Devil's Pocket, Philadelphia

Devil's Pocket, Philadelphia
Street in Devil’s Pocket
Street in Devil’s Pocket
Devil's Pocket, Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia
Devil's Pocket, Philadelphia
Coordinates: 39°56′33″N 75°11′10″W / 39.942493°N 75.18609°W / 39.942493; -75.18609
Country United States
StatePennsylvania
CountyPhiladelphia
CityPhiladelphia
ZIP Code
19146
Area code(s)215, 267, and 445

Devil's Pocket is a small neighborhood in the South Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The neighborhood, bordered by Christian and Taney streets, Grays Ferry Avenue, and the Naval Square development (the former U.S. Naval Asylum), consists of rowhouses tucked near an industrial landscape near the Schuylkill River. A historically Irish-American neighborhood, Devil’s Pocket has seen real estate development and gentrification in recent years, including a major expansion of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

According to one legend, Devil's Pocket got its name after a priest said the local youth were rough enough to steal from the devil’s pocket.

The 1983 novel God's Pocket by Pete Dexter and its later 2014 film adaptation are set in the fictional South Philadelphia neighborhood of God's Pocket, which is based on the tough reputation of Devil's Pocket.


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