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Southwest Center City, Philadelphia

Southwest Center City (SWCC) is a neighborhood in South Philadelphia bordering Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The neighborhood is bordered on the north by South Street, on the south by Washington Avenue, on the west by the Schuylkill River, and by Broad Street on the east. It is an area adjacent to the Fitler Square and Rittenhouse Square neighborhoods to the North and Point Breeze to the South.

Located at 39.942, -75.175 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Irish-American neighborhoods, Populated places in Pennsylvania with African American majority populations

Fitler Square, Philadelphia

Fitler Square is a city park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, bounded on the east by 23rd Street, on the west by 24th Street, on the north by Panama Street, and on the south by Pine Street. It is in the southwestern part of Philadelphia's Center City district. Fitler Square was named for late 19th century Philadelphia mayor Edwin Henry Fitler.

Located at 39.9478, -75.179 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Municipal parks in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Rosenbach Museum & Library

The Rosenbach Museum & Library is located within two 19th-century townhouses at 2008 and 2010 Delancey Place in Philadelphia. The historic houses contain the collections and treasures of Philip Rosenbach and his younger brother Dr. A. S. W. Rosenbach. The brothers owned the Rosenbach Company which became the preeminent dealer of rare books, manuscripts and decorative arts during the first half of the 20th century. Dr.

Located at 39.9474, -75.1751 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1954 establishments in the United States, Biographical museums in Pennsylvania, Bloomsday, Decorative arts museums in the United States, Libraries established in 1954, Libraries in Pennsylvania, Literary museums in the United States, Museums established in 1954, Museums in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

University City (SEPTA station)

University City is a railway station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, along the SEPTA Main Line. The station serves the area around the University of Pennsylvania, and is located at South Street & Convention Avenue. It serves the Airport, Wilmington/Newark, and Media/Elwyn Regional Rail Lines. The station is less than a block from the University of Pennsylvania's Franklin Field and the Palestra.

Located at 39.9478, -75.1903 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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SEPTA Regional Rail stations, Stations along Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad lines, Railway stations in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Schuylkill, Philadelphia

Schuylkill is a neighborhood in the South Philadelphia region of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It has many different names and has also been called Graduate Hospital and Southwest Center City. Schuylkill is part of the 19146 postal code, which lies on the west side of Broad Street as far as 25th Street, where the Point Breeze neighborhood starts, and from the north side of Washington Avenue up to South Street.

Located at 39.9497, -75.1787 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Point Breeze, Philadelphia

Point Breeze is a neighborhood in the South Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is generally bound by 25th Street to the west, Washington Avenue to the north, Broad Street to the east, and Mifflin Street to the south, although the sections between 18th Street and Broad Street are coming into their own neighborhood as Newbold. Southwest Center City lies to its north, and Passyunk Square lies to its east.

Located at 39.9348, -75.1815 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Populated places in Pennsylvania with African American majority populations

Civil War Museum of Philadelphia

The Civil War Museum of Philadelphia (formerly the Civil War and Underground Railroad Museum of Philadelphia and previously the Civil War Library and Museum) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, claims to be the oldest chartered American Civil War institution in the United States. The museum was founded in 1888 by veteran officers of the Union Army, Navy and Marine Corps.

Located at 39.9465, -75.1718 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Museums established in 1888, Museums in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania in the American Civil War, History museums in Pennsylvania, American Civil War museums in Pennsylvania, Underground Railroad, African American museums in Pennsylvania

West Philadelphia Borough, Pennsylvania

West Philadelphia Borough, also known as West Philadelphia District, is a defunct borough that was located west of the Schuylkill River in Blockley Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. The borough ceased to exist and was incorporated into the City of Philadelphia following the passage of the Act of Consolidation, 1854.

Located at 39.9483, -75.1864 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Municipalities in Philadelphia County prior to the Act of Consolidation, 1854, 1844 establishments in the United States, 1854 disestablishments, Geography of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Populated places established in 1844, History of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

24th Street Station (Philadelphia)

24th St. Station was an intercity railroad station built for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, designed by architect Frank Furness. It stood at 24th and Chestnut Streets in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and opened in 1888. The station was essentially built on stilts, with the main entrance from the Chestnut Street Bridge, 30 feet above ground level. The B&O trains ran under the bridge along the east bank of the Schuylkill River.

Located at 39.9519, -75.1803 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures demolished in 1963, Stations along Baltimore and Ohio Railroad lines, Railway stations in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Frank Furness buildings, Demolished railway stations in the United States, Demolished buildings and structures in Pennsylvania

Chestnut Street Bridge

The Chestnut Street Bridge is a bridge across the Schuylkill River that carries Chestnut Street in Philadelphia, USA. The original 1861 bridge was "a bridge whose scale and use of cast iron made it singular in the United States and throughout the world". The 1957 bridge, now one way, carries PA Route 3 eastbound and continues to help connect West Philadelphia with the rest of the city.

Located at 39.9531, -75.1811 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Schuylkill River, Bridges completed in 1957, Bridges in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Road bridges in Pennsylvania

Devil's Pocket, Philadelphia

Devil's Pocket is a neighborhood in the South Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is south of Lombard Street, east of 27th Street and north of Washington Avenue, on the western edge of Southwest Center City. Devil's Pocket is a very small neighborhood of rowhouses tucked near an industrial landscape along the banks of the river. It has historically been heavily Irish-American.

Located at 39.9425, -75.1861 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Irish-American neighborhoods

Walnut Street (Philadelphia)

Walnut Street is located in downtown Philadelphia and extends from the city's Delaware River waterfront through Center City and West Philadelphia. Walnut Street has been characterized as "the city's premier shopping district". A portion of the street was ranked 12th in 2005 by Women's Wear Daily among its list of the most expensive retail streets in North America, with rents of $90 per square foot and is home to several "upscale dining, retail and cultural" establishments.

Located at 39.951, -75.181 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Economy of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Shopping districts and streets in the United States

Graduate Hospital

Graduate Hospital was a hospital in the Southwest Center City neighborhood of Philadelphia, founded in 1916 and repurposed in 2007. Medical care began on the site in 1889 under the name Philadelphia Polyclinic. Currently, the site is a rehabilitation and long-term acute-care facility known as Penn Medicine at Rittenhouse.

Located at 39.9445, -75.1731 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Hospitals in Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Chestnut Street (Philadelphia)

Chestnut Street is a major historic street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Originally named Wynne Street because Thomas Wynne's home was there. William Penn renamed it Chestnut Street in 1684. It runs east–west from the Delaware River waterfront in downtown Philadelphia through Center City and West Philadelphia. The road crosses the Schuylkill River on the Chestnut Street Bridge. It serves as eastbound Pennsylvania Route 3 between 63rd and 38th Streets.

Located at 39.9529, -75.18 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Culture of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Economy of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Class of 1923 Arena

The Class of 1923 Arena is the skating rink of the University of Pennsylvania. In 1968, alumni from the Class of 1923 formed the group "Friends of Pennsylvania Hockey," led by Howard Butcher, III. Butcher donated over 3 million dollars for the creation of the facility, along with John Cleveland and Bill R. Wise, Butcher organized the largest class donation in the history of the university. Thus, the arena was aptly named after the class to commemorate its generosity.

Located at 39.9517, -75.1871 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Penn Quakers, University of Pennsylvania campus, Sports venues in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, College ice hockey venues in the United States, Indoor arenas in the United States, Ice hockey in Pennsylvania, Roller derby venues in the United States

Walnut Street Bridge (Philadelphia)

The Walnut Street Bridge in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania crosses the Schuylkill River between Center City and West Philadelphia, and carries Walnut Street, a westbound street. Completed in 1991 after several years of construction, this modern highway-type bridge replaced a span completed in 1893. The 1893 bridge was a 60-foot-wide concrete structure with three steel Pratt trusses mounted on four heavy oblong concrete abutments and piers.

Located at 39.9515, -75.1815 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Bridges in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Bridges completed in 1893, Bridges completed in 1991, Road bridges in Pennsylvania

Gallery 339

Gallery 339 is a photographic art gallery located in Philadelphia, USA. The gallery promotes the work of distinguished and emerging photographers from around the world. The gallery's focus is thoughtful, carefully made work, extending across the spectrum of contemporary photography from antique processes used to explore current issues, to digital processes used to consider timeless questions in art.

Located at 39.947, -75.1764 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Art galleries established in 2005, Art galleries in Pennsylvania, Culture of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Buildings and structures in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Photography museums and galleries, Photography in the United States, Visitor attractions in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2005 establishments in the United States

Church of the New Jerusalem (Philadelphia)

The Church of the New Jerusalem was a former nineteenth-century Swedenborgian church located in downtown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at 22nd and Chestnut Streets. The church was erected in 1881 to designs by Theophilus Parsons Chandler. When the congregation diminished, the church closed in the mid-1980s, and the structure was reused in 1989 as office space.

Located at 39.952, -75.176 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Swedenborgian churches in Pennsylvania, Churches in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Religious buildings completed in 1881, 19th-century Swedenborgian church buildings, Victorian architecture in Pennsylvania

Schuylkill River Park

Schuylkill River Park is a swath of land owned by Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It encompasses most of the area bordered by 25th Street and the Schuylkill River (more exactly the CSX Tracks) between Manning and Delancey Streets and the area bordered by the Schuylkill River and 26th Street between Delancey and Pine Streets.

Located at 39.9487, -75.1819 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Municipal parks in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Schuylkill Arsenal Railroad Bridge

Schuylkill Arsenal Railroad Bridge was built in 1885–86 by the Pennsylvania Railroad as a formerly electrified, wrought iron, two-track, deck truss, (fixed shut) swing bridge across the Schuylkill River in the University City neighborhood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The name comes from the Schuylkill Arsenal, which functioned from 1799 to 1926, located near the eastern approaches to this bridge. The University of Pennsylvania's Meiklejohn Stadium is next to the western approach to the bridge.

Located at 39.9433, -75.1917 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Bridges completed in 1886, Bridges completed in 1862, Bridges in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Railroad bridges in Pennsylvania, Schuylkill River, Swing bridges, Truss bridges, CSX Transportation bridges and tunnels

Weave Bridge

The Weave Bridge is a 145 ft bridge at The University of Pennsylvania, USA which was conceptualized by Cecil Balmond and engineered by Ammann & Whitney. It was commissioned by the University in 2007, and opened in June 2009. The bridge creates a pedestrian passage over the Amtrak train tracks that currently separate the main campus from athletic fields along the Schuylkill River. The design features a "braided rope" structure consisting of six steel strands.

Located at 39.9486, -75.187 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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University of Pennsylvania, Bridges in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Schuylkill River, Pedestrian bridges in Pennsylvania

Philadelphia Free School

The Philadelphia Free School is a school in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that operates on the democratic education or Sudbury school model. The school, which opened in fall 2011, is open to students from Pre-K to 12th grade. Citing low graduation rates of Philadelphia public school students and studies that show Pennsylvania has one of the largest achievement gaps between students above and below the poverty line, the school emphasizes results rather than standardization and hierarchy.

Located at 39.9413, -75.1759 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Democratic education, Schools in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Private high schools in Pennsylvania, Private middle schools in Pennsylvania, Private elementary schools in Pennsylvania

Duck Girl (Manship)

Duck Girl is a bronze sculpture, by Paul Manship. It is located at Rittenhouse Square, near 18th street and Walnut Street, Philadelphia. It was installed in Cloverly Park, in 1916, and moved to storage in 1956, but relocated to Rittenhouse Square. The sculpture won the Widener Gold Medal, from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, in 1914.

Located at 39.9493, -75.1718 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Outdoor sculptures in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1911 sculptures, Bronze sculptures in the United States

Penn Park

Penn Park is a 24-acre park on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The park features two athletic fields, a multipurpose stadium with 470 seats, a tennis center, a seasonal air structure, and picnic areas.

Located at 39.95, -75.1863 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Parks in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania campus

First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia)

The First Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia is located on 21st and Walnut. It boasts an array of architectural styles of leading Philadelphia architects.

Located at 39.9505, -75.1755 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Churches in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Presbyterian churches in Pennsylvania, Religious buildings completed in 1871, Religious organizations established in 1698