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Philadelphia, a City of Neighborhoods
Photo: Frankford & Rhawn Streets circa 1960
| Neighborhood |
Location |
Date of
reference |
| Abbotsford |
South of 52nd Street and Baltimore Avenue. |
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| Abbottsford |
East of Schuylkill River on heights below Falls of the Schuylkill, approximately where North Laurel Hill Cemetery is located. |
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| Academy Gardens |
Vicinity of Willits Road and Pennypack Park. |
1970s |
| Achpoquesing |
See Poetquessing. |
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| Adelphi |
Along Indian Run, about 2 miles north of Haddington. |
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| Allegheny West |
East bank of Schuylkill River, from Allegheny to Glenwood Avenues, to railroad tracks. |
1970s |
| Andorra |
Beyond Roxborough, between Wissahickon Creek and Schuylkill River. Named for the European principality. |
1861 |
| Angora |
Vicinity of Cobbs Creek around Baltimore Avenue. Settled by David Callahan. |
1861 |
| Aramingo |
Also known as Gunner's Run. The former name is taken from the Native tumanaramingo, or "wolf walk"; the latter from a nearby creek. Located between Northern Liberties and Bridesburg. |
1850 |
| Aramingo (R.D.A.) |
Bounded by Orthodox Street, Delaware River, Venango Street and railroad tracks. |
1948 |
| Armentown |
Derogatory name for early settlement in Germantown. |
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| Art Museum Area |
See Fairmount. |
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| Arunnamink |
South of Woodland Avenue and west of Schuylkill River to Cobbs Creek. |
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| Ashton-Woodenbridge |
Also known as Ashton-Wooden Bridge. Vicinity of Northeast Philadelphia Airport, including Wooden Bridge Run west to Academy Gardens. |
1970s |
| Asoepek |
Native village, west of Frankford Creek. |
17th century |
| Aston |
Also known as Astenville or Five Points. Intersection of Monument, Falls and Ford Roads. (West Philadelphia) |
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| Babylon |
Village located 2 mile southeast of Byberry Meeting. |
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| Badlands, The |
Vicinity of 4th and Cambria Streets. Named by narcotics police and the media. |
1991 |
| Ball Town |
Also known as Balton. South of Port Richmond, where Cramp's Shipyard stood. |
1808 |
| Bankahoe |
North of Shackamaxon |
17th century |
| Baring |
North of Lancaster Avenue and 40th Street, south of Mantua. |
1990 |
| Bartram Gardens |
Also known as Bartram Village. Vicinity of 56th Street and Lindbergh Boulevard. |
1980s |
| Bath Town |
Also known as Bathtown and Rose of Bath. (1808). Vicinity of Germantown Road near Cohocksink Creek in present Northern Liberties. |
1765 |
| Bebberstown |
Also known as Beggarstown, Dogtown and Franklinville. Vicinity of Mennonite Church on Germantown Avenue between Gorgas Lane to Cliveden Street. Named for the Rev. Mathias van Bebber. |
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| Belfield |
Vicinity of Chelten and Olney Avenues, Wister Street and Ogontz Avenue. Named for the Belfield Mansion. |
1980 |
| Bella Vista |
Between 6th and 11th Streets, South Street to Washington Avenue. |
1976 |
| Bellevue |
Vicinity of Nicetown Lane and Westmoreland Street. |
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| Bell's Corner |
South of Pennypack Creek, north of Rhawnhurst, vicinity of Algon Avenue and Horrocks Street. |
1980s |
| Belmont |
West from Schuylkill River along Parkside Avenue and north to City Avenue. Named for the 1754 (extant) Peters family house in Fairmount Park. |
1853 |
| Bentley |
Above Philmont Avenue, at border of Montgomery and Bucks Counties. |
1980s |
| Black Bottom |
Vicinity of 40th and Market Streets, north and east to Haverford Avenue. |
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| Blockley |
Large township on the west bank of the Schuylkill River, north of Kingsessing Township. Name was applied to the almshouse erected on west bank of Schuylkill River which later became the Philadelphia General Hospital. |
1705-1861 |
| Blocks, The |
At foot of Hays Lane, in Manayunk. |
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| Blue Bell |
Woodland Avenue and Cobbs Creek. |
1843 |
| Blue Bell Hill |
Vicinity of Walnut Lane and Johnson Street, north of Wissahickon Creek. |
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| Bonnafon |
Vicinity of Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad Station along Cobbs Creek near Darby Road. |
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| Branchtown |
Named for the Branchtown Hotel, Old York Road near Church Lane. |
1839-1910 |
| Brewerytown |
East bank of Schuylkill River, north of Fairmount. |
1920s |
| Brickyard |
Irish section of Germantown. |
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| Bridesburg |
Also known as Kirkbridesburg. Located along Delaware River, north of Frankford Creek, it was named for ferry operator and bridge owner, Joseph Kirkbride. |
1843 |
| Brideton |
Vicinity of the east end of the Columbia Railroad Bridge, now in Fairmount Park. |
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| Bristol |
One of the original townships of Philadelphia. Bounded by Cheltenham Avenue, Ivy Hill Road, Stenton Avenue, Wister Street, Wingohocking and Tacony Creeks. |
1696-1854 |
| Burholme |
Vicinity of Cottman and Oxford Avenues and Verree Road. Named for the mansion on Cottman Avenue erected in 1860s. |
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| Bush Hill |
Between 12th and 19th streets, Vine Street to Fairmount Avenue; named for the mid-18th century house and estate owned by members of the Hamilton family. |
1808 |
| Bustleton |
Also known as Busseltown. Located west of Roosevelt Boulevard, north of Pennypack Creek, adjacent to Northeast Philadelphia Airport. Named after the mid-18th century Busselton Tavern. |
1843 |
| Butcherville |
Vicinity of Haddington. |
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| Byberry |
West of Roosevelt Boulevard, above Somerton Avenue to Bucks County line. Name of one of the original townships of Philadelphia County. Settled by Swedes, renamed by English. |
1703 |
| Byberry Cross |
Also known as Plumbsock. Junction of Byberry and Bensalem turnpikes. |
1843-1861 |
| Byberry Point |
Where Bensalem Road branches from Bustleton Avenue. |
1843-1861 |
| California |
Vicinity of Swampoodle |
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| Callowhill |
Vicinity of 2nd and Callowhill Streets. |
1768 |
| Camac's Woods |
11th Street and Montgomery Avenue. Site for circuses, balloon ascensions, and athletic events. Named for Turner Camac's estate. |
1850 |
| Campington |
Vicinity of 2nd and Green Streets, where British troops camped in the 1750s. |
1808 |
| Carcus Hook |
Vicinity of 84th Street (Hook Road) and Buist Avenue, north of Eastwick. |
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| Carpenter's Island |
North of Hog Island. |
1750 |
| Carroll Park |
Between Lansdowne and Girard Avenues, from 52nd to 63rd Streets. |
1970s |
| Castor |
Vicinity of Castor and Cottman Avenues. |
1980 |
| Cedarbrook |
Vicinity of Wadsworth Avenue, Stenton to Cheltenham Avenues. |
1970s |
| Cedar Grove |
Also known as Helltown, Pleasantville. Vicinity of Limekiln Pike, above Washington Lane. |
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| Cedar Grove |
Also known as Whitaker's Hollow. Vicinity of Tacony Creek, Olney and Asylum Roads. |
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| Cedar Park |
Larchwood Avenue between 46th and 52nd Streets, south to SEPTA tracks. |
1970s |
| Center City |
The original city of Philadelphia between the Schuylkill and Delaware Rivers, Vine to South streets. |
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| Center City (R.D.A.) |
Schuylkill to Delaware Rivers, Spring Garden to South Streets. |
1963 |
| Chestnut Hill |
Northwestern Avenue to Cresheim Creek, Forbidden Drive to Stenton Avenue. |
1704 |
| Chinatown |
Also known as China Town. Arch to Vine Streets, from 8th to 11th Streets. First Chinese business opened on 10th Street in 1850. |
1926 |
| Chingihameng |
Included Society Hill and part of Northern Liberties. |
1655 |
| Clearview |
East of Cobbs Creek to Lindbergh Boulevard, between 78th & 84th Streets. |
1888 |
| Cloverhill |
West of Frankford, south of Tacony Creek and Juniata Parks. |
1808 |
| Cobbs Creek |
Vicinity of Cobbs Creek Park, from Baltimore Avenue to Market Street. |
1970s |
| Cohocksink |
Also known as Cohocksink Village. Located in the vicinity of 6th Street and Germantown Avenue. Taken from the Native cuweuhacsink, or "pine woods." |
1843 |
| College Avenue (R.D.A.) |
Bounded by Master Street, Broad Street, South College Avenue, Ridge Avenue and Girard Avenue. Enlarged to include area bounded by Master, Jefferson, Willington and Sydenham Streets |
1960-1968 |
| Collegeville |
Above Holmesburg, along Frankford Avenue, north of Pennypack Creek. |
1843-1910 |
| Comlyville |
Vicinity of Frankford Creek, site of a powder magazine. |
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| Cooksocky |
Also known as Wood=s Landing. Vicinity of East Falls, north of Mendenhall Ferry, on the west bank of the Schuylkill River. |
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| Coopersville |
See West Kensington. |
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| Coquanoc |
Also known as Coaquannock or Cuwequenaku. A native village which once occupied a portion of Center City. |
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| Corktown |
Irish section of West Philadelphia in the vicinity of Mantua. |
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| Country Lane |
West of Bustleton Avenue and Route 532. |
1980s |
| Cowtown |
Also known as Kellyville. Vicinity of Chelten Avenue and Morton Street, in the Wingohocking Valley. |
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| Creesam |
Name of an unofficial "township" which stretched from Carpenter Lane to Northwestern Avenue. See also Cresheim. |
1734-1768 |
| Crefelt |
Also known as Crefeld. Tract of Chestnut Hill north of Rex Avenue to Northwestern Avenue. |
1690s |
| Crescentville |
Also known as Grubtown or Grubbstown. Located in the vicinity of Adams, Rising Sun, and Tabor Avenues. Named for an early 19th century rope factory. |
1843 |
| Cresheim |
Also known as Creesam or Kriesheim. Section of Germantown and Mount Airy between Washington Lane and Mermaid Lane. |
1690s - 1768 |
| Crestmont Farms |
Located along Bucks County line, at Poquessing Creek. |
1970s |
| Cross Roads |
Vicinity of Byberry Road and Dunk's Ferry Road. |
1843 |
| Dearnley Park |
Located between Dearnley Street and Wigard Avenue, west of Ridge Avenue, in Roxborough. |
1980s |
| Delaware |
Name of a short-lived township located along the Delaware River in Northeast Philadelphia between Cottman Avenue and Poquessing Creek. |
1852-1854 |
| Devil's Pocket |
South of Lombard Street, east of 27th Street and north of Washington Avenue. |
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| Dogtown |
See Bebberstown. |
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| Doverville |
New name chosen for Roseville (over Goosetown, Geisseville, Bridgewater, and Christian Shore) by "respectable inhabitants" of village along Frankford Road, just below Frankford Creek. |
1845 |
| Dungan Hill |
Bustleton Avenue near Sandiford. |
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| Dunlap |
Vicinity of Haverford Avenue and Market Street, 46th to 52nd Streets. |
1980s |
| Dyottsville |
Vicinity south of Port Richmond. Named for the Dyott glass works. |
1843 |
| East Falls |
Formerly known as Falls of the Schuylkill, Falls Village. East side of Schuylkill River, about 2 mile south of the mouth of Wissahickon Creek. Named in the early 19th century for river rapids that disappeared after completion of the Fairmount Dam. |
1946 |
| East Germantown |
Germantown Avenue to Stenton Avenue in the vicinity of Chelten Avenue and Wister Street. |
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| East Mount Airy |
Mount Airy, east of Germantown Avenue. |
1970s |
| East Oak Lane |
Godfrey Avenue to Cheltenham Avenue, east of Broad Street. |
1970s |
| Eastwick |
Also known as Gladwyn. Northwest of Philadelphia International Airport, vicinity of Heintz National Wildlife Refuge. Named for Andrew M. Eastwick. |
1946 |
| Eastwick (R.D.A.) |
Bounded by 58th Street, Schuylkill River, Penrose Avenue, Philadelphia International Airport, Delaware County line, Woodland, Island, Passyunk and Dicks Avenue, and Lindbergh Boulevard. |
1948 |
| Einstein Southern (R.D.A) |
Bounded by 4th, Dickinson, 5th and Reed Streets |
1966 |
| Elmwood |
North of Eastwick, below Woodland Avenue. |
1888 |
| Evergreen |
South of South Street, east of Grays'= Ferry. |
1808 |
| Fackenland |
South of Frankford Creek. German for "fine land." |
17th century |
| Fairhill |
Front to 10th Streets, Cumberland Street to Allegheny Avenue. |
1980s |
| Fairmount |
Also known as the Art Museum Area. West of Broad Street, between Girard Avenue and Spring Garden Streets. |
1970s |
| Fairmount (R.D.A.) |
Bounded by Girard Avenue, Broad Street, Spring Garden Street, and Pennsylvania Avenue |
1952-1968 |
| Falls of the Schuylkill |
See East Falls |
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| Falls Village |
See East Falls |
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| Far Northeast |
East of Roosevelt Boulevard, north of Pennypack Creek. |
1970s |
| Feltonville |
South of Roosevelt Boulevard in the vicinity of Wyoming Avenue. |
1855 |
| Fenian Hill |
Section of Somerville in the vicinity of Church Lane and Limekiln Pike. |
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| Fernhill |
Vicinity of Wissahickon and Wayne Avenues from Manheim Street to Roosevelt Boulevard. |
1980 |
| Fern Rock |
Between Olney and Oak Lane. Northern terminus of Broad Street Subway. Named for the estate of Arctic explorer Elisha Kent Kane. |
1899 |
| Fisher's Hollow |
Vicinity of Frankford's Mill Creek on the Delaware River, reached by Fisher's Lane. |
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| Fishtown |
Along the Delaware River below Kensington. Legend has it that Charles Dickens named the neighborhood in 1842, but the use is primarily 20th century. |
1920 |
| Five Points |
See Ashton |
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| Five Points |
Vicinity of Castor and Oxford Avenues, northeast of Frankford. |
1855-1910 |
| Flat Iron |
South of Devil's Pocket. |
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| Flat Rock |
See Manayunk |
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| Forepaugh's Row |
South of Stenton Avenue and Wister Street, on Laveer Street, built as part of the winter quarters for Forepaugh's circus. |
late 19th century |
| Fox Chase |
Southwest of Pennypack Park along Montgomery County border. Named for an inn whose sign depicted fox hunters. |
1843 |
| Fraleyville |
Vicinity of Frankford near former arsenal where in 1816 Frederick Fraley began manufacturing small arms and ammunition. |
1843 |
| Francisville |
Also known as Vineyard in 1808. South of Poplar Street and Ridge Avenue, where streets run perpendicular to Ridge. |
1843 |
| Frankford |
West of Bridesburg and Wissinoming, east of Roosevelt Boulevard. Settled by Germans. |
17th century |
| Franklintown |
Vine to Callowhill Streets in the vicinity of 17th Street. |
1980s |
| Franklinville |
Vicinity of Erie Avenue to Westmoreland Street, between Broad Street and Sedgley Avenue. |
1888 |
| Franklinville |
Vicinity of 3rd and Butler Streets. |
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| Franklinville |
See Bebberstown. |
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| Frog Hollow |
Site of Wister and Smith Mills, near Central High School. |
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| Gander Hill |
West of Swampoodle. |
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| Garden Court |
Locust Street to Hazel Avenue, 46th to 52nd Streets. Named after the Garden Court Apartment Building. |
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| Germantown |
Originally encompassing all of Northwest Philadelphia, northeast of Wissahickon Avenue (Township Line Road). Currently applied to area bounded by East Falls, Mount Airy, West Oak Lane, and Logan. Original center of area was at Germantown Avenue and Church Lane. |
1683 |
| Germantown (R.D.A.) |
Bounded on the north by SEPTA's R7 railroad line, on the northwest by Sedgwick Street, on the west of SEPTA's R8 railroad line, on the southwest by Rittenhouse Street & Wissahickon Avenue, on the south by Hansberry & Green Streets, on the southeast by Berkley Street, Germantown Avenue and SEPTA's R7 railroad line, and on the east by Wister, Belfield, Magnolia, Church and Magnolia Streets. |
1963 |
| Germany Hill |
Western portion of Roxborough from Parker Avenue to Fountain Street, Ridge Avenue to Schuylkill River. |
1980 |
| Gillietown |
Vicinity of 27th & Dauphin Streets. |
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| Girard Estate |
Between Porter Street and Passyunk Avenue. Named after Stephen Girard whose South Philadelphia property was developed by the Board of City Trusts, trustee of the Girard Estate. |
1920s |
| Girard Point |
Located at the mouth of the Schuylkill River, once known for massive grain elevators. |
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| Gladwyn |
See Eastwick. |
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| Glen Willow |
In Manayunk in the vicinity of The Blocks. |
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| Glenwood |
Vicinity of North Philadelphia Station to York Street. |
1990 |
| Goat Hill |
Germantown, east of Fenian Hill, in the vicinity of Somerville. |
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| Godfrey |
Village near Chelten Avenue and Wister Street. See also East Germantown. |
1890s |
| Good Intent |
Vicinity of 46th & Market Streets, site of the Good Intent Mills. |
1849 |
| Goosetown |
Locust to Pine Streets, 17th to 20th Streets. |
1825-1850 |
| Grays Ferry |
East bank of the Schuylkill River, between Point Breeze and South Street. |
1970s |
| Grays Ferry (R.D.A.) |
Bounded by Washington Avenue, Grays Ferry Avenue, Peltz Street, Schuylkill River, Reed Street, 34th Street, Tasker Street, 32nd Street, and the rear property lines of the houses on the south side of Tasker, 31st, Tasker, 29th, Morris, 25th, Tasker, Taylor, Reed and 25th Streets. |
1968 |
| Green Hill |
Northeast of Francisville, near 17th Street and Girard Avenue. |
1808-1849 |
| Greenland |
Village on west bank of the Schuylkill River near Ford Road. |
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| Greenville |
Vicinity of Powelton. |
1843 |
| Greenwich Island |
Also known as Greenwich Point. Formerly Drufwe Island, Isle de Raisins, or Grape Island, the east end of which jutted into Delaware River. |
1843-1899 |
| Grubtown |
Also known as Grubbstown. See Crescentville. |
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| Gunner's Run |
See Aramingo. |
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| Haddington |
North of Market Street between 65th & 70th Streets. |
1816 |
| Haddington (R.D.A.) |
Bounded by Haverford Avenue, Girard Avenue, 52nd Street, Market Street and 63rd Street |
1961-1963 |
| Hamilton Village |
Also known as Hamilton Ville, Hamiltonville. Schuylkill River at Market Street west to 36th Street, between Lancaster and Woodland Avenues. |
1809-1843 |
| Hamlet, The |
Attempt to settle a village on Pell Hill farm, in the vicinity of Girard College. |
1811 |
| Harisville |
On Old York Road above Rising Sun Avenue. |
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| Harper's Hollow |
Vicinity of 18th Street and Olney Avenue. |
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| Harrisburg |
Vicinity of Welsh and Ashton Roads. Started as a settlement for freed slaves. |
1843-1910 |
| Harrowgate. |
Vicinity of Venango Street and Kensington Avenue, between Kensington and Frankford. Named after a 1780s health resort established there. |
1888 |
| Hartranft |
Lehigh Avenue to Diamond Street, Broad to Fairhill Streets. |
1970s |
| Hartranft (R.D.A.) |
Moyamensing Avenue, 20th Street, Pattison Avenue and Penrose Ferry Road |
1961 |
| Hatshop Hill |
See Sunnycliff. |
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| Hawthorne |
Between southwest Center City and Bella Vista. |
1970s |
| Heartsville |
Vicinity of Frankford Avenue and Heart (now Hart) Lane, above Somerset Street. |
1843 |
| Hell's Kitchen |
North of Arch Street, west of 3rd Street. |
1750 |
| Helltown |
See Cedar Grove. |
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| Hestonville |
Along Lancaster Avenue south of George's Hill, the country seat, ca. 1800, of the Heston family. |
1843 |
| High Rue |
West of Roosevelt Boulevard, between Bustleton Avenue and Welsh Road. |
1980s |
| Hill, The |
Also known as Hill Community. African American section of Roxborough between Roxborough and Monastery Avenues, west of Manayunk Avenue. |
1900 |
| Hitesville |
See Jacksonville. |
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| Hollinsville |
Village at intersection of Bristol turnpike and road from Tacony below Holmesburg. |
1843-1861 |
| Holme Circle |
In the loop of Pennypack Creek at Holme Avenue and Welsh Road. |
1980s |
| Holmesburg |
Below Pennypack Creek, approximately at Rhawn Street and Frankford Avenue. Named for Thomas Holme, William Penn's surveyor, who settled there. |
1843 |
| Hopkinsville |
Vicinity of Haddington. |
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| Hunting Park |
South of Roosevelt Boulevard, east of Germantown Avenue, north of SEPTA's R7 railroad line. |
1976 |
| Independence Mall (R.D.A.) |
Race to Chestnut Streets between 4th & 7th Streets |
1961 |
| Irishtown |
See Somerville |
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| Irish Tract |
Vicinity of 18th & Wharton Streets |
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| Ivy Hill |
Vicinity of Ivy Hill Cemetery, north of East Mount Airy. |
1980 |
| Jacksonville |
Also known as Hitesville. South of Nicetown, vicinity of Germantown Avenue. |
1861 |
| Jewtown |
Vicinity of Auburn and Weikel Streets, in Richmond. |
1870s-1940s |
| Juniata Park |
Also known as Juniata. South of Frankford Creek at Hunting Park and north of SEPTA's R7 railroad line, between Feltonville and Richmond. |
1946 |
| Kelleyville |
See Cowtown. |
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| Kenderton |
Vicinity of Broad Street and Germantown Avenue. Named for Kenderton Smith, lawyer and landowner. |
1808-1861 |
| Kensington |
From Delaware River to Front Street, where Kensington Avenue bears northeast. Named by Anthony Palmer, an English sea captain. |
1730 |
| Kingsessing |
South of railroad tracks and Baltimore Avenue to Woodland Avenue, west to Cobbs Creek. From the Native term for "place where there is a meadow." |
1712 |
| King Village |
Also known as Kings Village. Between Point Breeze and Grays Ferry. |
1980s |
| Kirkbridesburg |
See Bridesburg. |
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| Knightsville |
On Byberry-Bensalem turnpike at Moreland Road. Named for Leonard and Judge Jonathan T. Knight. |
1843 |
| Knorr |
Vicinity of Oxford Avenue and Martins' Mill Road. |
1843 |
| Kriesheim |
See Cresheim. |
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| aGrange |
Between Bustleton and Holmesburg, in the vicinity of Bustleton Avenue and Pennypack Creek. |
1855-1895 |
| Laniganville |
Vicinity of 36th Street and Girard Avenue. |
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| Lansdowne Village |
Failed real estate venture, 40th to 50th Streets, north of Parkside Avenue, that became part of site for Centennial Exhibition. Most of the property was acquired as part of Fairmount Park in 1860s and 1870s. |
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| Lawncrest |
Combination of Lawndale and Crescentville; on border with Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County. |
1970s |
| Lawndale |
Near Rising Sun and Oxford Avenue, south of Cottman Avenue. Named by a real estate developer. |
1946 |
| Lehigh (R.D.A.) |
Bounded by Lehigh Avenue, 5th Street, Susquehanna Avenue and Broad Street |
1950-1968 |
| Leverington |
Adjacent to Manayunk along Ridge Avenue, in the vicinity of Gorgas Lane. |
1861 |
| Levezytown |
Also known as Livezeytown. Located in the vicinity of Rhawn Street and Verree Road. |
1855 |
| Lexington Park |
Bounded by Pennypack Creek on the east, Roosevelt Boulevard on the west, below Rhawn Street and above Cottman Avenue. |
1970s |
| Lindley |
Village located at 7th Street and Lindley Avenue. |
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| Little Britain |
North of Wayne and Chelten Avenues, in the vicinity of West Price Street. |
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| Livezeytown |
See Levezytown. |
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| Logan |
Above Roosevelt Boulevard, south of Olney Avenue. |
1970s |
| Logan Circle |
Area from Schuylkill River to near Broad Street, from Market Street to Spring Garden Street. |
1976 |
| Logan's Hill |
See Negley's Hill. |
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| Lombard (R.D.A.) |
Bounded by Market Street, 7th Street, Lombard Street, Broad Street, South Penn Square, and Juniper Street |
1952-1963 |
| Lower Dublin |
Name of one of the original townships of Philadelphia, located in Northeast Philadelphia above Cottman Avenue. |
1693-1854 |
| Lower Tioga |
Bounded by Broad Street, Westmoreland Street, and the railroad. |
1980 |
| Ludlow |
East of Broad Street, in the vicinity of Spring Garden Street. |
1970s |
| Lumar Park |
Below Somerton, bounded by Red Lion Road, Bustleton Avenue, and Woodhaven Road. |
1980 |
| McCartersville |
South of Crescentville, along New Second Street Road. |
1843-1910 |
| MacLean |
Belmont Avenue and Conshohocken State Road. |
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| McNabbtown |
Village at SEPTA's Washington Lane station, near Awbury Arboretum. |
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| Manatawna |
Up Ridge Avenue from Andorra, near Manatawna Avenue. Native term meaning "where we drink liquor." |
(1888-1910 |
| Manayunk |
North of Schuylkill River, upstream from the mouth of Wissahickon Creek. From the Native term meaning "where we go to drink." Renamed from Flat Rock after a brief interlude as Udoravia. |
1821 |
| Mantua |
Across from Philadelphia Zoo at railroad tracks to 30th Street Station. Laid about 1809. |
1843 |
| Martinsville |
East of Front Street, between Wolf and Porter Streets, vicinity of Greenwich Point Road and Southwark Canal. |
1861-1899 |
| Mayfair |
Cottman and Frankford Avenue to Roosevelt Boulevard. Named by neighborhood civic association. |
1929 |
| Maylandsville |
Also known as Maylandville. In the vicinity of Darby Road, at the crossing of Mill Creek, below Woodlands Cemetery. |
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| Meadows, The |
Vicinity south of 84th Street, east of Darby Creek, north of Heinz National Wildlife Refuge, west of SEPTA's R1 railroad tracks. |
1980 |
| Mechanicstown |
Also known as Mechanics Town, Pumpkinstown, and Pumpkin Town. Located around the intersection of Germantown Avenue and Bells Mill Road. |
1849-1855 |
| Mechanicsville |
At the border of Buck County, southeast of Roosevelt Boulevard. |
1843 |
| Middleton |
Upper end of Germantown Avenue at intersection with Wissahickon Creek, now site of Chestnut Hill College. Named for Joseph Middleton who owned the site of the college. |
1843 |
| Mifflin's Hollow |
Located along Midvale Avenue in East Falls. |
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| Milestown |
Located along Old York Road, north of Branchtown, above Oak Lane. |
1800-1910 |
| Millbrook |
Below Woodhaven Road in Northeast Philadelphia. |
1960s |
| Mill Creek |
North of Haverford Avenue, south of Girard Avenue, 45th to 52nd Streets. |
1970s |
| Mill Creek (R.D.A.) |
Bounded by Girard Avenue, Belmont Avenue, Haverford Avenue and 52nd Street. Enlarged in 1962 to include 52nd Street, Wyalusing Avenue, 53rd Street and Girard Avenue |
1948-1963 |
| Modena Park |
East of Northeast Philadelphia Airport at Morrell Avenue. |
1970s |
| Molesville |
Vicinity of Haddington. |
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| Mondal |
Village near Cobbs Creek and Woodland Avenue, with a windmill and an early grist mill. |
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| Monroe Village |
Also known as Monroeville. Located in the vicinity of 48th Street and Lancaster Avenue. |
1849 |
| Moreland |
Name of one of the original townships in Philadelphia located in Northeast Philadelphia. |
1687-1854 |
| Morrell Park |
North of Grant Avenue, east of Northeast Philadelphia Airport. |
1970s |
| Morrisville |
Also known as Morris City. Vicinity of Callowhill Street, between 22nd and 25th Streets; also in the vicinity of Kelly (East River) Drive near Girard Avenue. |
1830 |
| Morton |
South of West Oak Lane, east of East Mount Airy, west of Broad Street. |
1970s |
| Morton (R.D.A.) |
Bounded by Germantown Avenue, High Street, Belfield Avenue, Musgrave Street, SEPTA's R7 railroad line, and Chelten Avenue |
1957-1963 |
| Mount Airy |
Between Johnson Street and Cresheim Creek, Wissahickon Creek and Stenton Avenue. Named for the mansion of William Allen, Chief Justice of Pennsylvania during the Colonial period. |
1843 |
| Mount Moriah |
East of Cobbs Creek, in the vicinity of Kingsessing Avenue. |
1980s |
| Mount Pleasant |
Also known as Mount Pleasant Village. Located around the intersection of Germantown Avenue and Mount Pleasant Avenue. |
(1800-1910 |
| Mount Vernon |
In Manayunk, at the foot of Hermitage Street. |
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| Moyamensing |
South central Philadelphia, between Passyunk and Wicaco. Said to mean "unclean place" or, more literally, "place of pigeon droppings." Also "place of meeting." |
18th century |
| Neck, The |
Southernmost part of South Philadelphia, below Moore Street. |
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| Negley's Hill |
Also known as Logan's Hill. Along Germantown Avenue, above Wayne Junction station. |
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| New Philadelphia |
A town proposed for the vicinity of Spring Garden Street between 19th street and the Schuylkill River. |
1799 |
| Nicetown |
Southeast of Germantown, below Wayne Junction station. Named for de Neus, Dutch Huguenots who settled there about 1700. |
1808 |
| Nicetown (R.D.A.) |
Bounded by Wingohocking Street, Broad Street, Roosevelt Boulevard, Germantown Avenue, Luzerne Street, Hunting Park Avenue, Pulaski Avenue and Tabor Branch of the old Reading Railroad. Enlarged to include Hunting Park Avenue, Wissahickon Avenue and Richmond Branch of the old Reading Railroad. |
1958 |
| Nittabaconck |
Native settlement on the east bank of the Schuylkill River, in the vicinity of East Falls. |
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| Normandy |
Also known as Normandy Village. East of Roosevelt Boulevard in the vicinity of Woodhaven and Byberry Roads. |
1980s |
| North Central (R.D.A.) |
Bounded by Spring Garden Street, Delaware River, Vine Street, 7th Street, Market Street, Benjamin Franklin Parkway, 18th Street, Vine Street, 20th Street, and Pennsylvania Avenue |
1952-1963 |
| North Penn Village |
Vicinity north of Susquehanna Avenue, between 25th and 30th Streets. |
1861-1899 |
| North Philadelphia |
Most of the area north of Center City and south of Logan. |
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| North Philadelphia (R.D.A.) |
Bounded by Lehigh Avenue, Front Street, Spring Garden Street and Fairmount Park |
1968 |
| Northeast Philadelphia |
Philadelphia between Shackamaxon and the Bucks County line. |
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| Northern Liberties |
North of Spring Garden Street, on Delaware River, to approximately Girard Avenue. |
1680s |
| Northwest Philadelphia |
That part of Philadelphia northwest of the Roosevelt Boulevard, Stenton Avenue and Wister Street to Stenton Avenue. (Incorporates old Germantown and Roxborough townships) |
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| Northwood |
Vicinity of Adams Avenue at Roosevelt Boulevard, east to Frankford. |
1970s |
| Nya Vasa |
Swedish settlement west of Schuylkill River and north of Philadelphia International Airport, opposite Girard Point. |
17th century |
| Oakdale |
Vicinity of the pleasure park at 12th and Huntingdon Streets, near Lehigh and Germantown Avenues. |
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| Oak Lane |
Northeast of Broad Street and Godfrey Avenue. Named for a landmark oak tree. |
1895 |
| Ogontz |
From Ogontz Avenue to Broad Street above Olney Avenue. |
1980s |
| Old City |
Also known as Olde City. Bounded by Delaware River, Walnut Street, Spring Garden Street and 4th Street. |
1950s |
| Old City (R.D.A.) |
Bounded by Vine Street, Delaware River, Lombard Street and 7th Street. |
1948-1963 |
| Old Kensington |
Also known as Olde Kensington. Southern portion of Kensington located north of Northern Liberties, west of Fishtown. |
1976 |
| Olney |
Vicinity of 5th and Chew Streets, west of the railroad tracks to Fox Chase and east of Melrose Park. Named for the estate of Alexander Wilson. |
1855 |
| Ontario (R.D.A.) |
Bounded by Venango Street, Germantown Avenue, Allegheny Avenue and 15th Street |
1961 |
| Orchard Park |
Island Road near 81st Street, north of Eastwick. |
1890s |
| Oregon |
Vicinity of Swampoodle. |
1840 |
| Overbrook |
West along City Avenue near Lancaster Avenue, where Pennsylvania Railroad built a station in 1867. |
1910s |
| Overbrook Farms |
Development started in the early 1890s around Overbrook Railroad Station. |
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| Overbrook Park |
Vicinity of City Avenue and Cobbs Creek. |
1970s |
| Oxford |
Name of one of the original townships of Philadelphia, originally bounded by Cottman Avenue, Delaware River, Frankford Creek, Tacony Creek and city line. |
1693-1854 |
| Oxford Circle |
North of traffic circle where Roosevelt Boulevard and Cheltenham, Oxford and Castor Avenues intersect. |
1920s |
| Packer Park |
At southern end of Broad Street, north of Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park and west of Broad Street. |
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| Panorama Hill |
Section of West Philadelphia from 49th to 53rd Streets, south of Girard Avenue. Now Cathedral Cemetery. |
1853 |
| Paradise |
At Hunting Park and Ridge Avenues, east of Schuylkill River bend, north of Strawberry Mansion Bridge, in the vicinity of Laurel Hill Cemetery. |
1970s |
| Parkside |
Vicinity of Fairmount Park at Parkside Avenue, west of Belmont Avenue, bordering Wynnefield. |
1980s |
| Parkwood |
Also known as Parkwood Manor. Near Bucks County border south of Mechanicsville, northeast of Woodhaven Road. |
1970s |
| Paschall |
Vicinity of Cobbs Creek Park and Chester Avenue. |
1970s |
| Paschallville |
Also known as Paschalville or Paschall Ville. Vicinity of Paschall Avenue and Island Road. |
1861-1910 |
| Passyunk |
Also known as Passayunk, Passyonck, Passuming, Passajungh, Perslajongh, Passajon, and Paisajungh. All related to the Native pachsegink, meaning "in the valley" or "place between the hills." Areas of South Philadelphia, south of Tasker Avenue. |
1680s |
| Passyunk Homes |
Vicinity of 26th Street and Penrose Avenue. |
1980s |
| Passyunk Square (R.D.A.) |
Bounded by Washington Avenue, 11th Street, Reed Street, 10th Street, Tasker Street, and Broad Street |
1948 |
| Passyunkville |
Vicinity of Point Breeze. |
1811 |
| Pattison Avenue East (R.D.A.) |
Bounded generally by 13th Street, Packer Avenue, Front Street, Oregon Avenue, Vandalia Street, railroad right-of-way, 11th Street, Pattison Avenue, Broad Street, and Geary Street. |
1954 |
| Pauls Run |
North of Country Lane, west of Bustleton Avenue, south of Red Lion Road. |
1980s |
| Pelham |
A sister development to Overbrook Farms started in the 1890s on the Carpenter Estate between Germantown Avenue and the Carpenter Lane Station on SEPTA's R8 railroad line. |
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| Pemberton (R.D.A.) |
Bounded by 21st, Bainbridge, 22nd and Pemberton Streets |
1967-1968 |
| Pemichpacka |
Native settlement, meaning "deep, dead water" or "a pond not having current," along Pennypack Creek. |
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| Penn |
Name of both a township and a district both located in North Philadelphia west of 6th Street and north of Poplar Street |
1808-1854 |
| Penn Center (R.D.A.) |
Bounded by Broad Street, 18th Street, Market Street and Vine Street. Enlarged to include 18th to 20th Streets, Market Street to John K. Kennedy Boulevard. |
1952-1967 |
| Penn-Knox |
Section of Germantown between Manheim Street and Chelten Avenue, Wayne and Germantown Avenues. |
1980s |
| Pennsport |
South of Washington Avenue, along the Delaware River. |
1970s |
| Pennsport (R.D.A.) |
Bounded by Washington Avenue, Water Street, Snyder Avenue and 4th Street |
1968 |
| Pennypack |
Between Northeast Philadelphia Airport and Pennypack Park. |
1970s |
| Pennypack Woods |
Also known as Pennypack Village. Below Holme Avenue, east of Holme Circle, south of Academy Gardens. |
1970s |
| Pittsville |
Also known as Pittville. Located in the vicinity of the intersection of Limekiln Pike and Haines Street. |
1855-1910 |
| Pleasant Hill. |
Easternmost section of Torresdale, below Poquessing Creek. |
1888 |
| Pleasantville |
See Cedar Grove. |
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| Pleasantville |
See Somerton |
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| Pleasantville |
Also known as Terrapin Town or Tortleberg. Vicinity located east of Somerton. |
1843 |
| Pluck Hill |
Fitler and Harrison Streets, near Frankford. Named for the play of butcher boys who battered each other with plucks, the innards of newly slaughtered animals. |
1857 |
| Plumbsock |
See Byberry Cross. |
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| Poetquessing |
Also known as Poanpissing or Achpoquesing. Native for "a place abounding with mice" on banks on Poquessing Creek in Northeast Philadelphia. |
17th century |
| Point Breeze |
East of Schuylkill River, north of Passyunk Avenue, south of Grays Ferry Avenue. |
1895 |
| Point-No-Point |
South of mouth of Frankford Creek, now Bridesburg. |
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| Poor Island |
Along Delaware River near Shackamaxon, now part of Port Richmond. |
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| Poplar |
North of Chinatown, between Spring Garden and Northern Liberties. |
1970s) |
| Poplar (R.D.A.) |
Bounded by Girard Avenue, Broad Street, 5th Street, and Spring Garden Street. Enlarged to include 8th Street, Girard Avenue, Franklin Street and Thompson Street. |
1948-1968 |
| Port Richmond |
Along Delaware River between Kensington and Frankford Creek. In 1728 a mansion was named "Richmond Hall" after a London suburb. The Port was added owing to the riverfront commerce. |
1970s |
| Port Richmond (R.D.A.) |
Bounded by Richmond Street, Allegheny Avenue, Bath Street, Lippincott Street, Allen Street, Monmouth Street, Allen Street, and Cambria Street. |
1962 |
| Powelton |
Also known as Powelton Village. South of Lancaster Avenue and Spring Garden Street, east of 42nd Street, and northwest of Powelton and Lancaster Avenues. |
1843 |
| Powelton (R.D.A.) |
Bounded by right-of-way of SEPTA railroad tracks, Market Street, 46th Street, Haverford Avenue, 44th Street and Belmont Avenue |
1950-1963 |
| Pratt Street (R.D.A.) |
Bounded by Bridge Street, Tacony Street, Aramingo Avenue, Margaret Street and the northern right-of-way of Frankford Creek |
1962 |
| Preston (R.D.A.) |
Bounded by 41st, Preston, Parrish and Ogden Streets |
1967 |
| Princeton Station |
See Rockdale |
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| Prospect Heights |
North of Somerton. |
1890s |
| Province Island |
Located in Kingsessing. |
1843 |
| Pulaskitown |
Section of Germantown located west of Germantown Avenue near intersection of Morris Street and Queen Lane. |
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| Pumpkin Town |
Also known as Pumpkinstown. See Mechanicstown. |
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| Queen Lane Manor |
Vicinity of the campus of William Penn Charter School. |
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| Queen Village |
Below South Street, along Delaware River to the vicinity of 8th and Carpenter Streets. |
1970s |
| Ramcat |
See Schuylkill. |
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| Rhawnhurst |
At Rhawn Street and Bustleton Avenue, north of Cottman Avenue, west of Roosevelt Boulevard. Named for George and William Rhawn by real estate developers. |
1924 |
| Richmond |
On Delaware River, south of Frankford Creek, east of Kensington and Frankford Avenue. |
1843 |
| Risdon's Ferry |
Vicinity of Torresdale on Delaware River. Named for John Risdon, whose ferry ran from foot of Fitler Street. |
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| Rising Sun |
Also known as Sunville. East of Temple University Hospital. Named for a tavern located at Germantown Avenue and Old York Road. |
1843-1899 |
| Rittenhouse |
Southwest quarter of Center City, in the vicinity of Rittenhouse Square. |
1970s |
| Rittenhouse-Germantown (R.D.A.) |
Bounded by Germantown Avenue, Chelten Avenue, SEPTA's R8 railroad line, and Rittenhouse Street |
1952-1963 |
| Rittenhouse Town |
Also known as Rittenhousetown or Rittenhouse. Located within present bounds of Fairmount Park near intersection of Lincoln Drive and Wissahickon Avenue. Site of first paper mill in America in the 1690s. |
1970s |
| River Park |
Vicinity of Schuylkill River, near City Avenue, adjacent to Fairmount Park. |
1980 |
| Rockdale |
Also known as Princeton Station. Last place in Philadelphia along Schuylkill River, just before Miquon. Located along River Road. |
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| Rockville |
Also known as Rocky Hill. Northwest of Cedar Hill Cemetery, in the vicinity of Oxford Circle. |
1843-1899 |
| Rosehill |
Vicinity of C Street and Indiana Avenue. |
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| Rose of Bath |
See Bath Town. |
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| Roseville |
On Frankford Avenue just below Frankford Creek. Renamed Doverville in 1845. |
1843 |
| Rowlandville |
Vicinity of Tacony Creek and Wyoming Avenue. Named for the Benjamin Rowland shovel factory located on Tacony Creek. |
19th century |
| Roxborough |
Also known as Rocksborrow and Roxborro. Located between the Schuylkill River and Wissahickon Creek above Manayunk. |
1706 |
| Ryers |
North of Cottman Avenue at the border with Montgomery County. Centered around Ryers Mansion, also known as Burholme Mansion. |
1980 |
| Saint Martin's |
Western Chestnut Hill, in the vicinity of St. Martin's Lane and Willow Grove Avenue. Earlier name was Wissahickon Heights. |
1880s |
| Sandiford |
Between Fox Chase and Holmesburg, on Bustleton Avenue. |
1855-1910 |
| Sandy Hill |
Along Bustleton and Smithfield turnpike, north of River Road. |
1843 |
| Saunders Park |
Vicinity of 40th Street, Lancaster to Powelton Avenues. |
1980s |
| Saw Dust Village |
On a hill south of the present site of Central High School. |
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| Schuylkill |
East of Schuylkill River, from Christian Street to Grays Ferry Avenue, to 23rd Street, to about Pine Street. |
1970s |
| Schuylkill River Park (R.D.A.) |
Bounded by Arch Street, 23rd Street, Chestnut Street, 22nd Street, Walnut Street, 23rd Street, South Street and Schuylkill River |
1964 |
| Shackamaxon |
Also known as Shackaemuxen. Known by the Swedes (40 years before the English arrival) by this Native term meaning "place of eels," but considered to mean "meeting place of chiefs." |
17th century |
| Shantytown |
Along Parkside (then Elm) Avenue from 41st to 44th Streets until destroyed by a fire. |
Mid-19th century |
| Sharswood |
East of Brewerytown, in the vicinity of Girard College. |
1970s |
| Shawmont |
Along Schuylkill River, beyond Manayunk. |
1980s |
| Sherwood |
At Baltimore Avenue between 50th and 56th Streets. |
1990 |
| Smearsburg |
Vicinity of Manheim and Wister Streets in Germantown. |
1890s |
| Smithfield |
Also known as Smithville. See Somerton. |
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| Smoky Hollow |
Located in the vicinity of Rising Sun Avenue and Wingohocking Street, near Greenmount Cemetery. |
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| Society Hill |
Walnut Street to Pine Street, Delaware River to 7th Street. Southerly portion of original settlement - named for tract given to the Free Society of Traders by William Penn in 1685. |
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| Somerton |
Also known as Smithfield, Smithville and Pleasantville. Vicinity surrounding intersection of Bustleton Avenue and Byberry Road. |
1720 |
| Somerville |
Also known as Irishtown. Church Lane and Limekiln Pike. Located in the vicinity of Goat Hill and Fenian Hill. |
1888-1910 |
| Sommerhausen |
Also known as Somerhausen and Summerhausen. Southeasterly half of Chestnut Hill between Rex Avenue and Mermaid Lane. One of the original four divisions of Germantown Township. Named for the birthplace of Francis Daniel Pastorius, one of the principal founders of Germantown. |
1689 |
| Southbrook Park |
Vicinity of 28th Street, New Hope Street and Vare Avenue. |
1980s |
| South Central (R.D.A.) |
Bounded by Washington Avenue, Grays Ferry Avenue, Peltz Street, Schuylkill River, South Street, 27th Street, Lombard Street, 13th Street, South Street, 7th Street, Lombard Street, and the Delaware River |
1968 |
| Southeast Central (R.D.A.) |
Bounded by Lombard Street, Delaware River, Washington Avenue and Broad Street. Amended in 1963 by changing northern boundary to South Street |
1948-1968 |
| South Philadelphia |
South of South Street, between Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers. |
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| Southwark |
West of Pennsport from Mifflin Street to Washington Avenue, 4th to 8th Streets. |
1762 |
| Southwest Center City |
From Lombard Street to Oregon Avenue, Broad Street to Schuylkill River. |
1976 |
| Southwest Central (R.D.A.) |
Bounded by Pine Street, Broad Street, Washington Avenue, Grays Ferry Avenue, 34th Street and Schuylkill River. Enlarged to include Grays Ferry Avenue, Washington Avenue, 24th, Oakford, Taylor, Morris, 29th, Tasker, and 31st Streets, and the rear property lines of Tasker, 32nd, and Tasker Streets, and 34th Street, Reed Street, the Schuylkill River and 34th Street |
1950-1968 |
| Southwest Philadelphia |
Schuylkill River west to the city limits, below Baltimore Avenue. |
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| Southwest Schuylkill |
Above Elmwood, along Schuylkill River, in the vicinity of SEPTA's R3 railroad tracks. |
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| Spring Brook |
Northeast of Frankford and Cottman Avenues |
1855 |
| Springettsbury Manor |
From Vine Street to Willow Street, Delaware to Schuylkill Rivers. One of the original manors laid out for William Penn's use and named for his first wife, Gulielma Springett. |
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| Spring Garden |
North of Benjamin Franklin Parkway to Fairmount Avenue, Broad Street to Schuylkill River. |
1813 |
| Spruce Hill |
West of University of Pennsylvania, Locust Street to Woodlands Cemetery, to the vicinity of 46th Street. |
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| Squirrel Hill |
From Kingsessing Avenue to Windsor Avenue in the vicinity of 46th Street. |
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| Stanborough |
Vicinity of Frankford Avenue and Clearfield Street. |
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| Stanton |
Between Strawberry Mansion and Broad Street. |
1970s |
| Steinberg |
Village along Frankford Road, laid out by Robert Brook and G. W. Steinhauer. |
1815 |
| Stenton |
Between West Oak Lane and Ivy Hill, Mount Airy to Montgomery County. |
1946 |
| Stewards Glenn |
East of Normandy, west of Academy Road. |
1980s |
| Stonehouse Lane |
South of 5th and Ritner Streets. |
1920 |
| Strawberry Mansion |
East side of Schuylkill River and Fairmount Park, at 33rd and Diamond Streets. Named for 18th century mansion. |
early 20th century |
| Strawberry Mansion (R.D.A.) |
Bounded by Lehigh Avenue, 29th Street, York Street, Amtrak, 33rd Street and Ridge Avenue |
1962-1968 |
| Summerdale |
East of Crescentville, between Roosevelt Boulevard, Langdon Street, and Oxford Avenue. |
1970s |
| Sunnycliff |
Also known as Hatshop Hill. Along Green Lane in Manayunk. |
before 1930 |
| Sunville |
See Rising Sun. |
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| Swampoodle |
Junction of three railroad lines in the vicinity of Lehigh Avenue and 22nd Streets. |
before 1926 |
| Tabor |
Site of Einstein Hospital. Named for biblical Mount Tabor. |
1870s |
| Tacony |
On Delaware River west to Frankford Avenue, between Holmesburg and Wissinoming. Early Swedish records spell it Taokanick, a Native word for "forest" or "wilderness." |
1677 |
| Taney |
From Pine to Bainbridge Streets, 25th Street west to Schuylkill River. |
1980s |
| Tenderloin |
name given to area around 9th & Race by police & media where many flophouses were located |
1940s-1960s |
| Temple (R.D.A.) |
Bounded by Susquehanna Avenue, 5th Street, Girard Avenue and Broad Street, enlarged to include Broad Street, 16th Street, Columbia (Cecil B. Moore) Avenue and Susquehanna Avenue, and also 5th Street, Germantown Avenue and Girard Avenue. |
1948-1968 |
| Terrapin Town. |
See Pleasantville. |
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| Texas |
Located in the vicinity of Swampoodle. |
1840s |
| Thayersville |
Located in the vicinity of Haddington. |
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| Tioga |
North of Allegheny Avenue at Broad Street, in the vicinity of Tioga Street. |
1854 |
| Torresdale |
Also known as Torrisdale. Located along the Delaware River between Holmesburg and Bucks County. Named by Charles Macalester for his Scotland home. |
1850 |
| Tortleberg |
See Pleasantville. |
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| Triangle (R.D.A.) |
Bounded by Spring Garden Street, Pennsylvania Avenue, 20th Street, Vine Street, 18th Street, Benjamin Franklin Parkway, West Penn Square, Market Street, and the Schuylkill River |
1948-1963 |
| Uberville |
Vicinity of Ridge Avenue, near Oxford Street. |
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| Udoravia |
See Manayunk. |
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| Unionville |
Village north of Feltonville. |
1860s |
| University (R.D.A.) |
Bounded by Market Street, Schuylkill River, South Street, Spruce Street, Woodland Avenue and 42nd Street. Enlarged 1962 - new boundaries were 44th Street, Baltimore Avenue, 43rd Street, Schuylkill River, Spring Garden Street, 31st Street and Powelton Avenue |
1948-1963 |
| University City |
The area between 38th and 40th Streets in the vicinity of the University of Pennsylvania and Drexel University. |
1970s |
| University City Core (R.D.A.) |
Bounded by Powelton Avenue, 38th Street, Lancaster Avenue, Powelton Avenue, 32nd Street, John F. Kennedy Boulevard, 32nd Street, Walnut Street, 33rd Street, Spruce Street, 294 feet west of 40th Street, Irving Street, 350 feet west of 40th Street, Locust Street, 376 feet west of 40th Street, Chancellor Street, 200 feet west of 40th Street, Walnut Street, and 40th Street. |
1966 |
| Upper Holmesburg |
Delaware River and Pennypack Creek, Frankford Avenue to Willits Road. |
1976 |
| Upper Roxborough |
Northwest of Roxborough, southeast of Andorra. |
1970s |
| Verreeville |
Also known of Verree's Mills. Northeast of Fox Chase in Bustleton. Named for John P. Verree, politician and mill owner. |
1843-1910 |
| Ville Hartwell |
Rex Avenue in the vicinity of Wissahickon Creek. |
1855 |
| Vineyard |
See Francisville. |
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| Volunteer Town |
Also known as Volunteertown. Located between Frankford and Fox Chase. Named for a tavern. |
1843-1899 |
| Walnut Forty-Two (R.D.A.) |
Bounded by 41st, Locust, 43rd and Sansom Streets |
1967-1968 |
| Walnut Hill |
Market to Locust Streets, 46th to 52nd Streets. |
1980s |
| Washington Square |
West of Society Hill from Market to South Streets. |
1970s |
| Washington Square West |
Located between 8th and Broad Streets in Center City, south of Market Street. |
1970s |
| Weccacoe |
Also known as Wicaco or Wichacomoca. Eastern half of South Philadelphia, originally a Native village. Name means "dwelling place." |
18th century |
| West End |
Vicinity of 61st Street and Larchwood Avenue. |
1888-1895 |
| West Falls |
See Whitestown. |
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| West Kensington |
Also known as Coopersville. Vicinity of Amtrak roadbed along American Street, between Front and 3rd Streets. |
(1861-1970 |
| Westminster |
North of 52nd Street and Westminster Avenue. |
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| West Mount Airy |
North of Wissahickon Creek, east of Cresheim Creek, south of Germantown Avenue. |
1970s |
| West Oak Lane |
Stenton Avenue to Cheltenham Avenue, Broad Street towards Ivy Hill. Named by real estate developers. |
1925 |
| West Park |
Below River Park, near Belmont Reservoir, adjacent to Fairmount Park. |
1980s |
| West Philadelphia |
The part of Philadelphia located west of Schuylkill Avenue and north of Baltimore Avenue. |
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| West Philadelphia (R.D.A) |
Bounded by Girard Avenue, Parkside Avenue, Columbia Avenue, SEPTA's R6 railroad line, CONRAIL, 59th Street, Columbia Avenue, Lebanon Avenue, Cobbs Creek Park, SEPTA's R3 railroad line, 43rd Street, and Schuylkill River |
1963 |
| West Powelton |
Powelton Avenue to Lancaster Avenue, in the vicinity of 42nd Street. |
1980s |
| West Torresdale |
Near Morrell Park, adjacent to Northeast Philadelphia Airport. |
1970s |
| Wharton |
Along Wharton Street, west of Pennsport, east of Point Breeze. |
1970s |
| Wheat Sheaf |
Located in the vicinity of Bustleton and Cottman Avenues. |
1899 |
| Whitaker's Hollow |
See Cedar Grove. |
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| White Hall |
Borough northwest of Bridesburg, from the United States Arsenal west to Frankford Creek and Little Tacony Creek. |
1849-1899 |
| Whitestown |
Also known as West Falls. West side of Schuylkill River, opposite East Falls. Named for Josiah White's wire factory. |
1820s |
| Whitman |
South on Delaware River, below Pennsport, in the vicinity of 2nd and Wolf Streets. |
1970s |
| Whitman (R.D.A.) |
Bounded by Snyder Avenue, Swanson Street, Oregon Avenue, Front Street, Swanson Avenue, Bigler Street, right-of-way line of Delaware River Port Authority, Randolph Street, Oregon Avenue, and 6th Street |
1957 |
| Whitman Park |
Located south of Whitman, it is bounded by Oregon Avenue, Front, Porter and 3rd Streets. |
1980s |
| Wicaco |
Also known as Wischacomoca. See Weccacoe. |
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| Willow Grove |
West of Schuylkill River, south of Girard Avenue, east of Lancaster Avenue. |
1808 |
| Winchester Park |
Vicinity of Pennypack Park, north of Holmesburg. |
1970s |
| Wissahickon |
West of Wissahickon Creek, adjacent to Roxborough. |
1910 |
| Wissahickon Heights |
The section of Chestnut Hill west of Seminole Avenue and below Graver's Lane. Known later as Saint Martin's. |
1880s - 1906 |
| Wissinoming |
Along Delaware River, north of Bridesburg, east of Frankford. From the native term for "place where the grapes grew." |
1895 |
| Wister |
Bounded by Germantown Avenue, Belfield Avenue, Wister Street, and Chelten Avenue. |
1970s |
| Wood's Landing |
See Cooksocky. |
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| Woodvale Cottage |
East of Broad Street, south of Columbia Avenue. |
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| Wylietown |
Part of Francisville near plant of Keystone Watch Case Company, 19th and Wylie Streets. |
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| Wyndmoor Heights |
Development in eastern Chestnut Hill between Willow Grove Avenue and Springfield Avenue, west of SEPTA's R7 railroad line, around the intersection of Benezet and Ardleigh Streets. |
1885-1890s |
| Wynnefield |
West of Parkside Avenue, north of Lancaster Avenue, east of St. Joseph's University. Named for Thomas Wynne, William Penn's physician, who resided at 52nd Street and Woodbine Avenue. |
1920s |
| Wynnefield Heights |
On Montgomery County line at Belmont Avenue, to George's Hill Drive. |
1970s |
| Wyoming Villa |
Vicinity of D Street and Wyoming Avenue. |
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| Yorktown |
North of Poplar, west of Ludlow. |
1960s |
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