Holmesburg began as a Village within Lower Dublin Township, Pennsylvania. It is now a neighborhood in the Northeast section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Holmesburg was named in Honor of Surveyor General of Pennsylvania Thomas Holme, who was a cartographer.
Saint Dominic Roman Catholic Church, on Frankford Avenue, was established in 1849
Frankford Avenue bridge over the Pennypack Creek
Thomas Holme Branch Library
Northeast Philadelphia, nicknamed Northeast Philly, the Northeast and the Great Northeast, is a section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. According to the 2000 census, Northeast Philadelphia has a population of between 300,000 and 450,000, depending on how the area is defined. The Northeast is known as being home to a large working class Irish American population, but it is also home to Polish, German, Jewish, Russian, African American, Brazilian, Puerto Rican, Dominican, Guatemalan, Ukrainian, Indian, Chinese, and Vietnamese neighborhoods.
Aerial view around the Northeast Philadelphia Airport
Northeast Philadelphia in 1900 when the region was still a collection of towns and farms
Friends Hospital, founded in 1813 by Quakers
Frankford Avenue Bridge over Pennypack Creek in Holmesburg
