Neighborhoods

What Philadelphia neighborhood are you? Take the quiz

Are you Old City, Fishtown Rittenhouse or something else entirely? Take our quiz of the city’s 16 most popular ‘hoods.

by Mark Dent November 24, 2014January 17, 2023

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Mark Dent is a reporter/curator at BillyPenn. He previously worked for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, where he covered the Jerry Sandusky scandal, Penn State football and the Penn State administration. His... More by Mark Dent

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