Pennsport neighborhood

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Pennsport is a historic South Philadelphia neighborhood known for its working-class roots, rowhouse streets, and proximity to the Delaware River waterfront.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
neighborhood
adjacentTo Delaware River
Lower Moyamensing
Queen Village neighborhood
surface form: Queen Village

Whitman neighborhood
belongsTo Delaware Valley
surface form: Delaware Valley metropolitan area
country United States of America
surface form: United States
governedBy Philadelphia City Council
hasBuildingType mixed-use buildings
rowhouse
hasCharacteristic historic neighborhood
rowhouse streets
working-class roots
hasCulturalAssociation Irish-American community
Mummers tradition
working-class culture
hasDemographicCharacteristic predominantly working-class population
hasEconomicActivity local retail
service businesses
hasHistoricalDevelopment 19th century industrial and residential growth
hasHistoricalUse port-related industry
shipbuilding-related activities
hasLandUse commercial corridors
residential
hasRecreationArea waterfront parks
hasUrbanForm dense housing
narrow streets
hasWaterfront Delaware River
hasZIPCode 19147
19148
locatedIn Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
South Philadelphia
United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedInCounty Philadelphia County
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedOn Delaware River waterfront
near Center City Philadelphia
partOf Philadelphia
surface form: City of Philadelphia

South Philadelphia
regionType urban neighborhood
streetPattern rowhouses
transportationAccess Columbus Boulevard NERFINISHED
Interstate 95

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Delaware River waterfront adjacentTo Pennsport neighborhood