internet_friends t1_jdvzlcy wrote on March 27, 2023 at 4:32 PM

Reply to comment by ADFC in Is Richmond Street the next hipster strip? by thecw

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 on March 27, 2023 at 4:47 PM

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 on March 27, 2023 at 8:00 PM

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 on March 28, 2023 at 4:36 AM

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 on March 28, 2023 at 4:45 AM

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 on March 28, 2023 at 12:01 PM

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.