Newbold, Philadelphia

Newbold is a neighborhood in South Philadelphia. Its boundaries are Broad Street on the east, 18th Street on the west, Washington Avenue on the north, and Passyunk Avenue on the south.[1]

Newbold Heights
Neighborhood of Philadelphia
Newbold Heights is located in Philadelphia
Newbold Heights
Newbold Heights
Coordinates:
Country United States
StatePennsylvania
CountyPhiladelphia County
CityPhiladelphia
ZIP Code
19145, 19146
Area codeArea code 215

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.[2]

Boundaries

According to their websites, Newbold Civic Association (NCA), created in 2006,[1] and Newbold Neighbors Association (NNA), now East Point Breeze Neighbors (EPBN), created in 2007,[3] dispute north/south boundaries of the neighborhood and the separation of the section from the Point Breeze neighborhood.[4] The NCA claims the southern boundary as Wolf Street while EPBN claims the southern boundary as Passyunk Avenue, one to three blocks farther north, wholly within Point Breeze (variable due to the southwest to northeast orientation of Passyunk).

Community

The main recreation areas in this neighborhood are DiSilvestro Playground and Guerin Recreation Center.

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.[5]

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.[6]

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[7] was named after the neighborhood.[8]

See also

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