Ludlow
District of Philadelphia
Pennsylvania - United States

Philadelphia Nativist Riots

The Philadelphia Nativist Riots (also known as the Philadelphia Prayer Riots, the Bible Riots and the Native American Riots) were a series of riots that took place between May 6 and 8 and July 6 and 7, 1844, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, and the adjacent districts of Kensington and Southwark. The riots were a result of rising anti-Catholic sentiment at the growing population of Irish Catholic immigrants.

Located at 39.9736, -75.1386 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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1844 riots, 1844 in Pennsylvania, Anti-Catholic riots in the United States, Anti-immigration politics, Christianity in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Crime in Pennsylvania, History of Catholicism in the United States, History of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Irish-American history, Irish-American culture in Pennsylvania, Religion in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Religiously motivated violence in the United States, Riots and civil unrest in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Riots and civil disorder in the United States, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Attacks on places of worship, Christianity and violence, Religious riots

Fishtown, Philadelphia

Fishtown is a neighborhood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Located immediately northeast of Center City, its borders are somewhat disputed today due to many factors, but are roughly defined by the triangle created by the Delaware River, Frankford Avenue, and York Street. Some newer residents expand the area to Lehigh Avenue, while some older residents shrink the area to Norris Street. It is served by the Market–Frankford Line rapid transit subway/elevated of the SEPTA system.

Located at 39.965, -75.1356 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Irish-American neighborhoods, Irish-American culture in Pennsylvania, German-American culture in Pennsylvania

Reading Viaduct

The Reading Viaduct is the common name for an railroad right-of-way (now abandoned) viaduct in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, formerly owned by the Philadelphia and Reading Railway and later Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority after they took over railroad operations from Conrail. It opened in 1893, and was built by the Philadelphia and Reading Terminal Railroad as an approach to the new Reading Terminal.

Located at 39.9605, -75.1541 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Reading Company lines, Bridges in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Landmarks in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Viaducts in the United States, Railroad bridges in Pennsylvania

Yards Brewing Company

Yards Brewing Company is a craft microbrewery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, specializing in ales. The brewery was established founded in 1994 by friends Tom Kehoe and Jon Bovit, who began producing their own homebrews in 1988. Within the first few months, "the Yards Guys" were producing one six-keg batch at a time out of their 3.5-barrel brewhouse, and supplying ESA, Entire Porter, and several other cask-conditioned ales to bars clamoring for their wares.

Located at 39.9628, -75.1354 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Beer brewing companies based in Pennsylvania, Companies based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Tyler School of Art

The Stella Elkins Tyler School of Art, also known as Tyler School of Art, is an art school at Temple University. The school was originally founded by sculptors Stella Elkins Tyler and Boris Blai on a separate 14-acre estate in Elkins Park. In 2009 the school's campus was consolidated to a new purpose-built building on Temple University's main campus in Philadelphia despite objections from alumni, faculty, and students.

Located at 39.9832, -75.1536 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Art schools in Pennsylvania, Universities and colleges in Pennsylvania, Temple University, Universities and colleges in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Educational institutions established in 1935

Temple University (SEPTA station)

Temple University station is an above-ground SEPTA Regional Rail station located at the eastern edge of the Temple University campus at 915 West Berks Street between 9th and 10th Streets, in North Philadelphia.

Located at 39.9816, -75.1495 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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SEPTA Regional Rail stations, Stations along Reading Company lines, Railway stations opened in 1993, Railway stations in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Temple University

Hartranft, Philadelphia

Hartranft is a neighborhood in the central part of North Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Hartranft is on the border of the predominantly Black central region of North Philadelphia and the predominantly Hispanic eastern region of North Philadelphia. Bounded by 6th Street to the west, Front Street to the east, York Street to the north, and Cecil B. Moore Avenue to the south.

Located at 39.9848, -75.1469 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Populated places in Pennsylvania with African American majority populations

St. Andrew's Cathedral, Philadelphia

St. Andrew's Cathedral, is a Russian Orthodox cathedral in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Established in 1897, it is the oldest Orthodox Christian Church in Philadelphia. The current rector is the Archpriest Mark Shinn. It is located at 5th Street & Fairmount Avenue. The church was built by members of the Russian Navy who were awaiting completion of two Russian warships which were being built at Cramp's Shipyard for use in the Russo Japanese War, the Variag and Retvizan.

Located at 39.9635, -75.1464 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Churches in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Russian-American history, Russian Orthodox cathedrals

Olde Kensington, Philadelphia

Olde Kensington is a neighborhood located in the Kensington section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Olde Kensington is north of Northern Liberties, south of Hartranft, east of Ludlow, and west of Fishtown. The boundaries of the neighborhood are roughly between Cecil B Moore Ave (north), Girard Ave (south), Front St (east) and 6th St. (west).

Located at 39.9691, -75.1431 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Irish-American neighborhoods

Spring Garden (SEPTA Market–Frankford Line station)

Spring Garden Station is an elevated stop on the Market-Frankford Line, above the corner of 2nd Street and Spring Garden Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the Northern Liberties neighborhood. It is the final above-ground/outdoor stop for trains before heading into central Philadelphia. Though SEPTA gives the address as being at 600 North Front Street, the actual location is the median of Interstate 95 over Spring Garden Street.

Located at 39.9606, -75.1404 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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SEPTA Market-Frankford Line stations, Railway stations in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Railway stations opened in 1977

Girard (SEPTA Market–Frankford Line station)

Girard Station is an elevated rapid transit stop on the Market-Frankford Line, above the corner of Front Street and Girard Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the Fishtown neighborhood. It is an "All-Stop" station and the first station to run above Front Street. Access to and from the station is on the northwest and northeast corners of Front & Girard. Three SEPTA surface routes serve Girard station, most notably Route 15, the historic Girard Avenue Trolley.

Located at 39.9689, -75.1362 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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SEPTA Market-Frankford Line stations, Railway stations in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

National Shrine of Saint John Neumann

The National Shrine of St. John Neumann is a Roman Catholic National shrine dedicated to St. John Neumann, who was the fourth Bishop of Philadelphia and the first American male to be canonized. The shrine is located in the lower church of St. Peter the Apostle Church at 1019 North 5th Street, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The main church was built in 1843. Adjoining the lower church is a small museum, which displays exhibits relating to the life of the saint.

Located at 39.9692, -75.1451 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Roman Catholic National Shrines in the United States, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Redemptorist churches, Roman Catholic churches in Pennsylvania, Churches in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Museums in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Religious museums in Pennsylvania, Biographical museums in Pennsylvania

Philadelphia Fire Department

The Philadelphia Fire Department (PFD) provides firefighting and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) within the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. One of the oldest fire departments in the United States, the Philadelphia Fire Department began as the volunteer Union Fire Company, established on December 7, 1736. After 134 years, the City Council decided the growing city needed a professional fire department, and passed a December 1870 ordinance to create one.

Located at 39.961, -75.142 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Fire departments in Pennsylvania

The Blue Horizon

The Blue Horizon is a historic 1,500-seat boxing venue in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Ring magazine voted it the number-one boxing venue in the world, and Sports Illustrated noted it as the last great boxing venue in the country. The Blue Horizon was originally constructed as three four-story Second Empire style houses in 1865. Originally built to house the nouveau riche, the properties were eventually sold to the Loyal Order of Moose.

Located at 39.9739, -75.1594 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Boxing venues, Culture of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Defunct sports venues in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Sports venues in Pennsylvania

Fox School of Business and Management

The Richard J. Fox School of Business and Management is the business school of Temple University. Located in Philadelphia, the Fox School offers several Master of Business Administration programs (full-time MBA, part-time MBA, international MBA, executive MBA and online MBA); several other master's degree programs; and several Ph.D.

Located at 39.9803, -75.1558 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Temple University, Business schools in Pennsylvania, Educational institutions established in 1918

Cecil B. Moore Avenue

Cecil B. Moore Avenue, also known as Columbia Avenue, is a major arterial street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania which is divided East and West between the city's Fishtown and Overbrook communities. East of Frankford Avenue, the street is known by its original name, East Columbia Avenue, from Frankford to Beach Street past Interstate 95. West Columbia begins at the unit block at Frankford but turns into what is today called Cecil B.

Located at 39.9787, -75.1579 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Streets in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Bridgman's View Tower

Bridgman's View Tower is a proposed 66-story mixed use skyscraper in the Northern Liberties neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Planned to rise 749 feet (228 meters), the building would be the fifth tallest in the city. The building, designed by Philadelphia-based architecture firm Agoos/Lovera, would rise near the city's Delaware River waterfront. It is being developed by Marc Stien with the support of the Ironworker's Union Local 401.

Located at 39.9636, -75.1354 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Skyscrapers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Condo-hotels in the United States, Residential skyscrapers in the United States, Proposed buildings and structures in the United States

William Penn High School (Philadelphia)

William Penn High School was a public high school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school served about 900 students in grades 9 to 12 in the School District of Philadelphia. In 2009 Penn had 633 students. That year, the school district proposed closing Penn. If the closing is approved, it would close on June 30, 2010.

Located at 39.974, -75.159 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Public high schools in Pennsylvania, School District of Philadelphia, High schools in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Educational institutions established in 1893

Cecil B. Moore (SEPTA station)

Cecil B. Moore, also known as Cecil B. Moore / Temple University, formerly Columbia, is a subway stop on the SEPTA Broad Street Line in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is a local station that has four tracks, with only the outer two being served. There are separate fare control areas for northbound and southbound trains, with no crossover, and a large pavilion entrance with an escalator on the northbound side.

Located at 39.98, -75.157 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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SEPTA Broad Street Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1928

Girard (SEPTA Broad Street Line station)

Girard is a subway station on the SEPTA Broad Street Line in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is an express station, with four tracks and two central platforms. This is the last station where southbound riders can transfer freely between the Ridge Spur line and the Main Line, and the two trains commonly meet here and wait for one another.

Located at 39.9715, -75.1594 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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SEPTA Broad Street Line stations, Railway stations in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Railway stations opened in 1928

Ludlow, Philadelphia

The neighborhood of Ludlow is a small neighborhood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is bordered by Girard Avenue to the south and Jefferson Street to the north. It extends from 6th Street west to 16th Street. Ludlow is about 65.9% African American, 18.9% Hispanic, 10% White, 4.8% Asian, and 1.4% all other.

Located at 39.9739, -75.1475 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Poplar, Philadelphia

Poplar is a neighborhood in North Philadelphia. It is located north of Callowhill, between Spring Garden/Fairmount and Northern Liberties, bound roughly by Girard Avenue to the north, North Broad Street to the West, Spring Garden Street to the south, and 5th Street to the east. The neighborhood is mostly residential with commercial frontage on Broad Street and Girard Avenue and some industrial facilities to the west of the railroad tracks along Percy St. and 9th St.

Located at 39.9652, -75.1516 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Yorktown, Philadelphia

Yorktown is a neighborhood in North Philadelphia. It is located north of Poplar and west of Ludlow. The James R. Ludlow School and William H. Harrison School were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

Located at 39.9734, -75.153 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Populated places in Pennsylvania with African American majority populations, Neighborhoods in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia Gas Works

Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW) is the nation's largest municipally owned natural gas utility.

Located at 39.9792, -75.1493 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Public utilities of the United States, 1836 establishments in the United States

Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church (Northern Liberties), Philadelphia

The Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church is located at Front and Allen Streets in Philadelphia, PA 19123 in the Northern Liberties, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania section of the city. The parish was founded in 1869, under the leadership of Bishop James Frederick Wood. Twenty-five years earlier, two Catholic parishes within about a mile of the church—St. Augustine Church, Philadelphia at 4th and Vine and St. Michael http://www. saintmichael. catholicweb.

Located at 39.9659, -75.1374 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Roman Catholic churches in Pennsylvania, Churches in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania