Today, the area most often referred to as Philadelphia's modern-day skid row is in the Kensington neighborhood, along Kensington Avenue near the intersections of Somerset Street and Allegheny Avenue. The area is known for its high rates of open-air recreational drug use, poverty, and homelessness. A long-time camp largely hidden from public view in a gulch alongside Conrail tracks, spanning an area roughly from N 2nd Street to Kensington Avenue, was cleared in 2017. In late 2018, the city cleared a series of large homeless resident camps along Kensington Avenue, Emerald Street, Tulip Street, and Frankford Avenue. The homeless resident population in the Kensington neighborhood alone is estimated to be over 700 individuals.
today the area most often referred to as philadelphia's modern-day skid row is in the kensington neighborhood along kensington avenue near the intersections of somerset street and allegheny avenue the area is known for its high rates of open-air recreational drug use poverty and homelessness a long-time camp largely hidden from public view in a gulch alongside conrail tracks spanning an area roughly from n 2nd street to kensington avenue was cleared in 2017 in late 2018 the city cleared a series of large homeless resident camps along kensington avenue emerald street tulip street and frankford avenue the homeless resident population in the kensington neighborhood alone is estimated to be over 700 individuals