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It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1973 [2] and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. [1] The district consists of two contiguous areas: Leland's downtown and the nearby commercial fishing area colloquially known as Fishtown. The Fishtown area was listed separately on the National Register in 2022. [3]
Fishtown is a neighborhood in the River Wards section [1] of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. [2] Located northeast of Center City Philadelphia , its borders are somewhat disputed today due to many factors, but are roughly defined by the triangle created by the Delaware River , Front Street , and York Street. [ 3 ]
The book covers seven geographic areas: Philadelphia's historical district in the central city; South Philadelphia; North Philadelphia; West and Southwest Philadelphia; Northwest Philadelphia; the River Wards of Fishtown, Port Richmond and Bridesburg; and the largely suburban-like district of Northeast Philadelphia.
These boundaries have since shifted so that a large area north of Lehigh Avenue is now considered part of Kensington, while Fishtown is no longer considered part of the neighborhood. [7] The current greater Kensington area roughly coincides with the former Kensington District, Richmond District, Aramingo Borough, and Northern Liberties Township.
At the river's edge, the park provides an unimpeded view of the full span of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge that connects Philadelphia to the city of Camden, New Jersey. Directly to the north is a power-generating station owned and operated by the Philadelphia Electric Company . Bordering the southern edge of the park there was a nightclub with ...
Fishtown was an informal artists' community housed in a cluster of old cabins and fishing shacks on the Skagit River delta in Skagit County, Washington, USA, from the late 1960s to the mid 1980s. It was part of the larger Skagit Valley arts community, centered on the town of La Conner , but was rustic and isolated, without electricity or ...
Fishtown, Philadelphia, neighborhood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Fishtown Historic District , historic district in Leland, Michigan. Fishtown (art colony) , informal artists' community, Skagit County, Washington
The Frontier Closed Area (FCA) is a restricted zone along the northern border of Hong Kong, serving as a buffer between the closed border and the rest of the territory. Access to this area requires a Closed Area Permit. From 1951 to 2012, the FCA encompassed an area of 28 square kilometres, containing numerous villages.