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- Kensington is a neighborhood located in the United States city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located between the Near Northeast section of Philadelphia and North Philadelphia. Not to be confused with the former Kensington District, now commonly referred to as Fishtown, the area modernly referred to as "Kensington" is more of a section of smaller sub-neighborhoods than a clearly defined area. As such, there are disputes among locals as to the boundaries of the area. Generally-accepted boundaries are the triangular area bounded by Erie Avenue to the north, Front Street (and sometimes Fifth Street) to the West and Trenton Avenue to the East. Within these boundaries, sub-neighborhoods include Harrowgate, Lower Kensington, West Kensington and Fishtown. Due to colloquial changes in the boundaries of the area since the Act of Consolidation, 1854, no clear definition is possible. The Greater Kensington area of the city roughly coincides with the former Kensington District, Richmond District, Aramingo Borough and Northern Liberties Township. Since incorporation into the City of Philadelphia, these areas have evolved over time to include portions of the modern "Kensington". The area is located just a couple of miles northeast of Center City and just to the West of the Port Richmond neighborhood. Kensington is home to a large population of Irish Americans, Hispanic Americans, mainly Puerto Ricans and Dominicans, African Americans, and Polish Americans. 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 use to be the home of the K&A Gang, an organized group of thieves, of whom many of its members were not actually from Kensington, but simply hung out in the bars in the area around intersection of Kensington & Allegheny (K & A) Avenues. The U.S. Postal Service designates Kensington as ZIP code 19125(Kensington Station) AND 19134 (Richmond Station). 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. A small minority of the residents of Kensington refer to themselves as "Kenzos. " The term can be used both derogatively and affectionately. One prominent example is the rock band known as The Kenzos.
- 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 XIX 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.
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- Kensington is a neighborhood located in the United States city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located between the Near Northeast section of Philadelphia and North Philadelphia. Not to be confused with the former Kensington District, now commonly referred to as Fishtown, the area modernly referred to as "Kensington" is more of a section of smaller sub-neighborhoods than a clearly defined area. As such, there are disputes among locals as to the boundaries of the area.
- 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 XIX siècle, le quartier fut peuplé par des immigrés irlandais, allemands et polonais.
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