Unreferenced date July 2010 Portal Philadelphia West Kensington is a neighbourhood neighborhood in the North Philadelphia section of Philadelphia . It is north of Olde Kensington, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Olde Kensington . The Market Frankford Line Market Frankford El above Front Street forms the line between West Kensington and its bordering neighborhoods to the east Kensington, PhiladelphiaKensington and Fishtown , although its other boundaries are less well defined. It is bounded by Kensington Avenue to the north, Trenton Avenue to the south, Norris Street Front Street to the west, and Lehigh Avenue to the east. Historically it had been a heavily Irish American neighborhood. Today the community is largely populated by Latinos mostly Puerto Rican American Puerto Ricans , but also has significant populations of Irish American s, Italian Americans , and African Americans . The neighborhood was the fictional setting of the movie Rocky , by Sylvester Stallone . It is alternatively known as K&A for the intersection of Kensington and Allegheny Avenues. External links http local.live.com default.aspx?v 2&cp 39.982579 75.13494&style o&lvl 1&scene 1939855 an interactive aerial perspective of Norris Square NPhila coord 39.98650 75.13906 type adm3rd globe earth region US PA display title Category Neighborhoods in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Category Irish American neighborhoods Philadelphia stub ... more details
to east. Within these boundaries, sub neighborhoods include Harrowgate, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Harrowgate , Lower Kensington , West Kensington, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania West Kensington and Fishtown ..., Pennsylvania Port Richmond neighborhood. Kensington is home to a large population of Irish ... District of Philadelphia operates public schools. Schools in Kensington include Kensington High School ... of Philadelphia . Retrieved on November 7, 2008. ref The Kensington Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia is at 104 W Dauphin St, Philadelphia, PA 19133 Crime The intersection of Kensington Avenue ... Category Neighborhoods in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Category Irish American neighborhoods Category ...Refimprove date November 2008 Image kensington.jpg thumb right 330px Playground in the neighborhood of Kensington, Philadelphia. Note the factories in the background, one of which has been recently converted into the Coral Streets Art House, low income housing for artists. Kensington is a neighborhood in the United States city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . It is between the Northeast Philadelphia Lower Northeast section of Philadelphia and North Philadelphia . Not to be confused with the former Kensington District, PennsylvaniaKensington District , now commonly referred to as Fishtown , the area modernly referred to as Kensington is more of a section of smaller sub neighborhoods than a clearly ... Fifth Street to the West and Trenton Avenue to the East. While others say it s bounded by Kensington ... , no clear definition is possible. The Greater Kensington area of the city roughly coincides with the former Kensington District, PennsylvaniaKensington District , Richmond District, Pennsylvania Richmond District , Aramingo Borough, Pennsylvania Aramingo Borough and Northern Liberties Township . Since incorporation into the City of Philadelphia see Act of Consolidation, 1854 , these areas have evolved over time to include portions of the modern Kensington . The area is just a couple of miles ... more details
title Category Neighborhoods in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Category Irish American neighborhoods PhiladelphiaPA ...Unreferenced auto yes date December 2009 Olde Kensington is a neighbourhood neighborhood located in the Kensington section of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia , Pennsylvania , United States . Olde Kensington is north of Northern Liberties, south of West Kensington, east of Ludlow, and west of Fishtown. The boundaries of the neighborhood are roughly between Cecil B Moore Ave north , Girard Ave south , Front St east and 5th St. west . After World War II, many neighborhoods in Philadelphia experienced a long period of decline, deindustrialization , and residential abandonment. In recent years, however, Olde Kensington has been increasingly gentrification gentrified , following a similar pattern observed in adjacent Northern Liberties and Fishtown . Although some industrial activity has continued along the American Street Corridor, a historic location for heavy industry, a growing number of formerly vacant factories are being turned into lofts, condos, and artistic workspaces. The zip code for the area is 19122. Also, there are two associations that serve the neighborhood the Kensington South Neighborhood Advisory Council KSNAC and Olde Kensington Neighbors Association OKNA . KSNAC s community meeting is on the 1st Monday of every month. Public Transportation SEPTA provides various options of public transportation for the neighborhood, and Center City is about 2 miles or 10 minutes away. The neighborhood is served by blockquote Buses 57, 5 Elevated Train the EL at Girard Station Trolley 15 through Girard Ave blockquote Also, buses 3 and 47 pass nearby the neighborhood, and the EL Berks Station and SEPTA rail at Temple University Station are within reasonable walking distance. Additionally, many residents ride their bicycles as their preferred mode of transportation Citation needed date July 2010 , and PhillyCarShare vehicles are available at 6th and Girard Ave, and Front ... more details
governing district within the County of Philadelphia. In 1854, Kensington joined with the other ... to things being Made in Philadelphia , most of what they referred to was manufactured in Kensington ...Unreferenced date December 2009 Kensington District , or The Kensington District of the Northern Liberties , was one of the twenty nine municipalities that formed Philadelphia County, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia County , Pennsylvania prior to the enactment of the Act of Consolidation, 1854 , when it became incorporated into the newly expanded City of Philadelphia . The district was roughly bound by Lehigh ..., York Street, Norris Street, and Frankford Avenue to the west. Today the area would include the Philadelphia neighborhoods of Olde Kensington, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Olde Kensington , West Kensington, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania West Kensington and Fishtown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Fishtown , as well as portions of the neighborhoods of Ludlow, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Ludlow , Hartranft, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Hartranft , Fairhill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Fairhill , Northern Liberties, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Northern Liberties and the current Kensington, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaKensington . The District of Kensington was a self governing district between the years 1820 and 1854. History Image KensingtonDist1854.png thumb 200px Map of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania highlighting Kensington District prior to the Act of Consolidation, 1854 Anthony Palmer originally laid it out Kensington as town in the 1730s. Palmer, a merchant from Barbados , had come to colonial Pennsylvania about 1704, invested in land, while continuing his mercantile business interests. He eventually turned to politics and was invited to join the Pennsylvania Council, which he did by 1710 ... the mansion house and the surrounding 191 acres and began laying out his town of Kensington, selling lots to a number of shipbuilders in nearby Philadelphia, who were looking to expanand, or enlarge ... more details
Infobox begins Infobox settlement official name New Kensington, Pennsylvania nickname motto image skyline imagesize image caption image flag image seal pushpin map Pennsylvania pushpin label position left ... ft 1110 website footnotes Infobox ends New Kensington is a city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Westmoreland County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania , situated along the Allegheny River convert ... Arnold School District , with facilities at Valley High School New Kensington, Pennsylvania Valley .... Joseph. A branch campus of Pennsylvania State University was established in New Kensington in 1958 ... the state of Pennsylvania pushpin mapsize image map mapsize map caption coordinates display inline ... name1 Pennsylvania subdivision name2 Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Westmoreland leader title ... New Kensington was founded in 1891. In 1890, the Burrell Improvement Company considered the advantages of the level land south of its home in Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania Lower Burrell , and deemed it a prime location for a city and named the area Kensington, PennsylvaniaKensington later changed to New Kensington for postal purposes, because Pennsylvania already had another city with that name . In an attempt to make New Kensington comparable to Pittsburgh, the streets were named with numbers ... as Adams Drilling, Goldsmith and Lowerburg, New Kensington Milling, New Kensington Brewing, Logan ... boat that navigated the Allegheny River, a street car line that ran to Natrona, Pennsylvania Natrona via the West Penn Railways , the Kensington Dispatch newspaper, a fire department, hotel, opera house, and a local chapter of the YMCA . In 1941, New Kensington became the site of a modern workers ... the costs of running the Terrace. Today, New Kensington contains the neighborhoods of Parnassus, Mount ... 18.1 of those under age 18 and 11.9 of those age 65 or over. Infrastructure and organizations New Kensington .... People s Library of New Kensington offers public library services. Public transportation is provided ... more details
PhiladelphiaPA geo stub Category Neighborhoods in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Category Populated ...Harrowgate is a neighbourhood neighborhood in the Northeast Philadelphia Northeast section of Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States . Harrowgate is located northeast of Kensington, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaKensington adjacent to Kensington Avenue. It is south of Juniata, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Juniata and northwest of Port Richmond, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Port Richmond . Its boundary with Kensington is not clear, although it is thought to be beyond the intersection of Kensington and Allegheny Avenues nicknamed K&A . It is bounded by Glenwood Avenue to the west, Kensington Avenue to the east, Venango Street to the north, Tusculum Street Allegheny Avenue to the south. Most locals consider this area to be a part of Fairhill or Kensington, Fact date September 2011 depending on which side of Front Street they live. Historically the area was an Irish American working class community. Harrowgate was founded in 1784 by Capt. George Esterly , a American Revolutionary War Revolutionary War veteran, when he discovered springs in the vicinity of what is now Kensington Ave. and Tioga St., now the site of Harrowgate Square, a park covering one city block. The spring water was pronounced healthful by Dr. Benjamin Rush , and Esterly established a spa there, with gardens, overnight accommodations, food and drink, occasional concerts, and coach service from Second and Market Sts. in Philadelphia. The name was copied from a spa in England. The spring dried up about 1800, but the town flourished. Nearby was Cedar Grove, country estate of the Paschall and Morris families. First section of the modest mansion was built in 1746. The Morris family donated the house to the city in 1926, and it was moved, stone by stone, with much of the original furniture, to west Fairmount Park , where .... Philadelphia s SPC branch and Saint Christopher s Hospital For Children are both located in Harrowgate ... more details
Refimprove date January 2009 Infobox U.S. County county Philadelphia County state Pennsylvania seal map Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Philadelphia County.svg map size 225 founded November, 1682 seat ... in the U.S. State of Pennsylvania . Since 1856, the county has been coterminous with the city of Philadelphia ... point is in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Chestnut Hill , at 432 feet above sea level, near ... Philadelphia was laid out and was made the county seat and the capital of the Province of Pennsylvania ... boundary was undefined. Two counties would be formed out of Philadelphia County, Berks County, Pennsylvania ... Lancaster , and Philadelphia counties , and Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Montgomery County established ... contiguous to the city proper of Philadelphia such as Southwark District, Pennsylvania Southwark and Moyamensing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Moyamensing in the south, the Northern Liberties District, Pennsylvania Northern Liberties District , Kensington District, PennsylvaniaKensington , Spring ..., and West Philadelphia Borough, Pennsylvania West Philadelphia and Blockley Township, Pennsylvania ..., in both the Unconsolidated Pennsylvania Statutes and The Philadelphia Code and Charter, the County of Philadelphia is still an entity within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is thus subject to the provisions ... are found in the office of Tax Assessor in Philadelphia County, established by an Act of the Pennsylvania ..., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Bridesburg Borough Bristol Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Bristol Township Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Byberry Township Delaware Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Delaware Township Frankford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Frankford Borough Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Germantown Borough Germantown Township, Pennsylvania Germantown Township Kensington District, PennsylvaniaKensington District Kingsessing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Kingsessing Township Lower Dublin Township, Pennsylvania Lower Dublin Township Manayunk, Philadelphia ... more details
Mount Moriah is a neighborhood in Southwest Philadelphia , east of Cobbs Creek, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Cobbs Creek in the vicinity of Kingsessing Avenue. ref http www.phila.gov phils Docs otherinfo pname2.htm ref References reflist coord missing Pennsylvania SWPhila Philadelphia stub Category Neighborhoods in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ... more details
Juniata also known as Juniata Park is a neighborhood in North Philadelphia , which is a section of the city of Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . Juniata is located south of the Juniata Golf Club in Tacony Creek Park . It is bordered to the north and east by Frankford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Frankford , to the northwest by Feltonville, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Feltonville , to the west by Hunting Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Hunting Park , and to the south by Harrowgate, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Harrowgate and Port Richmond, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Port Richmond . Juniata shares the ZIP code of 19124 with the nearby neighborhood of Frankford. History Prior to the 1920s, Juniata Park was mostly farmland. Nicetown Lane ran generally west to east from near the line of B St. and Erie Avenue through to the present day Pike Street and Frankford Avenue. Powder Mill Lane ran from the present day Wingohocking Street in Frankford southwest to Nicetown Lane, near the intersection of L and Lycoming Sts. I Street, from Ramona Avenue west, was called Fisher s Lane and ran generally through the west side of the Tacony Creek to the intersection of Harrowgate Lane, near the present day H Street and Ramona Avenue. Harrowgate Lane ran generally south and southeast into Harrowgate to the present day Atlantic Street, ending at Frankford Avenue. The first row homes were built in Juniata Park, near Castor Avenue and Luzerne Street, in the mid 1920s. The western area of Juniata, around I and Cayuga Sts., was developed in the 1950s. Facilities and infrastructure The Market Frankford Line elevated ... , located at the intersection of Kensington, Erie, and Torresdale Avenues. The Juniata News , the neighborhood ... s retail and commercial establishments are situated along Kensington, Castor, Hunting Park, and Erie ... type adm3rd globe earth region US PA display title NEPhila Category Neighborhoods in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Category Irish American neighborhoods ... more details
east of it claim Port Richmond and those west of it claim Kensington, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaKensington . While some have referred to Port Richmond as Richmond, there is an area named .... Adjacent neighborhoods are Bridesburg, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Bridesburg and Frankford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Frankford to the northeast, Juniata, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Juniata to the north, Kensington, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaKensington to the west, and Fishtown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ... neighborhood in the Northeast section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . It is notable for its ... was owned by Anthony Palmer, the founder of Philadelphia s Kensington, PhiladelphiaKensington neighborhood ... coauthors year 1875 chapter title A Century After, picturesque glimpses of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania publisher Allen, Lane & Scott and J. W. Lauderbach location Philadelphia id Early 20th century ... hand, to see the dynamic structures of Very Old City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Old Philadelphia ... Library of Philadelphia operates the Richmond Branch. See also Portalbox PhiladelphiaPennsylvania ... region US PA display title Category Neighborhoods in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Category Irish ... 8&rlz 1T4SUNA enUS271US272&q Port Richmond, Philadelphia, PA, USA&um 1&sa X&oi geocode result&resnum ... estate which bordered on the south of Hope Farm and built his town of Kensington. Over time some ... them for the winter. Gas mains were installed in the neighborhood by the city of Philadelphia , and gas ... Kensington 1862 USS Kensington and during World War I , and World War II when Cramps workforce ... encompassing several centuries. File Philadelphia Lithuanian Music Hall.jpg 300px thumb right The Lithuanian ... or to the tanneries and looms of their predecessors, but are employed in various parts of the city of Philadelphia ... parking is a problem. Principal thoroughfares File PORT RICHMOND PHILADELPHIA STORES.JPG 250px thumb right Richmond Street stores. File PORT RICHMOND PHILADELPHIA KRAKUS.JPG 250px thumb right Krakus ... more details
Unreferenced auto yes date December 2009 Portal Philadelphia Sharswood is a small neighborhood in the North Philadelphia section of the city of Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . It is located to the east of Brewerytown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Brewerytown , north of Girard College , west of Ridge Avenue, and south of the Norman Blumberg apartment towers. It is often grouped with Brewerytown, as in the Brewerytown Sharswood Community Civic Association, and the Brewerytown Sharswood NTI Planning Area. NPhila Coord missing Pennsylvania Category Neighborhoods in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania PhiladelphiaPA geo stub ... more details
Yorktown is a neighborhood in North Philadelphia . It is located north of Poplar, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Poplar and west of Ludlow, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Ludlow . ref http www.phila.gov phils Docs otherinfo pname3.htm ref References reflist coord 39.973446 75.152955 type adm3rd globe earth region US PA display title NPhila Philadelphia stub Category Populated places in Pennsylvania with African American majority populations Category Neighborhoods in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ... more details
Unreferenced auto yes date December 2009 Portal Philadelphia Wissinoming is a neighborhood in the Near Northeast section of Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . It is bordered by Mayfair and Tacony, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Tacony on the north, Bridesburg, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Bridesburg on the south, Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania I 95 and the Delaware River on the east, and Frankford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Frankford on the west. Wissinoming uses the ZIP codes 19135 and 19124. Physical boundaries are Levick Street on the north, Cheltenham Avenue on the south, I 95 and the Delaware River on the east, and Frankford Avenue on the west. Its borders with Frankford and Bridesburg are often disputed, with some pushing the southern boundary further to either Sanger Street or Bridge Street. Coord missing Pennsylvania Category Neighborhoods in Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia stub ... more details
Burholme is a neighbourhood neighborhood in the Northeast Philadelphia Northeast section of Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States . The neighbourhood neighborhood is adjacent to Burholme Park , which is located in the Fox Chase, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Fox Chase section of Philadelphia . External links http www.saveburholmepark.org Save Burholme Park website http www.ryerssmuseum.org Ryerss Museum and Library Website NEPhila coord 40.06822 75.09026 type adm3rd globe earth region US PA display title Category Neighborhoods in Philadelphia, Pennsylvaniaphiladelphia stub ... more details
side of the North Philadelphia section of Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, United States. Fairhill is located in an area between Kensington Avenue and 6th Street ranging from York Street to Gurney Street Clearfield Street. ref http www.phila.gov phils Docs otherinfo pname1.htm Philadelphia Neighborhoods and Place Names, A K . City of Philadelphia . Retrieved on January 20, 2009. ref The neighborhood serves as the center of the Hispanic community of Philadelphia known as El Centro de Oro . Citation needed date January 2009 Fairhill is adjacent to Harrowgate, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Harrowgate , Hartranft, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Hartranft , Glenwood, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Glenwood , and West Kensington, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania West Kensington . ref http www.planphilly.com area Fairhill Fairhill . Plan Philly University of Pennsylvania . Retrieved on January 20, 2009. ref History ... High School . Retrieved on January 20, 2009. ref See also Portal PhiladelphiaPennsylvania References ... type adm3rd globe earth region US PA display title Category Neighborhoods in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ... Hill estate. Norris was an early merchant and later mayor of Philadelphia. It is also home to the Fair .... It has the highest concentration of Hispanics of any neighborhood in Philadelphia, which is over 10 times larger than the overall percentage of Hispanics living in Philadelphia. The neighborhood is mainly ... of row house s. 2.6 of the buildings in the area are zoned for commercial use Steve Volk of Philadelphia ... . Philadelphia Weekly . August 14, 2002. Retrieved on January 20, 2009. ref Crime Steve Lopez s novel ... articles 12221 news Trouble Spots Third and Indiana . Philadelphia Weekly . May 24, 2006. Retrieved ... view.php?id 14558 Top 10 Drug Corners . Philadelphia Weekly . May 2, 2007. Retrieved on January ... of the city s top ten recreational drug corners according to an article by Philadelphia Weekly reporter ... States Post Office . Retrieved on January 16, 2009. ref Education School District of Philadelphia ... more details
Image WestPhiladelphiaDist1854.png thumb 200px Map of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania highlighting West Philadelphia Borough prior to the Act of Consolidation, 1854 West Philadelphia Borough , also known as West Philadelphia District , is a defunct borough that was located west of the Schuylkill River in Blockley Township, Pennsylvania Blockley Township , Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania . The borough ceased to exist and was incorporated into the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania City of Philadelphia following the passage of the Act of Consolidation, 1854 . History The borough was created on February 17, 1844, incorporating the villages of Hamilton Village, Philadelphia Hamilton and Mantua, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Mantua and their surrounding area. The borough became a district on April 3, 1853, and along with the new title came a larger area. Resources http www.phila.gov phils Docs Inventor graphics wards wards1.htm Chronology of the Political Subdivisions of the County of Philadelphia, 1683 1854 http www.ushistory.org philadelphia incorporated.html Information courtesy of http www.ushistory.org ushistory.org http www.ushistory.org philadelphia incorporated.html Incorporated District, Boroughs, and Townships in the County of Philadelphia, 1854 By Rudolph J. Walther excerpted from the book at the ushistory.org website Portal Philadelphia PhilaCnty1854 coord 39.9483 75.1864 type adm2nd globe earth region US PA display title Category Municipalities in Philadelphia County prior to the Act of Consolidation, 1854 Category 1844 establishments in the United States Category 1854 disestablishments Category Geography of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Category Populated places established in 1844 Category History of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ... more details
Unreferenced auto yes date December 2009 North Central is an area in the North Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , United States . The name of the area is derived from its location, near the center of North Philadelphia. According to Census 2010 North Central is primarily a low income neighborhood where 60 of its residents are African American and 40 are Puerto Ricans in the United States Puerto Rican . Hartranft, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Hartranft and Stanton, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Stanton are neighborhoods locally known as North Central . Coord missing Pennsylvania NPhila Category Neighborhoods in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Category Populated places in Pennsylvania with African American majority populations Philadelphia stub ... more details
Southwest Schuylkill is a neighborhood in Southwest Philadelphia , along the Schuylkill River north of Elmwood Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Elmwood , in the vicinity of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority s SEPTA Regional Rail Branch lines R3 railroad tracks. ref http www.phila.gov phils Docs otherinfo pname3.htm ref References reflist SWPhila coord missing Pennsylvania Category Neighborhoods in Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia stub ... more details
Northwood is bounded on the north by Roosevelt Boulevard Philadelphia Roosevelt Boulevard , on the northeast by Cheltenham Avenue, on the west by Oakland Cemetery and Greenwood Cemetery Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Greenwood Cemetery , Juniata Park and Frankford Creek , and on the southeast by Frankford Avenue. To the northeast are Oxford Circle, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Oxford Circle and Mayfair, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Mayfair and to the southeast is Frankford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Frankford . ref name Lower Northeast cite web url http www.philaplanning.org data boundaries.pdf title Planning Analysis Section K, Neighborhoods accessdate 2010 09 30 date 2004 format PDF work The Political and Community Service Boundaries of Philadelphia publisher Philadelphia City Planning Commission page 81 ref References references coord 40.024129 75.085993 display title format dms name Northwood Gnis 1202840 PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia County, Pennsylvania PhiladelphiaPA geo stub Category Neighborhoods in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ... more details
Portal Philadelphia Saunders Park is a neighborhood in the West Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia , Pennsylvania . It is bounded by Powelton Avenue, 38th Street, Lancaster Avenue, and 40th Street. It is west of Powelton Village, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Powelton Village and north of Spruce Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Spruce Hill . It is named for the park at the northeast corner of 39th and Powelton Avenue. The Presbyterian Medical Center is next to the park. Saunders Park is often considered to be a part of West Powelton , which extends out to 42nd Street. External links http www.pennsylvaniahorticulturalsociety.org phlgreen saunderspark.html Saunders Park Shapes Up , Horticultural Society coord 39.9596 75.1992 type adm3rd globe earth region US PA display title WPhila Category Neighborhoods in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania PhiladelphiaPA geo stub ... more details
Image Northwest center city.jpg thumb This image depicts a large section of the Logan Square area. Logan Square is a name given to the area in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania that lies north of Market Street Philadelphia Market Street , south of Spring Garden Street, west of Broad Street Philadelphia Broad Street , and east of the Schuylkill River . This contains the Franklintown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Franklintown neighborhood. It also contains Penn Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Penn Center and much of Philadelphia s Central Business District . It is named for Logan Square Philadelphia Logan Square , one of the five squares , or parks, central to William Penn s design for Philadelphia. The square itself, originally called Northwest Square, was named for James Logan statesman James Logan , an eighteenth century mayor of Philadelphia . See also Portal Philadelphia The Cherry Street Tavern External links http www.lsnaphilly.org Logan Square Neighborhood Association CCPhila Coord 39.9585 75.1709 region US PA type city scale 5000 display title Category Neighborhoods in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia stub ... more details
Morton is a neighborhood in Northwest Philadelphia . It is located south of West Oak Lane , east of Mount Airy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Mount Airy , and west of North Broad Street. ref http www.phila.gov phils Docs otherinfo pname2.htm ref References reflist coord 40.0517 75.1616 display title NWPhila PhiladelphiaPA geo stub Category Neighborhoods in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ... more details
Stanton is a neighborhood located between North Broad Street Philadelphia Broad Street and Strawberry Mansion in North Philadelphia . Stanton is predominately African American , with a growing number of Stateside Puerto Ricans Puerto Ricans and Yuppie Whites . ref http www.phila.gov phils Docs otherinfo pname3.htm Philadelphia Neighborhoods ref References reflist I am hoping someone can help me with any expansion. Thanks coord missing Pennsylvania NPhila Philadelphia stub Category Neighborhoods in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ... more details
Pennypack is a neighborhood in Northeast Philadelphia . It is located between Northeast Philadelphia Airport and Pennypack Park . ref http www.phila.gov phils Docs otherinfo pname2.htm ref References reflist coord 40.06710 75.05001 type adm3rd globe earth region US PA display title NEPhila Philadelphia stub Category Neighborhoods in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ... more details
The neighborhood of Dunlap is situated in present day West Philadelphia . The neighborhood lies in the vicinity of Haverford Avenue and Market Street Philadelphia Market Street and stretches from 46th to 52nd streets. Philadelphia Almanac and Citizen s Manual . Dunlap is squeezed in between the neighborhoods of Mill Creek, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Mill Creek West Philadelphia and Haddington West Philadelphia and situated just north of Walnut Hill West Philadelphia . The neighborhood is named after the former historic Thomas Dunlap School that was restored into senior homes in 1991. Dunlap is located in the 19139 zip code, and is located is situated in the Philadelphia Police Department s 19th police district which encompasses a large portion of West Philadelphia. External links http westphillydata.library.upenn.edu infoR Neigh Dunlap.htm Westphillydata Profile Philadelphia Almanac and Citizen s Manual, Kenneth Finkel, Library Company of Philadelphia, 1994 1995 augmented by the staff of the Philadelphia City Archives. Category Neighborhoods in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania WPhila ... more details
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