xzmattzx
January 18th, 2006, 09:39 PM
this thread on wilmington will focus on many of the neighborhoods west of i-95: cool springs, hedgeville, hilltop, and little italy. i am going to cover other neighborhoods in this area, such as trolley square, browntown, and wawaset park another time. these pictures are from last spring and summer.
a nun strolls through cool springs park on a warm sunday morning in the neighborhood of cool springs, located just west of i-95 near delaware avenue.
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a sign for cool springs park. the building for the cool springs reservoir is in the background.
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cool springs park again. the nun is still in the picture at the left, talking to a young black boy about his dog that he was walking.
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one of the buildings for ing direct, with trinity episcopal church to the left. i-95 is in the foreground, underneath the delaware avenue eastbound exit ramp you see. the ing direct building here was built in the early 1980's in by chase bank, who came to town to take advantage of the financial center development act of 1981.
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trinity episcopal church to the left, and the ing direct building on the right. the building is almost right next to i-95, and is clearly visible from i-95.
http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/1471/dscf18423eu.jpg
some houses in cool springs, located on park place. the performing arts center for ursuline academy, an all-girls catholic high school, is in the background.
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workers fixing up the 10th street overpass near cool springs park.
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some houses in the cool springs neighborhood on van buren street near the corner of 10th street.
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the 8th street overpass over i-95. the lower downtown skyscrapers are in the background.
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looking beyond the trees at the corner of 8th and jackson streets towards the residences at christina landing and the land south of wilmington.
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some houses on 8th street.
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a house on franklin street. cool springs is one neighborhood that is very green and natural.
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looking west up 11th street at some houses.
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the cool springs reservoir is in the foreground, and the wilmington skyline ot the east is in the background.
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the gerardine house, part of ursuline academy, on franklin street.
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st. elizabeth's catholic church on clayton street in hedgeville. st. elizabeth's also has a high school.
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some houses on sycamore street in hedgeville. hedgeville is one of the more diverse neighborhoods in wilmingotn from what i've seen. i would say that the neighborhood reflects the united states as a whole; the majority of the neighborhood is white, but several ethnicities, like italian, polish, and irish. blacks make up a large minority, at around the same percentage as blacks make in the united states (maybe a little bit more). catholics and protestants are about equal in this area, although i would say that there are more catholics than protestants here. the neighborhood also has a good mix of old people and younger families. hedgeville is a good place for everyone to fit in, and i think people with all sorts of personalities would enjoy living there.
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some houses along rodney street in hedgeville.
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the view of lower downtown wilmington from oak street between broom and franklin streets.
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some interesting houses on 9th street in the neighborhood of hilltop. these are the only houses i've seen in wilmington that are this style .
http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/2426/dscf26704lm.jpg
looking north up clayton street in hilltop, with some nice little houses on the left and the parking lot for st. francis hospital on the right.
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st. francis hospital in little italy. the hospital is at the top of a hill, and can be seen from i-95.
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the tops of houses and the belltower of st. anthony of padua roman catholic church are visible from the grass berm of the rodney street reservoir.
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st. anthony of padua catholic church, at the corner of 9th & supont streets in the heart of little italy. obviously, this church was the center of the neighborhood, and functioned not only as a church, but as a community center for the italian catholics.
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some houses and an italian business on dupont street in little italy.
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an italian restaurant on lincoln street in little italy.
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a small park at the corner of 8th and broom streets. the greek festival is held in this park in june.
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walking northeast down scott street towards the italian festival, held each june. the italian festival is centered around the feast of st. anthony of padua, and st. anthony of padua catholic church holds the festival each year in celebration of the patron saint's feast day.
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the inside of st. anthony of padua catholic church. being a catholic myself, i stopped into the church and said a quick prayer while i was at the italian festival one day. after all, it was the feast of st. anthony.
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a view of the inside of the church from the back.
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the outside of the church, with italian festival decorations adorning everything in sight.
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one of the several beer tents at the italian festival. nothing like helping the church like drinking beer. :cheers:
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holy trinity greek orthodox church on broom street. they hold their greek festival each year in june, about a week before the italian festival. holy trinity church is only 3 or 4 blocks away from st. anthony of padua church, so the neighborhood sees a lot of business and activity in june.
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looking at kosciuszko park from maple streetin the hilltop neighborhood.
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i hope you enjoyed the pictures of neighborhoods away from downtown.
a nun strolls through cool springs park on a warm sunday morning in the neighborhood of cool springs, located just west of i-95 near delaware avenue.
http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/935/dscf18381nl.jpg
a sign for cool springs park. the building for the cool springs reservoir is in the background.
http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/4562/dscf18399ua.jpg
cool springs park again. the nun is still in the picture at the left, talking to a young black boy about his dog that he was walking.
http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/7332/dscf18402yp.jpg
one of the buildings for ing direct, with trinity episcopal church to the left. i-95 is in the foreground, underneath the delaware avenue eastbound exit ramp you see. the ing direct building here was built in the early 1980's in by chase bank, who came to town to take advantage of the financial center development act of 1981.
http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/7344/dscf18419fx.jpg
trinity episcopal church to the left, and the ing direct building on the right. the building is almost right next to i-95, and is clearly visible from i-95.
http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/1471/dscf18423eu.jpg
some houses in cool springs, located on park place. the performing arts center for ursuline academy, an all-girls catholic high school, is in the background.
http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/8016/dscf18435au.jpg
workers fixing up the 10th street overpass near cool springs park.
http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/3915/dscf18442bm.jpg
some houses in the cool springs neighborhood on van buren street near the corner of 10th street.
http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/2066/dscf18455mb.jpg
the 8th street overpass over i-95. the lower downtown skyscrapers are in the background.
http://img277.imageshack.us/img277/5818/dscf18463ba.jpg
looking beyond the trees at the corner of 8th and jackson streets towards the residences at christina landing and the land south of wilmington.
http://img277.imageshack.us/img277/722/dscf18478dy.jpg
some houses on 8th street.
http://img277.imageshack.us/img277/2489/dscf18480sz.jpg
a house on franklin street. cool springs is one neighborhood that is very green and natural.
http://img277.imageshack.us/img277/4506/dscf18495wj.jpg
looking west up 11th street at some houses.
http://img277.imageshack.us/img277/3306/dscf18502lz.jpg
the cool springs reservoir is in the foreground, and the wilmington skyline ot the east is in the background.
http://img277.imageshack.us/img277/9443/dscf18511wu.jpg
the gerardine house, part of ursuline academy, on franklin street.
http://img277.imageshack.us/img277/922/dscf18520gp.jpg
st. elizabeth's catholic church on clayton street in hedgeville. st. elizabeth's also has a high school.
http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/6770/dscf26666jm.jpg
some houses on sycamore street in hedgeville. hedgeville is one of the more diverse neighborhoods in wilmingotn from what i've seen. i would say that the neighborhood reflects the united states as a whole; the majority of the neighborhood is white, but several ethnicities, like italian, polish, and irish. blacks make up a large minority, at around the same percentage as blacks make in the united states (maybe a little bit more). catholics and protestants are about equal in this area, although i would say that there are more catholics than protestants here. the neighborhood also has a good mix of old people and younger families. hedgeville is a good place for everyone to fit in, and i think people with all sorts of personalities would enjoy living there.
http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/5496/dscf26671wb.jpg
some houses along rodney street in hedgeville.
http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/204/dscf26686rj.jpg
the view of lower downtown wilmington from oak street between broom and franklin streets.
http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/263/dscf26691di.jpg
some interesting houses on 9th street in the neighborhood of hilltop. these are the only houses i've seen in wilmington that are this style .
http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/2426/dscf26704lm.jpg
looking north up clayton street in hilltop, with some nice little houses on the left and the parking lot for st. francis hospital on the right.
http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/9135/dscf26710ke.jpg
st. francis hospital in little italy. the hospital is at the top of a hill, and can be seen from i-95.
http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/3796/dscf18346rm.jpg
the tops of houses and the belltower of st. anthony of padua roman catholic church are visible from the grass berm of the rodney street reservoir.
http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/5778/dscf18352ww.jpg
st. anthony of padua catholic church, at the corner of 9th & supont streets in the heart of little italy. obviously, this church was the center of the neighborhood, and functioned not only as a church, but as a community center for the italian catholics.
http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/4796/dscf18365nu.jpg
some houses and an italian business on dupont street in little italy.
http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/3839/dscf18371wr.jpg
an italian restaurant on lincoln street in little italy.
http://img500.imageshack.us/img500/51/dscf19268jw.jpg
a small park at the corner of 8th and broom streets. the greek festival is held in this park in june.
http://img500.imageshack.us/img500/4967/dscf19278oh.jpg
walking northeast down scott street towards the italian festival, held each june. the italian festival is centered around the feast of st. anthony of padua, and st. anthony of padua catholic church holds the festival each year in celebration of the patron saint's feast day.
http://img500.imageshack.us/img500/8371/dscf19287ei.jpg
the inside of st. anthony of padua catholic church. being a catholic myself, i stopped into the church and said a quick prayer while i was at the italian festival one day. after all, it was the feast of st. anthony.
http://img500.imageshack.us/img500/9909/dscf19323nw.jpg
a view of the inside of the church from the back.
http://img500.imageshack.us/img500/9053/dscf19332fs.jpg
the outside of the church, with italian festival decorations adorning everything in sight.
http://img500.imageshack.us/img500/8711/dscf19343ut.jpg
one of the several beer tents at the italian festival. nothing like helping the church like drinking beer. :cheers:
http://img500.imageshack.us/img500/3479/dscf19358wl.jpg
holy trinity greek orthodox church on broom street. they hold their greek festival each year in june, about a week before the italian festival. holy trinity church is only 3 or 4 blocks away from st. anthony of padua church, so the neighborhood sees a lot of business and activity in june.
http://img500.imageshack.us/img500/6964/dscf19363bt.jpg
looking at kosciuszko park from maple streetin the hilltop neighborhood.
http://img500.imageshack.us/img500/1112/dscf19378xv.jpg
i hope you enjoyed the pictures of neighborhoods away from downtown.