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| - Kensington is a neighborhood located in the United States city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located in the Near Northeast section of Philadelphia, located just a couple of miles northeast of Center City and just to the South of the Port Richmond neighborhood. Kensington is a very diverse neighborhood comprising relatively large Irish American, Puerto Rican, African American, Dominican American, and Polish American communities.In the nineteenth century, Kensington was one of the leading centers of the textile industry, particularly in carpet manufacture. McNeil Laboratories began with the purchase of a pharmacy in the area in 1879 by the company's namesake. Deindustrialization eventually took its hold on the neighborhood in the 1950s, leading to a significant population loss, mass unemployment, economic decline, and the abandoning of several homes in the neighborhood. However, some sections of the neighborhood have become arguably gentrified in recent years, especially those near Frankford Avenue, those near Port Richmond, Kensington's neighbor North of Lehigh Avenue, and those in lower Kensington now referred to as Fishtown, a once derogatory name given to area of Kensington where many Shad fisheries were located, another traditionally working class neighborhood which has seen rents increase. While most of the large manufacturers have left, the area has many small shops and large renovated factories and warehouses for newer artisans to set up shop. Kensington is also known to being the heart of Philadelphia's declining Irish Mob. It is home to the K&A Gang, which is part of Philadelphia's criminal underworld. The U.S. Postal Service designates Kensington as ZIP code 19125(Kensington Station) AND 19134 . Adjacent neighborhoods are Northern Liberties, Fishtown, Port Richmond, Juniata, and Frankford. Kensington is noted as the childhood home of fictional Cold Case character Lily Rush. The residents of Kensington are often referred to as "Kenzos." The term can be used both derogatively and affectionately. One prominent example is the rock band known as The Kenzos. (en)
- Kensington est un quartier de la ville de Philadelphie en Pennsylvanie. Il se situe au nord-est du centre-ville. Avant l'arrivée des Européens, les Amérindiens Lenapes avaient un village nommé Shackamaxon qui était situé à l'emplacement actuel du quartier de Kensington, au nord du centre de Philadelphie.Au XIXe siècle, le quartier fut peuplé par des immigrés irlandais, allemands et polonais. C'est à cette époque que l'industrie textile, en particulier la confection de tapis, fut la plus florissante. Kensington fut le théâtre des émeutes anti-catholiques de mai-juin 1844. (fr)
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