Newbold, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Newbold is a neighborhood in South Philadelphia. Its boundaries are Tasker Ave to Wolf Street, S Broad Street to S 18th Street(east to west). [1][1]
This area has historically been part of Point Breeze, however John Longacre owner of the popular South Philadelphia Taproom 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 Longacre formed the Newbold CDC and Civic which gave rise to several other Newbold Associations.
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[edit] Community
The main recreation areas in this neighborhood is DiSilvestro Rec Center.
Civic groups active in the area include the Newbold Neighbors Association, Newbold Civic Association, the South Broad Street Neighborhood Association, and the Point Breeze NAC.[2]
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[edit] Demographics
Based on a Zillow “Home Value Index”, a slideshow released 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.
Hottest Zip Codes for Home Prices - CNBC
2. Philadelphia, Pa. (19145) Year-over-Year Price Growth: 19.1% Zillow Home Value Index: $144,558
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[edit] External links
- Newbold Neighbors
- Newbold Civic Association
- Newbold Neighbors Association (Myspace)
- Phillyblog posts about Newbold
- Newbold South Civic
- DiSilvestro Playground
- Francis M. Drexel School
- South Philly Taproom
- Brew/Ultimo
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