N3RD Street explained

N3RD Street
North 3rd Street
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Philadelphia
Subdivision Type3:City
Subdivision Name3:Philadelphia
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Pushpin Map:Philadelphia
Area Code:215, 267 and 445

N3RD Street (also N3rd Street, N3RD St, Nerd Street) is a nickname for a segment of North 3rd Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, between Market Street and Girard Avenue (spanning across the neighborhoods of Old City and Northern Liberties), and its surrounding community that is home to a concentration of "nerdy" companies and spaces; "N3RD" is a double entendre as both leet for "nerd" and reflecting the "N. 3rd St." of postal addresses.

An official resolution recognizing N3RD Street was written by Indy Hall founder Alex Hillman and adopted by Philadelphia's city council on March 20, 2014.[1] Starting April 10, 2014, the city installed special street signs along the corridor denoting its nickname, similar to the neighborhood-specific signs on the Avenue of the Arts, Avenue of Technology, Mummers Row, Fabric Row, French Quarter, Chinatown, and the Gayborhood.[2]

The official city naming ceremony took place on April 11, 2014, at Liberty Lands Park.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: City of Philadelphia - File #: 140195. Granicus. Inc.. phila.legistar.com. 23 April 2018.
  2. Web site: This is a photo of a 'N3rd Street' sign being put up today - Technical.ly Philly. 10 April 2014. technical.ly. 23 April 2018.
  3. Web site: N3rd Street BBQ — Sessions — Philly Tech Week 2014, Presented by AT&T. 2014.phillytechweek.com. 23 April 2018.