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Parx Casino and Racing

Parx Casino and Racing (formerly Philadelphia Park Racetrack and Casino) is the largest casino gaming complex in Pennsylvania. Owned and operated by Greenwood Gaming and Entertainment, Inc. , Parx features 24 hour gaming; 3,500 slot machines; 140 live table games; a poker room with 60 poker tables; live racing and simulcast action; several dining options and bars.

Located at 40.123, -74.95 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Northeast Philadelphia

Northeast Philadelphia, nicknamed Northeast Philly, the Northeast and the Great Northeast, is a section of the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. According to the 2000 Census, the Northeast has a sizable percentage of the city's 1.547 million people — a population of between 300,000 and 450,000, depending on how the area is defined. Beginning in the 1980s, many of the Northeast's middle class children graduated from college and settled in suburbs, especially nearby Bucks County.

Located at 40.0873, -74.9616 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Franklin Mills

Franklin Mills is an enclosed shopping mall located in northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, bordering Bensalem in Bucks County and 15 miles outside Center City. Named for Benjamin Franklin, the mall houses 200 stores, a movie theatre, two food courts, and seven theme restaurants and was visited by an estimated 18 million people in 2006. Opened in 1989, Franklin Mills was the second built and formerly owned by the Mills Corporation and is now managed by the Simon Property Group.

Located at 40.0873, -74.9616 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Byberry, Philadelphia

Byberry is a place name in Northeast Philadelphia that can have several references. Byberry is a neighborhood in the far northeast section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Originally it was incorporated as the Township of Byberry and was the northeasternmost municipality of Philadelphia County before the City and County consolidated in 1854. Byberry had a strong abolitionist presence and may have been an original stop on the Underground Railroad.

Located at 40.1001, -74.9679 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Philadelphia State Hospital at Byberry

The Philadelphia State Hospital at Byberry was a psychiatric hospital located in the Byberry neighborhood of Northeast Philadelphia in Pennsylvania. The name of the institution was changed several times during its history being variously named Philadelphia State Hospital, Byberry State Hospital, Byberry City Farms, and the Philadelphia Hospital for Mental Diseases. It was home to people ranging from the mentally challenged to the criminally insane.

Located at 40.1193, -74.987 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Liberty Bell Park Racetrack

Liberty Bell Park was an American race track that held harness racing and Thoroughbred horse racing located in Northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from 1963 until 1986. The site, northeast of the intersection of Knights and Woodhaven Roads, was derived from several farms and smaller farmettes. Gordon's Mill Rd, a street off of Knights Road east to the bridge over the Poquessing Creek, was stricken and vacated from the Philadelphia city plan in 1962 to make way for the racing facility.

Located at 40.0875, -74.9614 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Parkwood, Philadelphia

Parkwood is a neighborhood located in the Far Northeast section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The neighborhood is generally bound by Red Lion Road to the east of the Roosevelt Boulevard, Knights Road to the northwest and Academy Road to the southeast. The community is situated between the Poquessing Creek and Woodhaven Expressway. The neighborhood was developed in the late 1950s as a planned residential community. The predominant housing type is the brick row house.

Located at 40.1028, -74.9668 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Normandy, Philadelphia

Normandy is a neighborhood in Northeast Philadelphia. It is located east of Roosevelt Boulevard, in the vicinity of Woodhaven and Byberry Roads, built in 1955- 1956. All of the streets in this neighborhood begin with the letter N. The neighborhood is made up of cape cod style single family homes, with frame construction. Most of the homes have received additions over the years. The original landowners were Joseph Buckman, who owned 73 acres and John Rieger, who owned 18 acres .

Located at 40.0845, -74.9667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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