November 29–December 6, 2001

naked city

Border Lines: Manayunk

View of St. John’s the Baptist church from Manayunk Avenue.

Another in a series on the look and texture of Philadelphia neighborhoods.

by Kass Mencher

Manayunk

	Sheila Clark on the 4300 block of Cresson.

Where: Manayunk’s borders are often blurred with those of neighboring Roxborough or with Wissahickon, but many residents define the boundaries as Main Street, Manayunk Avenue and Fountain Street.

Who lives there: A diverse mix of longtime residents (some third and fourth generation) and young professionals working in Center City and the surrounding neighborhoods.

What it looks like: Rolling hills dotted with rowhomes contrast sharply with Main Street, home to trendy shops and restaurants.

Near the corner of Dupont Street and Pechin.			Untouchables, a lingerie shop on Main Street.

Six-year-old Jenny Hayden watches over a homemade lemonade stand on the 4400 block of Pechin.			The window of Sonoma on the 4400 block of Main Street.

	John Glover reaches for a ball while his brother Sam looks on in the church yard of the Fourth Reformed Church.