Garden Court is a

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in the

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section of

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. It is located west of Spruce Hill, north of Cedar Park, east of

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, and south of Walnut Hill. In the 1920s, ''

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'' called Garden Court "the most exclusive location in West Philadelphia." Garden Court was placed on the

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on July 5, 1984. The neighborhood contains a diverse mix of housing types, including the 116-unit Garden Court

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s. It is a racially mixed neighborhood. Income and property values are greater than those of West Philadelphia as a whole. The neighborhood is mostly residential, but contains small rows of shops around the intersections of 48th and Spruce, and 47th and Pine. Breadth: East to 46th Street, west to 52nd Street, north to Locust Street, south to Cedar Ave

References

External links

Garden Court Historic District

A History of Garden Court

Garden Court Community Garden
* https://web.archive.org/web/20061231013824/http://westphillydata.library.upenn.edu/infoR_Neigh_GrdnCourt.htm
Historic Photographs of Garden Court
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