Pennsport, Philadelphia

This article is about the Philadelphia neighborhood. For the string band, see Pennsport (string band).
Pennsport
Neighborhood of Philadelphia
Drawing of the USS Philadelphia, built in Joshua Humphreys' shipyard in Pennsport, 1799.
Drawing of the USS Philadelphia, built in Joshua Humphreys' shipyard in Pennsport, 1799.
Pennsport is located in Philadelphia
Pennsport
Pennsport
Coordinates: 39°55′39″N 75°09′02″W / 39.92750°N 75.15056°W / 39.92750; -75.15056
Country United States
StatePennsylvania
CountyPhiladelphia
CityPhiladelphia
ZIP Code
19147, 19148
Area code(s)Area codes 215, 267, and 445

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. They maintain social organizations (also called "clubs"), which are located along 2nd Street (known locally as "Two Street").[1] Each year the clubs spend months preparing costumes, music and performances for Philadelphia's annual Mummers Parade on Broad Street on New Year's Day.

At one time, Pennsport was proposed as a location for development of casinos along the Philadelphia waterfront.[2][3] Many residents opposed this, as they wanted development that would provide better jobs. The state and city had conducted some negotiations with the Mashantucket Pequot, whose reservation is based in Connecticut, to establish Foxwoods Casino Philadelphia in this neighborhood, but the proposal never gained approval.

  1. ^ Max L. Raab (2001). Strut! The Movie (DVD). Philadelphia: Max L. Raab Productions. Archived from the original on 2007-10-09. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
  2. ^ Philly.com article on casino proposals
  3. ^ Philadelphia Weekly article on resident response to the casinos