N3RD Street

N3RD Street (also N3rd Street, N3RD St, Nerd Street) is a nickname for a segment of North 3rd Street in Philadelphia, 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.

"N3rd" redirects here. It is not to be confused with Nerd.
"N. 3rd" redirects here. It is not to be confused with 3rd Street, 3rd Avenue, or Third (disambiguation).
N3RD Street
North 3rd Street
Neighborhood of Philadelphia
City worker installing a “N3RD St” sign at the intersection with Spring Garden Street
N3RD Street
North 3rd Street
Coordinates:
Country United States
StatePennsylvania
CountyPhiladelphia County
CityPhiladelphia
Area code(s)215, 267 and 445

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]

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