Northwood, an area of the
Frankford section of Philadelphia, is bounded on the north by
Roosevelt Boulevard, on the northeast by
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 b ...
, on the west by Oakland Cemetery and
Greenwood Cemetery, Juniata Park and
Frankford Creek
Frankford Creek is a minor tributary of the Delaware River in southeast Pennsylvania. It derived its name from today's Frankford, Philadelphia neighborhood.
The stream originates as Tookany Creek at Hill Crest in Cheltenham Township and meander ...
, and on the southeast by Frankford Avenue. To the northeast are
Oxford Circle
Oxford Circle is a neighborhood in the lower Northeast section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Its namesake is the much used traffic circle at Roosevelt Boulevard and Oxford Avenue.
The Oxford Circle neighborhood has traditiona ...
and
Mayfair
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and to the southeast is
Frankford.
The
Henry R. Edmunds School and
Friends Hospital
Friends Hospital is a psychiatric hospital located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Founded in 1813 by Quakers as The Asylum for the Relief of Persons Deprived of the Use of Their Reason, the institution was later renamed the Fran ...
are listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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.
References
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Neighborhoods in Philadelphia
Northeast Philadelphia
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