|
West Oak Lane, Philadelphia
West Oak Lane is a neighbourhood, neighborhood in Northwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The neighborhood was developed primarily between the early 1920s and late 1930s, with the areas near to Cedarbrook constructed after World War II. At the northeast corner of Limekiln Pike and Washington Lane was the site of the Cedar Park Inn, a historic tavern built in the early 19th century, which was torn down sometime after 1931 as the neighborhood was being fully developed. Although it was predominantly Caucasian from its inception until the mid-1960s, West Oak Lane is now one of Philadelphia's middle-class African American communities. The neighborhood has distinct architecture that separates it from surrounding neighborhoods. Along with larger and sometimes detached houses, West Oak Lane has many tree-lined streets and small yards. In 2005, the 19126 and 19138 ZIP Codes, which contain West Oak Lane, had a median home sale price of $113,200. This was a 34-percent increa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Philadelphia Neighborhoods
The following is a list of Neighbourhood, neighborhoods, District#United States, districts and other places located in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The list is organized by broad geographical sections within the city. Common usage for Philadelphia's neighborhood names does not respect "official" borders used by the city's police, planning commission or other entities. Therefore, some of the places listed here may overlap geographically, and residents do not always agree where one neighborhood ends and another begins. Philadelphia has 41 ZIP Code, ZIP-codes, which are often used for neighborhood analysis. Historically, many neighborhoods were defined by incorporated townships (Blockley, Roxborough), districts (Belmont, Kensington, Moyamensing, Richmond) or boroughs (Bridesburg, Frankford, Germantown, Manayunk) before being incorporated into the city with the Act of Consolidation, 1854, Act of Consolidation of 1854. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Rowen School
William Rowen Elementary School is an historic, American elementary school that is located in the West Oak Lane neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Part of the School District of Philadelphia, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. The building was named after William Rowen, who had been a member of the Philadelphia Board of Education. History and architectural features Designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built between 1937 and 1938, this historic building is a two-story, five-bay, brick building that was created in a Georgian Revival / Moderne-style. It features a large stone entrance and truncated steeple. ''Note:'' This includes The building, which was dedicated on May 20, 1938, was named after William Rowen, a former, three-decade member of the Philadelphia Board of Education. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. Feeder patterns Rowen feeds into King High School. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania
Cheltenham Township is a home-rule township located in the southeast corner of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. It borders Philadelphia to the south and east, Abington Township and Jenkintown to the north, and Springfield Township to the west. Cheltenham was founded in 1682, and its early history was defined by mills, which used Tookany Creek to power gristmills, manufacture shovels, hammers, and spades, and later carpentry products such as doors, window frames, and shutters. The development of regional railroads in the early 19th century helped power the American Industrial Revolution, connecting heavy industry factories in Philadelphia with the steel mills and other mining and heavy manufacturing industries in the Lehigh Valley to its north. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Cheltenham transitioned to a community of wealthy industrial and merchant Philadelphians, who built large estates in what was still rural land. The 20th century and Great De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheltenham Square Mall
Cheltenham () is a historic spa town and borough adjacent to the Cotswolds in Gloucestershire, England. Cheltenham became known as a health and holiday spa town resort following the discovery of mineral springs in 1716, and claims to be the most complete Regency town in Britain. It is directly northeast of Gloucester. The town hosts several cultural festivals, often featuring nationally and internationally famous contributors and attendees: the Cheltenham Literature Festival, the Cheltenham Jazz Festival, the Cheltenham Science Festival, the Cheltenham Music Festival, the Cheltenham International Film Festival, the Cheltenham Cricket Festival and the Cheltenham Food & Drink Festival. In steeplechase horse racing, the Gold Cup is the main event of the Cheltenham Festival held every March. It is also home to a number of leading independent schools, including Cheltenham College and Cheltenham Ladies' College. History Cheltenham is located at River Chelt, which rises ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheltenham Avenue
Cheltenham Avenue is a major east-west road in Philadelphia and its suburbs. It is served by SEPTA bus routes, trolleys, regional rail, and subway. Cheltenham Avenue is an unsigned quadrant route in Montgomery County. It serves as the border between Springfield and Cheltenham townships. A section of the road along the Philadelphia border with Cheltenham Township is part of PA Route 309. Route description Cheltenham Avenue has two sections, divided by Frankford Creek and SEPTA's Fox Chase regional rail line. Western section Center City Philadelphia's skyline seen from Cheltenham Avenue Cheltenham Avenue begins in Springfield Township at the intersection with Paper Mill Road. It runs southeast up a hill, where it passes LaSalle College High School and forms the border between Springfield and Cheltenham Township. Following several steep ascends and climbs, Springfield Township ends on the south side of the road, and the road begins as a border between Cheltenham and Ph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willow Grove Park Mall
Willow Grove Park Mall is a three-story shopping mall located in the community of Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, Willow Grove in Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Abington Township, Pennsylvania at the intersection of Easton Road and Moreland Road (Pennsylvania Route 63) in the Philadelphia suburbs. The Willow Grove Park Mall contains over 120 stores - with Bloomingdale's, Primark, Macy's, Nordstrom Rack, and Tilt (arcade), Tilted 10 as anchor stores - along with several restaurants including The Cheesecake Factory, TGI Fridays, and Yard House. It is owned by PREIT and is the third most profitable mall in the Delaware Valley. The mall features a carousel, scenic elevator, and formerly featured a fountain (since removed). In October, the fountain was illuminated pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Location The Willow Grove Park Mall is located on the site of the previous Willow Grove Amusement Park in the census-designated place of Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SEPTA
SEPTA, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, is a regional public transportation authority that operates bus, rapid transit, commuter rail, light rail, and electric trolleybus services for nearly four million people throughout five counties in and around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It also manages projects that maintain, replace, and expand its infrastructure, facilities, and vehicles. SEPTA is the major transit provider for Philadelphia and four surrounding counties within the Philadelphia metropolitan area, including Delaware, Montgomery, Bucks, and Chester counties. It is a state-created authority, with the majority of its board appointed by the five counties it serves. Several SEPTA commuter rail and bus services serve New Castle County, Delaware and Mercer County, New Jersey, although service to Philadelphia from South Jersey is provided by the PATCO Speedline, which is run by the Delaware River Port Authority, a bi-state agency, and NJ Transit, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erny Field
Errny Field is a baseball field at Mount Pleasant Avenue and Michener Street in the West Oak Lane neighborhood of Philadelphia. It is adjacent to the former site of Temple Stadium. Erny Field was the home field of the Arcadia University baseball team from 2004 until 2017. The Temple University baseball team played its home games at the baseball field from 1927 until 2003. The field is named for Charles Erny (1889-1963) a benefactor of Temple University and its athletic program. History Temple University's baseball team played their home games at Erny Field from 1927 until 2003 when they moved to Skip Wilson Field. Temple hosted East Coast Conference tournament games at Erny Field in 1978, 1980, and 1982. Arcadia University began playing its home games at the field in 2004 and completed a series of upgrades at the field in 2015. Arcadia releveled the field, installed a new irrigation system, rebuilt the home and visiting bullpen areas, and installed new batting cages down th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ogontz Hall
Ogontz Hall is an historic, American, combined residential and commercial building complex that is located in the West Oak Lane neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Hall was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. History and architectural features Built in 1929, it consists of six buildings, the primary one being the four-story Ogontz Hall; the others are three stories. The buildings share a commercial front. They have Spanish Colonial Revival architecture with a limestone and buff brick exterior and terra cotta tile roofing. ''Note:'' This includes The Hall was added to the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ... in 1991. References {{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Commerci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philadelphia National Cemetery
Philadelphia National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the West Oak Lane, Philadelphia, West Oak Lane neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was established in 1862 as nine leased lots in seven private cemeteries in the Philadelphia region. The current location was established in 1881, and the remains of soldiers were reinterred from the various leased lots. It is administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, and managed from offices at Washington Crossing National Cemetery. It is 13 acres in size and contains 13,202 burials. The cemetery contains monuments commemorating the reinterment of soldiers from the Battle of Germantown and the Mexican–American War. A Confederate States of America, Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument was dedicated in 1912 to honor the reinterment of 184 Confederate prisoners of war who died in Philadelphia area hospitals and camps during the American Civil War. The cemetery was added to the Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Salle University
La Salle University () is a private university, private, Catholic university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The university was founded in 1863 by the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools and named for St. Jean-Baptiste de La Salle. History 19th century La Salle College was founded in March 1863 as an all-male college by Brother Teliow and Archbishop James Frederick Wood, James Wood of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Archdiocese of Philadelphia. It was first located at St. Michael's Parish on N. 2nd Street in the Olde Kensington, Philadelphia, Olde Kensington section of Philadelphia. La Salle soon moved to the building vacated by Saint Joseph's University, St. Joseph's College at 1234 Filbert Street in Center City, Philadelphia, Center City Philadelphia. In 1886, due to the development of the Center City district, La Salle moved to a third location, the former mansion of Michael Bouvier, the great-great-grandfather of Jacqueline Ken ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King High School (Philadelphia)
Martin Luther King High School is a neighborhood public high school located in the East Germantown section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located at the intersection of Stenton Avenue and Haines Street in Philadelphia. It is a neighborhood school, meaning no application is necessary for students who live in the West Oak Lane and Germantown neighborhoods of Philadelphia. It is named after Martin Luther King Jr. History The school opened on February 8, 1972. Originally it housed grades 9-10, while nearby Germantown High School housed grades 11-12, as the school district intended to keep students in Northwest Philadelphia economically integrated. Multiple students were stabbed and hit with metal pipes during a December 5, 1972 altercation between gangs. Some neighborhoods in proximity to King, such as East Mount Airy and West Oak Lane, wanted King to become a 9-12 school because Germantown High was located near poorer areas. Eventually Germantown and King became separate 9- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
