Ogontz/Belfield is a neighborhood in Upper Northern
Philadelphia that is located adjacent to
West Oak Lane, East
Germantown,
Logan
Logan may refer to:
Places
* Mount Logan (disambiguation)
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* Logan (Queensland electoral district), an electoral district in the Queensland Legislative Assembly
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, and
Fern Rock, Philadelphia.
History
Ogontz was named after a Native American chieftain.
According to Philadelphia Department of Records, Belfield is located in the "vicinity of Chelten and Olney Avenues, Wister Street and Ogontz Avenue. Named for the Belfield Mansion". Ogontz is "from Ogontz Avenue to Broad Street above Olney Avenue".
Ogontz gets its name from Ogontz Avenue, a thoroughfare which runs diagonally through the uniform grid of streets in the city. Many of the commercial and residential properties on Ogontz Ave. began to decline in the early 1970s, but revitalization efforts have largely restored it to being an important destination for the surrounding community. Ogontz Avenue joins
Pennsylvania Route 309 (old
US 309), a limited access expressway, after it crosses into the suburbs.
The Ogontz theatre, built in 1926- 1927, was located at 6033 Ogontz Avenue; it was closed in 1988 then was torn down.
The
Central High School,
Special Troops Armory
Special Troops Armory, also known as Philadelphia Armory, is a historic National Guard armory located in the Ogontz neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It was built in 1938, and is an "I"-plan, brick building in the Mo ...
, and
Suffolk Manor Apartments
Suffolk Manor Apartments is a historic apartment building located in the Ogontz neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is a six-story, 138 unit, steel frame and brick building on a stone foundation, built in 1930 in the Tudor Revival st ...
are listed on the
National Register of Historic Places.
Boundaries
•Bounded by Broad Street (beyond lay
Fern Rock, Philadelphia)
•Bounded by Olney Avenue (beyond lay
Logan, Philadelphia)
•Bounded by Stenton Avenue (beyond lay
West Oak Lane, Philadelphia
West Oak Lane is a neighborhood in the Northwestern Philadelphia. 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 Limekil ...
)
•Bounded by Wister Street (beyond lay East
Germantown, Philadelphia)
Education
, Widener Memorial School, and Philadelphia School for Girls are located just south of the neighborhood.
Since
La Salle University
La Salle University () is a private, Catholic university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 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
La ...
is located on both sides of Olney Avenue, it is partially in Ogontz/Belfield.
Imhotep Charter High School, Joseph Pennell Elementary, Ogontz Academy, and Prince Hall Elementary are all located within the neighborhood.
Public libraries
Free Library of Philadelphia operates the David Cohen Ogontz Branch at 6017 Ogontz Avenue at Church Lane.
David Cohen Ogontz Branch
" '' Free Library of Philadelphia''. Retrieved on November 7, 2008.
Recreation
Belfield Recreation Center, Belfield Park, and Kemble Park are located in the neighborhood.
See also
*House of Prayer Episcopal Church, Philadelphia
House of Prayer Episcopal Church in Branchtown/Ogontz neighborhood of Philadelphia is an historically African American church in the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania near La Salle University. It was founded as a mission of St. Luke's, Germanto ...
References
External links
Ogontz Avenue Revitalization Corporation
Neighborhoods in Philadelphia
Olney-Oak Lane, Philadelphia
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