Is there a name to the area? - Page 3 - PhillyBlog

ml73 · #21 (**permalink**) 01-25-2007, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by CTLiotta

Just interested in some trivia... I live at 9th and Ritner. Does my community have a name? It's obviously not Whitman or Queen Village or Bella Vista... if it doesn't have a name, can somebody make one up?

If those by graduate hospital can have the "G-HO", it would certainly be within your right to call the area around Methodist "ME-HO".

Or how about "NOMO - North of Moyamensing"

or my personal favorite "South Philly".

The neighborhood most of my family is in has been relabled East Passyunk Crossing... HA. None of the long time residents will ever call it that but it doesn't matter... Mike McCann and his team have embraced it... No offense to whoever came up with it but it sounds like a toll brothers development out in the suburbs. Plus it is so generic... I mean East Passyunk crosses everything east of broad up to south between 4th and 5th...

SwiftLyons · #22 (**permalink**) 01-25-2007, 08:46 AM

I Think the area around 9th and Ritner is called Macaroni Square.

shishi · #23 (**permalink**) 01-25-2007, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by PinkSoil

I vote for giving it a really stupid hipster name like many of the areas in Philly have been given, and completely aboloshing the term "South Philly" altogether. It's so 100 years ago. I feel that everything below Washington should be formally changed to SoWa. I also feel that since South St. down to Washington has a little bit of a different vibe, this should be called NoWa. Personally, I would like my block to be changed to BeMcandMif. (between McKean and Mifflin). Yes. These are good ideas, indeed.

Well, if that is the case, I live in your hood BeMcandMif

dynamine · #24 (**permalink**) 01-25-2007, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by SwiftLyons

I Think the area around 9th and Ritner is called Macaroni Square.

woohoo! i live in macaroni square!