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'''Devil's Pocket''' is a [[neighborhood]] in the [[South Philadelphia]] section of [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] |
'''Devil's Pocket''' is a [[neighborhood]] in the [[South Philadelphia]] section of [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]. It is south of Lombard Street, east of 27th Street and north of Washington Avenue,<ref>[http://www.phila.gov/phils/Docs/otherinfo/pname1.htm Philadelphia Neighborhoods<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> in the in the westerly part of [[Southwest Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Southwest Center City]]. |
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Devil's Pocket is a very small neighborhood of rowhouses tucked near an industrial landscape along the banks of the river. It has historically been heavily [[Irish-American]]. The term "Devil's Pocket", not commonly used today, is said to have originated with a priest saying the neighborhood kids were so bad they would steal a chain out of the devil's pocket.<ref>[http://www.southphillyreview.com/view_article.php?id=2564 It's No Hell's Kitchen], South Philly Review</ref> |
Devil's Pocket is a very small neighborhood of rowhouses tucked near an industrial landscape along the banks of the river. It has historically been heavily [[Irish-American]]. The term "Devil's Pocket", not commonly used today, is said to have originated with a priest saying the neighborhood kids were so bad they would steal a chain out of the devil's pocket.<ref>[http://www.southphillyreview.com/view_article.php?id=2564 It's No Hell's Kitchen], South Philly Review</ref> |
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Revision as of 20:27, 5 May 2010
Devil's Pocket is a neighborhood in the South Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is south of Lombard Street, east of 27th Street and north of Washington Avenue,[1] in the in the westerly part of Southwest Center City.
Devil's Pocket is a very small neighborhood of rowhouses tucked near an industrial landscape along the banks of the river. It has historically been heavily Irish-American. The term "Devil's Pocket", not commonly used today, is said to have originated with a priest saying the neighborhood kids were so bad they would steal a chain out of the devil's pocket.[2]
The area north of Bainbridge and west of Gray's Ferry Ave is separated from the remainder of this area by the former Navy Hospital, now Naval Square, a condominium complex developed by Toll Brothers. Like the surrounding neighborhoods, this area has seen dramatic investment and rehabilitation, resulting in increased gentrification, and a further dilution of the Irish-American populace. Despite the increase in gentrification, however, there remains a large Irish population.
North of this location, the Philadelphia School, a private school serving Pre-K through 8th grade, has petitioned to expand on an adjacent site.
External links
References
- ^ Philadelphia Neighborhoods
- ^ It's No Hell's Kitchen, South Philly Review
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