Newbold, Philadelphia

Newbold Heights
Neighborhood of Philadelphia
Country  United States
State Pennsylvania
County Philadelphia County
City Philadelphia
ZIP Code 19145, 19146
Area code(s) Area code 215

Newbold is not an officially recognized neighborhood in South Philadelphia. Gentrifying forces have attempted to rename this small piece of Point Breeze, the official and historical neighborhood name. Recent acknowledgements of this can be seen in the name change of "Newbold Neighborhood Association" to "East Point Breeze Neighbors."[1] Many online articles discuss the problem with "Newbold", and strong resistance to the name continues.[2] As longtime Point Breeze community leader Claudia Sharrod has repeatedly stated, "There is no Newbold section of Point Breeze." [3] Its unofficial boundaries are from Broad Street on the east to 18th Street on the west, Washington Avenue on the north to Wolf Street on the south.[4] Historically part of Point Breeze, Developer John Longacre (owner of the South Philadelphia Taproom, American Sardine Bar, Brew and Renewbold) dubbed the neighborhood "Newbold" in 2003 in an effort to differentiate it from the rest of Point Breeze. 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.[5]

Boundaries

According to their websites, Newbold Civic Association (NCA), created in 2006,[4] and Newbold Neighbors Association (NNA), created in 2007,[4] dispute the north/south boundaries of the neighborhood. The NCA claims the southern boundary as Wolf Street while the NNA claims the southern boundary as Passyunk Avenue, one to three blocks farther north (variable due to the southwest to northeast orientation of Passyunk). The NCA claims the northern boundary as Tasker Street while the NNA claims the northern boundary as Washington Avenue, about six blocks to the north.

Community

The main recreation areas in this neighborhood: DiSilvestro Playground, Guerin Recreation Center, and Chew Playground.

Civic groups active in the area include the East Point Breeze Neighbors, the Newbold Civic Association, the South Broad Street Neighborhood Association, and Diversified Community Services.[6]

Demographics

Based on a Zillow “Home Value Index”, a slideshow released in Nov. 2009 after the real estate market crash on CNBC has two Philadelphia ZIP Codes coming in at second and third place in the U.S. showing strong growth in Newbold during tough times.[7]

Newbold was 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.[8]

Namesakes

Newbold IPA, a beer released in 2008 by Philadelphia Brewing Company.[9] was named after the neighborhood.[10]

See also

References

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  4. 1 2 3 South Philly Review
  5. ↑ "A NEW(BOLD) IDENTITY: How One Taverner Rebranded E. Pt. Breeze ", The Public Record
  6. ↑ The Next Great City: Community Group Listings
  7. ↑ Hottest Zip Codes for Home Prices - CNBC. "2. Philadelphia, Pa. (19145). Year-over-Year Price Growth: 19.1%. Zillow Home Value Index: $144,558"
  8. ↑ Redfin.com | Hottest Neighborhoods of 2014
  9. ↑ Philadelphia Brewing Company: Newbold IPA
  10. ↑ Joe Sixpack: Sixpack Sez 3/21/2008

Coordinates: 39°55′53″N 75°10′14″W / 39.93125°N 75.17059°W / 39.93125; -75.17059

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