The River Wards: Then and Now, Old and New

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Photo of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge over the Delaware River. CARINA MCKEE / STAR PHOTO

How newcomers and lifelong residents, young and old, see life in Northern Liberties, Fishtown, Port Richmond and Bridesburg.

Fishtown, Northern Liberties, Port Richmond and Bridesburg are nothing if not diverse and unique, and no one knows that better than the people who live there. Please see below for eight individual interviews with local people from each neighborhood. Photos and story by Mikala Jamison, who can be reached at 215–354–3113 or [email protected].

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