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===East of I-95=== [[File:Quaker Hill HD.JPG|thumb|[[Quaker Hill Historic District (Wilmington, Delaware)|Quaker Hill]]]] * Center City (Downtown) * East Side * Justison Landing * LOMA * Midtown Brandywine β Located on the banks of the Brandywine River, Midtown Brandywine is bordered by North Washington Street, East 11th Street, North French Street and South Park Drive. Homes in the neighborhood were first established in the late 1800s as the Brandywine River became home to several mills and trading posts. Midtown Brandywine's boundaries include the Brandywine Park, Fletcher Brown Park, the Hercules building, a neighborhood adopted pocket park, and several notable restaurants and eateries. The neighborhood is also home to "The Little Church", previously known as The Old Presbyterian Church. Originally built on Market Street between 9th and 10th streets, the gambrel-roofed church was relocated to its current site on South Park Drive in 1917 and has since become synonymous with Midtown Brandywine.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=October 9, 2010 |url=http://www.neighborhoodlink.com/Midtown_Brandywine |title=Midtown Brandywine Neighbors Association |publisher=Neighborhood Link |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527145156/http://www.neighborhoodlink.com/Midtown_Brandywine |archive-date=May 27, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> * Quaker Hill<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.quakerhillhistoric.org/ |title=Quaker Hill Historic Preservation Foundation |publisher=Quaker Hill Historic Preservation Foundation |access-date=October 9, 2010 |archive-date=October 8, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091008162132/http://www.quakerhillhistoric.org// }}</ref> β From a country hilltop in the 19th century to rows of city homes today, Quaker Hill (which surrounds the historical Quaker Friends Meeting House) has watched its neighborhood become much more modernized over the last three centuries. This city district was founded by Quakers William Shipley and Thomas West in the early 18th century. The nearby Meeting House keeps Quaker Hill closely tied to its rich history. The cemetery of the Wilmington Friends House is the burial site of the abolitionist Thomas Garrett and John Dickinson, signer of the U.S. Constitution.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wilmingtondefriendsmeeting.org/ |title=Wilmington Monthly Meeting of Friends |publisher=Wilmington Friends Meeting |access-date=October 9, 2010 |archive-date=April 18, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090418021108/http://www.wilmingtondefriendsmeeting.org/index.htm }}</ref> * Riverfront<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.riverfrontwilm.com/ |title=Riverfront Wilmington |publisher=Riverfront Development Corporation |date=June 26, 2010 |access-date=October 9, 2010 |archive-date=February 21, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221182516/http://riverfrontwilm.com/ }}</ref> β Formerly a hub for manufacturing and the city's shipbuilding industry, which began to see a rapid series of state-sponsored urban renewal and gentrification projects beginning in the late 1990s. The neighborhood is currently home to landmarks such as the Wilmington Blue Rocks' Baseball Stadium and the Shipyard Shops. * Southbridge * Trinity Vicinity β This neighborhood is located in the center of Wilmington, next to the Trinity Church and Interstate 95. A collection of row homes and detached houses, many of which were originally built in the late 19th century. The revitalization of the neighborhood was aided by the Urban Homesteading Act in the 1970s. The neighborhood was designated as a historic district in the 1990s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.trinityvicinity.org/ |title=Trinity Vicinity.org Website |publisher=Trinity Vicinity Neighborhood Association |access-date=October 9, 2010 |archive-date=October 15, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081015173928/http://www.trinityvicinity.org/ }}</ref> * Upper East Side (East Brandywine) * West Center City * 11th St. Bridge<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.neighborhoodlink.com/11th_St_Bridge |title=11th Street Bridge Civic Association |archive-date=May 19, 2011 |publisher=Neighborhood Link |access-date=May 18, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519023523/http://www.neighborhoodlink.com/11th_St_Bridge |url-status=live }}</ref>
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