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Removing Northern Liberties, Philadelphia from Template

Hello!

I am going to remove Northern Liberties, Philadelphia from Template:Prostitution in the United States. I could not find any sources for this nor have ever heard this before. What I think whoever added this originally was trying to reference is the Philadelphia Tenderloin, a neighborhood which no longer exists. In any case, the Philadelphia Tenderloin was never coterminous with Northern Liberties, though they are adjacent. I’m working on adding an article for the Philadelphia Tenderloin, but for now, listing Northern Liberties in the template is inaccurate.



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Location of Northern Liberties, from the Wikipedia article: “Northern Liberties is located north of Center City (specifically, Old City) and is bordered by Girard Avenue to the north; Callowhill Street to the south; North 6th Street to the west; and the Delaware River to the east””


According to the Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia, the Tenderloin was “bound by Sixth Street on the east, Thirteenth Street on the west, Race Street to the south, and Callowhill Street to the north.”^[1] - AndAllForWhat? (talk) 21:53, 4 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi AndAllForWhat?, there are multiple sources that give Northern Liberties, Philadelphia as formerly having a red light district.^{[2][3][4][5][6]}

On a separate note, please see WP:BRD. If you make an edit that another editor reverts, then you should discuss it with the other editor. You should not restore your edit prior to discussing. Regards. --John B123 (talk) 19:43, 5 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

References

1. Anderson, Annie. "Tenderloin". Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
2. Kyriakodis, Harry (30 October 2012). Northern Liberties: The Story of a Philadelphia River Ward. Arcadia Publishing. p. 1787. ISBN 978-1-61423-748-8.
3. Bartlett, Ray (February 2025). Lonely Planet Pocket Philadelphia. Lonely Planet. ISBN 978-1-83758-714-8.
4. Green, Jennifer L. (4 January 2023). Dark History of Penn's Woods: Murder, Madness, and Misadventure in Southeastern Pennsylvania (in Spanish). Brookline Books. ISBN 978-1-955041-01-0.
5. Richmond, Simon; Balfour, Amy C.; Bartlett, Ray; Clark, Gregor; Grosberg, Michael; Kluepfel, Brian; Zimmerman, Karla (March 2025). Lonely Planet New York & the Mid-Atlantic. Lonely Planet. ISBN 978-1-83758-717-9.
6. "A Night Out In Philadelphia's Northern Liberties - CBS Philadelphia". www.cbsnews.com. 7 November 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2025.