I was also looking at photos of Boathouse Row. I went past this area last week going to Atlantic City. Absolutely awesome. Would love to see this at Christmas time.
2007-09-13 11:16:26 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Philadelphia
Pronounce it the SKOO-KILL River.
The express way is pronounced "Sure-Kill expressway."
Yes, Boathouse row is something to see!
At Christmas time, incredible!!!!!!!!!!
2007-09-14 08:30:25 · answer #1 · answered by TedEx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scoo kill as the other posters suggested. A funny thing...the locals call the Schuykill Expressway (I-76) the Sure Kill Expressway.
2007-09-13 18:34:46 · answer #2 · answered by MaryCheneysAccessory 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've heard two pronunciations - - one consistent with all the previous answers skoo-kill, but I've also hear it pronounced like shoo-kill.
2007-09-14 15:35:41 · answer #3 · answered by nova_queen_28 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"schoo-kill" like saying school without the l.
"kill" is dutch for waterway.
in colonial times it was correctly pronounced "zwy-keel" (zwy rhymes with shy) but changed over the generations.
2007-09-13 18:23:26 · answer #4 · answered by Super G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Skoo- (rhymes with do) kill
accent on the first syllable
2007-09-14 18:39:04 · answer #5 · answered by bandit 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
School-kill . Like a school house
Sorry, I don't have those pictures.
2007-09-13 18:22:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's pronounced "SKOO-kull" (though you sometimes hear "SKEW-kull").
You know you've been in Philly too long when you can spell it correctly. ;-)
2007-09-13 18:23:43 · answer #7 · answered by briteyes 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Scoo" (as in saying the word scoop) "kill" (as in murder) River.
2007-09-13 18:21:20 · answer #8 · answered by missyavi 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋