skemojoe
skemojoe t1_jdvidhk wrote
Reply to Is Richmond Street the next hipster strip? by thecw
I moved to Port Richmond ~6 years ago. Since then, Lunar, Nemi, Reanimator and some of the other places people have mentioned have all opened up. I was at the Flea this past weekend too, and the energy was great, and I really do feel like Port Richmond will only get better and better. I'm not sure if it'll ever be as hip as Fishtown, but once the trolley's are back I think development will take off even more.
There is so much potential here and with the proximity to Fishtown, lots of commercial space available and ready for redevelopment, and affordable housing. I'm psyched to see what happens in the next 5 years.
skemojoe t1_jdvj235 wrote
Reply to comment by mortgagepants in Is Richmond Street the next hipster strip? by thecw
Now that the busses are traveling on the trolley route, you can get to Frankford/Girard from Richmond/Westmoreland in 10 minutes. It almost feels like an express bus too with more space between stops on Richmond.