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  2. South Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    The neighborhood of Pennsport remains primarily a working class Irish-American neighborhood and the cultural center of Irish-American South Philadelphia. An increase in late 20th-century and early 21st-century immigration has given South Philadelphia significant populations from Asia , particularly Southeast Asia , including populations from ...

  3. McGillin's Olde Ale House - Wikipedia

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    "Pa" McGillin operated the establishment until his death in 1901. Then his wife Catherine, known as "Ma" McGillin continued running the business, which had grown to encompass the oyster house next door as well as the remainder of the McGillin's house, displacing her 13 children. "Ma" ran the restaurant until her own death in 1937, at age 90. [2 ...

  4. History of Irish Americans in Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    Philadelphia's Irish population have left their mark in a number of ways. Traditionally, the Philadelphia Police Department and Philadelphia Fire Department have always had a large Irish American influence. [5] Many neighborhoods, such as Kensington and Fishtown of Northeast Philadelphia, and Pennsport of South Philadelphia are still

  5. List of Philadelphia neighborhoods - Wikipedia

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    Philadelphia Neighborhoods and Place Names; Philadelphia neighborhoods: data and interactive map. Ferrick, Tom (February 11, 2011). "Median Household Income 1999-2009 (by Neighborhood)". Philadelphia Metropolis. The Public Media Lab; Ferrick, Tom (February 11, 2011).

  6. Pennsport, Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    Pennsport is a neighborhood in the South Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.. Pennsport is home to a large working-class Irish American population, many of them descendants of immigrants from the mid to late 19th century.

  7. Queen Village, Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    Historically, the area is part of old Southwark, Philadelphia's first suburb, which was incorporated into the city in 1854 and remains the city's oldest residential neighborhood. It is known for its large Jewish and Irish immigrant population, though the South Philadelphia Irish-American community is increasingly centered in the nearby southern ...

  8. Port Richmond, Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    The neighborhood is also home to a large Irish American community and sizable German, Lithuanian, Italian, and Puerto Rican communities, along with a historic Jewish community, as represented in the various churches and organizations. In more recent years, a sizable Albanian community has moved in. Port Richmond's ZIP code is 19134.

  9. Northeast Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    Today, the Irish in Philadelphia make up 14.2% of the city's population, the largest ethnicity in the city. [21] Although there are Irish in almost every area of the city, they still are predominantly located within Northeast Philadelphia, [2] especially in neighborhoods such as Kensington, Fishtown, and Mayfair.