Nothing says summer in Philly quite like closing down the streets and throwing a good block party. It turns out that West Philly – particularly Cedar Park, Cobbs Creek, Kingsessing and Garden Court – have thrown more block parties than anyone else in the city.
Our friends over at PlanPhilly have crunched the data drawn from block party permits issued over the past 10 years and the 19143 zip code came out on top with 7,109 block party permits issued over the 10-year period. North Philly, particularly 19140, was second. The block that parties the hardiest? The 3500 block of Ryan Avenue in Mayfair, with 69 block party permits issued.
PlanPhilly’s Jon Geeting writes that the total number of block parties in the city over the past 10 years have decreased since a peak in 2008 of 7,679 total permits issued. But, Geeting points out, “this data set only includes authorized block party permits that people paid for. It doesn’t include all the block parties out there held without a permit from Streets, so keep in mind that this is only a partial picture of the phenomenon.”
Not surprisingly, the permit data shows that the most block parties are held around July 4th, Memorial Day and Labor Day.
Check out the full post at PlanPhilly here.
August 22nd, 2016 at 11:27 am
My guess is that 19143 just knows how to party or have a good time. Kudos. Block parties are a cool wait to chill out in the summer heat and even meet and greet some of the neighbors and friends alike. It’s a great way to grill and grub and relax when the work week is through.