Allegheny West
As Bakers Centre rises, a look toward what's next for Allegheny West and a call to develop the city's other 'food deserts'
By Amy Z. QuinnFor NewsWorks As Jeff Brown's long-in-the-works ShopRite takes shape at the corner of Fox and Roberts Streets in Allegheny West, the area supermarket mogul is talking about…
Real estate roundup: Radar at Lovett Memorial | Art Commisison on Mormon Temple | Free rent at 1530 Chestnut | PECO substation goes residential | Stanley Blacker suit factory conversion
Today's Buzz is a real estate round-up of sorts: On the grounds of Lovett Memorial Library in Mount Airy preservationists are hunting for archaeological remains using ground-penetrating radar. The grounds may…
Rooftop farm planned for SHARE | 'Waterfront Setback' zoning | Finnegan's Wake balconies vetoed | Kensington bank demo appealed
Hunting Park Avenue could soon be home to the city’s first rooftop farm project, NewsWorks reports. Organizers behind Cloud 9 Rooftop Farm are waiting for a lease agreement to build…
ABOUT ALLEGHENY WEST
Allegheny West, once called “Swampoodle," is a neighborhood in Upper North Philadelphia. The neighborhood spans from Ridge Avenue to 17th Street and from Lehigh Avenue to Westmoreland Street. The neighborhood's name, "Swampoodle," means a junction of three railroads, however historians have been unable to locate where these three railroads might be. The area was largely associated with shopping and retail opportunities throughout the 19th to mid 20th centuries. Many shops and businesses were forced to close their doors due to strip malls and other cheaper shopping centers opening up all over the city. The area has also seen a decrease in industrial business that has caused an increase in unemployment. Today the area is rebounding slowly but surely, thanks to their central location and close-knit community. The area also has a vibrant and prosperous shopping "corridor” located along 22nd street.
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