
Juniata

Points of Interest

Richmond Power Plant

Edward Corner Marine Warehouse

The Edward Corner Marine Merchandize warehouse is a utilitarian four-story warehouse fronting North Delaware Avenue in Fishtown, near the site of the demolished Jack Frost Sugar Refinery. Edward Corn

Cramps machine shop

Only one building remains of the once world-famous Cramps Shipyard, and it’s about to be torn down.

Lenape chiefs, Indian scholar reflect on Penn Treaty history

At the Historical Society Thursday night, a prominent scholar in indigenous culture and leaders from two Lenape tribal nations paid tribute to the 1682 Treaty of Friendship, reached at Penn Treaty Park.

PCPC waterfront zoning proposal on its way through council

Council's committee on the rules unanimously passes along amendment that would eliminate height restrictions along seven blocks of the Central Delaware. Casino properties in the CED may be exempted.

3 ‘Infill’ spaces, 3 distinct challenges

Feb. 22, 2010 / By Thomas J. Walsh
Infill Philadelphia, through three nascent industrial re-use projects and a partnership with the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corp., is bringing awareness to what one official is calling the city’s third-largest growth sector.

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