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Holmesburg is in between Mayfair and Torresdale it's the hood where the not rich people live but not middle class people live. The houses are a mixture from 8 bedrooms to 1 bedroom. HGB1 also. Everyone who lives here doesn't take shit from no one and most likely goes to Judge or reps "Pollock" playground.
"That dudes house is pretty big for being in Mayfair"
"He's in Holmesburg not Mayfair!"
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Holmesburg 

A small subsection of Northeast Philadelphia with some crazy ass history, largely due to the prison. Not a poor area, but not a rich one. Close to center city & close to the burbs. Heavily overlooked by Mayfair. Holmesburg is the lowkey, middle child of Northeast Philly & home to America’s oldest bridge.

You either go to Lincoln, Judge, NFCHS, hit up Al’s deli, take the 66, or the 84 & fuck with Mayfair kids who think you’re from Mayfair because they don’t know where Holmesburg is.
Philadelphian: Where you from?

Other Philadelphian: Holmesburg.

Philadelphian: Where the hell is that? OR

Like the prison?

Other Philadelphian...Mayfair.
Holmesburg by Ol’Dusty15 June 25, 2020
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