Melrose Park is an unincorporated section of Cheltenham Township on the

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city line in

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, It is bordered to the south by Cheltenham Avenue, to the west by

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, to the east by New Second Street and to the north by Ashbourne Road.

SEPTA The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) is a regional public transportation authority that operates bus, rapid transit, commuter rail, light rail, and electric trolleybus services for nearly 4 million people in five c ...

provides public transportation to Melrose Park via the Melrose Park railroad station and SEPTA bus routes 28, 55, and 70. Melrose Park is represented by

Madeleine Dean Madeleine Dean Cunnane (born June 6, 1959) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district. The district includes almost all of Montgomery County, a suburban county north of ...

in the 4th Congressional District. It is a close-in suburb outside of Philadelphia.

Gratz College

Melrose Park is home to

Gratz College Gratz College is a private Jewish college in Melrose Park, Pennsylvania. The college traces its origins to 1856 when banker, philanthropist, and communal leader Hyman Gratz and the Hebrew Education Society of Philadelphia (established in 1849 ...

, the oldest independent institution of

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learning in the

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Notable people

Chad Levitt Chad Levitt (born November 21, 1975) is an American former NFL football player. He is Jewish, was born in Melrose Park, Pennsylvania, is 6–1, and had a playing weight of 231 pounds. He played high school football, and wrestled and competed in ...

, professional football player *

Edgar Lee Masters Edgar Lee Masters (August 23, 1868 – March 5, 1950) was an American attorney, poet, biographer, and dramatist. He is the author of ''Spoon River Anthology'', ''The New Star Chamber and Other Essays'', ''Songs and Satires'', ''The Great V ...

, poet, biographer, attorney

Gallery

File:Melrose Ave, Melrose Park PA.JPG, Melrose Avenue. File:St John's Lutheran Church, Melrose Park PA 01.JPG, St. John's Lutheran Church in Melrose Park. File:Gratz College 01.JPG,

. File:Congregation Adath Jeshurun, Elkins Park PA 01.JPG, Congregation Adath Jeshurun. File:Perelman Jewish Day School, Melrose Park PA 02.JPG, Perelman Jewish Day School.

External links

Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania Gratz College Unincorporated communities in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania {{MontgomeryCountyPA-geo-stub