Submitted by thecw t3_123n6ts in philadelphia
ADFC t1_jdvyaf3 wrote
Reply to comment by internet_friends in Is Richmond Street the next hipster strip? by thecw
100% to everything you said. It’ll never be a “Fishtown” (and that’s perfectly fine too btw), it’s too much a family oriented community with “deep roots” that aren’t going anywhere, given how affordable the area is.
Another thing is the lack of potential for adaptive reuse in the neighborhood. There’s very few warehouses mixed into the neighborhoods since all the industrial areas were on the river stemming from the train viaduct. You have to follow the viaduct north of Aramingo/the black bridge for the larger developmental opportunities, but at that point you’re a little too close to K&S/K&A for any true revitalization/reuse to occur at the present moment. Interesting to see how it unfolds in a decade or so…
internet_friends t1_jdvzlcy wrote
A great point on the adaptive reuse.
Another thing I noticed is that the K&A spillover is much more prevalent in Port Richmond than in Fishtown or even East Kensington (which, by the way, IS the next "domino to fall" not Port Richmond). I lived pretty far away from the side of Port Richmond that borders Kensington and still thought it was bad. Nothing like a couple of dudes pushing around shopping carts full of scrap metal that says, "This neighborhood is a great place to buy a house!"
ADFC t1_jdw1w1b wrote
I’d say the domino is falling down in East Kensington as we speak!
That is 100% true, the Sunoco/Wawa on Allegheny is insane. I wonder why the spillover is worse given East Kensington and Port Richmond have the same CP (Squilla).
Jawny_Appleseed t1_jdwwclw wrote
Scrap yards and and vacant lots just off of Richmond Street make the area more appealing to the homeless element. It’s an easy 15 minute walk to K&A for your supplies and a safer place to crash without sleeping in an abandoned house off of Kensington Ave.
CroatianSensation79 t1_jdytxfy wrote
You hit the nail on the head. This is so true. I live a few blocks from that wawa and Sunoco and to be honest, they’ve had that homeless element for about 15-20 years. It’s gotten worse the last few years though.
Daisy_Steiner_ t1_jdyuuqt wrote
I don’t know. This is exactly what Memphis and Hazzard felt like in 2007 when I first moved there.
internet_friends t1_jdzsksr wrote
Memphis and Hazzard is East Kensington and is still being gentrified. It's pretty close to Lehigh so I'm not shocked you felt that way back in 2007, it still isn't that nice now. Most of what's been gentrified in East Kensington is above Frankford closer to Fishtown.
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