Fern Rock is a neighborhood in the upper

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section of

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, United States, bounded by Olney to the east, Ogontz to the west, Logan to the south, and East Oak Lane to the north. It is approximately situated between Broad Street, Tabor Road, 7th Street, Godfrey Avenue and Fisher Park. Fern Rock borders Ogontz at Broad Street, Logan at Olney Avenue, East Oak Lane at Godfrey Avenue, and Olney at the train tracks. The northern terminus of the

Broad Street Line The B, formerly known as the Broad Street Line (BSL), is a rapid transit line in the SEPTA Metro network in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The line runs primarily north-south from the Fern Rock Transit Center in North Philadelphi ...

subway is located in Fern Rock at the

Fern Rock Transportation Center The Fern Rock Transit Center is a SEPTA rail and bus station located at 10th Street and Nedro Avenue in the Fern Rock, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Fern Rock neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Fern Rock serves as the northern terminus an ...

. Three

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lines also run through this station. The area is a mix of 1920s-style row homes, a few high-rise apartment buildings near York and Chelten, some older twins and single homes, especially near 13th St and Spencer St, formerly known as Green Lane, along with various commercial strips along Broad Street, Olney Avenue in and around Broad Street, and the 5700-5900 block of Old York Road. The neighborhood is named after the ancestral estate of Elisha Kent Kane, a renowned arctic explorer and

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from Philadelphia.

Demographics

The neighborhood is a fairly stable, predominantly Black-American area.

Education

The

Julia Ward Howe School The Julia Ward Howe School, also known as the Julia Ward Howe Academics Plus Elementary School is an historic American school that is located in the Fern Rock neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Phil ...

, Pennsylvania College of Optometry (Eye Institute), and

Community College of Philadelphia The Community College of Philadelphia (CCP) is a public community college with campuses throughout Philadelphia. The college was founded in 1965 and is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. It offers over 100 associate ...

(Northwest Center) are located in the Fern Rock neighborhood.

References

{{Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Neighborhoods in Philadelphia Olney-Oak Lane, Philadelphia