Newbold, Philadelphia
Newbold is a neighborhood located in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Developer John Longacre (owner of the South Philadelphia Taproom, American Sardine Bar, Brew, 2nd District, and Renewbold) dubbed the neighborhood "Newbold" in 2003. Longacre drew inspiration for the name from the original name of Hicks Street. Soon he formed the Newbold CDC and a civic association, which gave rise to other area civic groups.[1]
Boundaries
Newbold Civic Association (NCA), created in 2006, and Newbold Neighbors Association (NNA), now East Point Breeze Neighbors (EPBN), created in 2007,[2] disputed north/south boundaries of the neighborhood and the separation of the section from the Point Breeze neighborhood.[3] Both organizations considered Broad Street and 18th Street to be the east/west boundaries of the section. The Newbold Neighbors Association claimed the northern boundary of the area to be Washington Avenue and the southern boundary of the area to be Passyunk Avenue.
Despite the fact that Point Breeze, Philadelphia neighborhood organizations do not consider Newbold to be a neighborhood in South Philadelphia, some online maps, such as Google Maps, continue to use the label "Newbold" as a neighborhood level marker generally for the East Point Breeze Neighbors service area (Washington Avenue to Passyunk Avenue; Broad Street to 18th Street). Other maps and real estate websites, such as Redfin, Zillow, and Realtor.com, also continue to use the name Newbold in listings and searches generally in the service area of the Newbold Civic Association (Tasker Street to Passyunk Avenue; Broad Street to 18th Street).
Community
Civic groups active in the area include East Point Breeze Neighbors, Point Breeze Community Development Coalition, Point Breeze Network Plus, Neighbors in Action, Concerned Citizens of Point Breeze, Newbold Civic Association, South Broad Street Neighborhood Association, and Greater Philadelphia Community Alliance.
Demographics
Based on a Zillow “Home Value Index”, a slideshow released in Nov. 2009 after the real estate market crash on CNBC has two Philly zip codes coming in at second and third place in the U.S. showing strong growth in Newbold during tough times.[4]
Newbold is identified as the fourth "hottest" neighborhood in the Philadelphia region by Redfin.com with a 435% increase in interest in the neighborhood and a $155,750 median home sale price.[5]
Transportation
Newbold is served by the SEPTA Broad Street Line (BSL), accessible at the Snyder, Tasker-Morris, and Ellsworth-Federal Stations, as well as several bus lines.
Namesakes
Newbold IPA, a beer released in 2008 by Philadelphia Brewing Company[6] was named after the neighborhood.[7]
See also
- Point Breeze
- South Philadelphia
- Gentrification
External links
- East Point Breeze Neighbors
- Newbold Civic Association
References
- ^ "A NEW(BOLD) IDENTITY: How One Taverner Rebranded E. Pt. Breeze ", The Public Record
- ^ East Point Breeze Neighbors
- ^ Curbed Philadelphia
- ^ Hottest Zip Codes for Home Prices - CNBC. "2. Philadelphia, Pa. (19145). Year-over-Year Price Growth: 19.1%. Zillow Home Value Index: $144,558"
- ^ Redfin.com | Hottest Neighborhoods of 2014
- ^ Philadelphia Brewing Company: Newbold IPA
- ^ Joe Sixpack: Sixpack Sez 3/21/2008
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Neighborhoods
- Bella Vista
- Central South Philadelphia
- Devil's Pocket
- Dickinson Square West
- East Passyunk Crossing
- Fabric Row
- FDR Park
- Girard Estate
- Graduate Hospital / Southwest Center City
- Grays Ferry
- Hawthorne
- Italian Market
- Little Saigon
- Lower Moyamensing
- Marconi Plaza
- Moyamensing
- Newbold
- Packer Park
- Passyunk Square
- Pennsport
- Point Breeze
- Queen Village
- Schuylkill
- Southwark
- Sports Complex
- West Passyunk
- Wharton
- Whitman
- Wilson Park
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- 2300 Arena
- Citizens Bank Park
- Lincoln Financial Field
- Wells Fargo Center
- Xfinity Live!
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- Congregation Shivtei Yeshuron-Ezras Israel
- Franklin Hose Company No. 28
- Geno's Steaks
- Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church
- Grays Road Recreation Center
- Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia
- Marian Anderson House
- Pat's King of Steaks
- Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Freight Shed
- Royal Theater
- St. Anthony de Padua Parish School
- St Nicholas of Tolentine Church
- Tindley Temple United Methodist Church
- Tony Luke's
- Walt Whitman Bridge
- Mount Sinai Hospital (demolished)