Manayunk | |
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 Manayunk Main Street with the Manayunk Bridge in the background | |
| Nickname(s): MNYK, The Yunk | |
| Motto(s): Urban Experience, Small Town Charm | |
 Map of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania highlighting Manayunk Borough prior to the Act of Consolidation, 1854 | |
| Coordinates: 40°01′35″N 75°13′25″W / 40.02639°N 75.22361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Philadelphia |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 10,154 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 19127 |
| Area codes | 215, 267 and 445 |
Manayunk (/ˈmænəjʌŋk/ MAN-ə-yunk) is a neighborhood in the section of Lower Northwest Philadelphia in the state of Pennsylvania. Located adjacent to the neighborhoods of Roxborough and Wissahickon and also on the banks of the Schuylkill River, Manayunk contains the first canal begun in the United States (although not the first completed, due to budget problems).[1]
The area's name is derived from the language of the Lenape Native American tribe. In 1686, in documents between William Penn and the Lenape, the Lenape referred to the Schuylkill River as "Manaiung", their word for "river", which literally translates as "place to drink"; the word was later altered and adopted as the town's name.[2][3]
Although historically a working class community,[4] in recent years the neighborhood has been substantially gentrified.[5]
- ^ Early History of the Falls of Schuylkill, Manayunk, Schuylkill and Lehigh Navigation Companies, Fairmount Waterworks, Etc., by Charles V. Hagner, in 1869.
- ^ Nickels, Thom Images of America :ManayunkArcadia Publishing 2001, ISBN 978-0-7385-0511-4
- ^ Chapter 3 - Part II, Vol. II - Watson's Annals of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania, 1857.
- ^ "Global Philadelphia". Global Philadelphia Association. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- ^ Fisher, Geraldine (2006). "The Gentrification of Manayunk". University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 2008-06-28.