Passyunk Square, Philadelphia

Not to be confused with East Passyunk Crossing, Philadelphia.
Passyunk Square
Neighborhood of Philadelphia
Geno's Steaks at 9th Street and Passyunk in South Philadelphia
Geno's Steaks at 9th Street and Passyunk in South Philadelphia
Passyunk Square is located in Philadelphia
Passyunk Square
Passyunk Square
Coordinates: 39°55′59″N 75°09′55″W / 39.93303°N 75.16515°W / 39.93303; -75.16515
Country United States
StatePennsylvania
CountyPhiladelphia County
CityPhiladelphia
ZIP codes
19147, 19148
Area code(s)215, 267, 445

Passyunk Square is a neighborhood in South Philadelphia bounded by Broad Street to the west, 6th Street to the east, Tasker Street to the south and Washington Avenue to the north. [1] Passyunk Square is bordered by the Bella Vista, Hawthorne, Central South Philadelphia, Wharton, and Point Breeze neighborhoods. [2] [3] The neighborhood got its Lenape name from the 1800s Passyunk Township, Pennsylvania which named Passyunk Square Park, located between 12th, 13th, Reed and Wharton Streets. The park was eventually renamed Columbus Square Park, and subsequently the neighborhood became known as Columbus Square. Sue Montella, Geoff DiMasi, and a group of neighbors revived the Passyunk Square name when forming the Passyunk Square Civic Association in 2003.[4] The name "Passyunk Square" was researched and proposed by Geoff DiMasi after considering other historical names like Wharton that had been used in the neighborhood over the years. The area has come to be known as Little Saigon for its large Vietnamese American commercial and residential presence,[5] with one of the largest Vietnamese populations on the east coast.[6][7]

  1. ^ Passyunk Square.org
  2. ^ The Place Where You Live: Point Breeze South Philly Review
  3. ^ Philadelphia Neighborhoods
  4. ^ "Lower Italian Market Revitalization Project" p. 9 (PDF p/ 14/119). Retrieved on December 30, 2015. Original PSCA Website at the Wayback Machine (archived April 8, 2004)
  5. ^ Setha M. Low (2010-07-05). On the Plaza: The Politics of Public Space and Culture. ISBN 9780292788268.
  6. ^ "In South Philly, Subtly Staking Territory". 14 December 2011.
  7. ^ Setha M. Low; Dana Taplin; Suzanne Scheld (2009-05-21). Rethinking Urban Parks: Public Space and Cultural Diversity. ISBN 9780292778214.