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Pat's King of Steaks

Pat's King of Steaks (also known as Pat's Steaks) is a Philadelphia restaurant specializing in cheesesteaks, and located at the intersection of South 9th Street, Wharton Street and East Passyunk Avenue in South Philadelphia, directly across the street from rival Geno's Steaks. It was founded in 1930 by the Olivieri brothers, who are credited with the creation of the Philly Cheesesteak.

Located at 39.9332, -75.1592 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Geno's Steaks

Geno's Steaks is a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania restaurant specializing in cheesesteaks, founded in 1966 by Joey Vento (1939–2011). Geno's is located in South Philadelphia at the intersection of 9th Street and Passyunk Avenue, directly across the street from rival Pat's King of Steaks, which claims to have invented the steak sandwich in 1933. The cheesesteak has since become a signature dish for the city of Philadelphia.

Located at 39.9337, -75.1589 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Asylum Arena

Asylum Arena, informally known as the ECW Arena from 1993 to 2001, is a former warehouse and current multi-purpose venue used primarily for professional wrestling, boxing, and mixed martial arts events. It is located in South Philadelphia on the corner of South Swanson Street and West Ritner Street. Joanna Pang, owner of the Trocadero Theatre, began leasing the facility in February 2012 with plans to convert it to a concert venue.

Located at 39.9176, -75.1472 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Extreme Championship Wrestling, Professional wrestling venues, Boxing venues, Mixed martial arts venues, Music venues in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Sports venues in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Event venues established in 1993

Queen Village, Philadelphia

Queen Village is a residential neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that lies along the eastern edge of the city, immediately south of Center City. It shares boundaries with Society Hill to the north, Bella Vista to the west and Pennsport to the south. Historically, the area is part of old Southwark, Philadelphia's first suburb which was incorporated into the city in 1856 and remains the city's oldest residential neighborhood.

Located at 39.9385, -75.15 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Bella Vista, Philadelphia

Bella Vista, Italian for "beautiful sight", is a neighborhood in the South Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is bounded by 6th Street, 11th Street, South Street, and Washington Avenue. Annual festivals in the neighborhood include the Italian Market Festival and Bella Vista Festa. Arts and cultural events in Bella Vista are centered around public concerts, coffeehouses, Mew Gallery, and the Fleisher Art Memorial.

Located at 39.9393, -75.1529 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Italian-American culture in Pennsylvania, Little Italys in the United States

Wooden Shoe Books

Wooden Shoe Books & Records is an infoshop run on the principles of consensus decision-making by an all-volunteer anarchist collective in Philadelphia. It has existed for 36 years. The current storefront is located at 704 South Street.

Located at 39.9422, -75.1541 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Anarchist organizations in the United States, Culture of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Independent bookstores of the United States, Infoshops, Music retailers of the United States, Organizations based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Moyamensing, Philadelphia

Moyamensing was originally a township on the fast land of the Neck, lying between Passyunk and Wicaco. It was incorporated into the Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania and is today primarily a neighborhood in the South Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

Located at 39.9338, -75.1483 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Municipalities in Philadelphia County prior to the Act of Consolidation, 1854, Populated places established in 1820, 1820 establishments in the United States, 1854 disestablishments

Hawthorne, Philadelphia

Hawthorne is a neighborhood in the South Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located between Broad Street and 11th Street, and extends from South Street to Washington Avenue.

Located at 39.939, -75.164 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Populated places in Pennsylvania with African American majority populations

Pennsport, Philadelphia

Pennsport is a neighborhood in the South Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Pennsport is home to a large working Irish American population and many Mummer clubs. It was also the site of a controversial push for casinos along the Philadelphia waterfront. Foxwoods Casino was proposed for Christopher Columbus Boulevard at Reed Street.

Located at 39.9275, -75.1506 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Irish-American neighborhoods

Front Street (Philadelphia)

Front Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is a north-south street running parallel to and near the Delaware River. It was constructed when Philadelphia was laid out by William Penn in 1682. Front Street is the origin street of Philadelphia's numbered street grid; there is no First Street, Front Street exists in its place, and numbered streets begin at the next major block with Second Street, approximately one-tenth of a mile to the west.

Located at 39.914, -75.149 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts

The Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts is a magnet school in South Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is a part of the School District of Philadelphia. Students major in one of six areas: Creative Writing, Instrumental Music, Visual Arts, Theater, Dance, and Vocal Music. The school, commonly referred to as CAPA, is currently located on South Broad Street, in the old Ridgeway Library.

Located at 39.9395, -75.1658 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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High schools in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Public high schools in Pennsylvania, Magnet schools in Pennsylvania

Ellsworth–Federal (SEPTA station)

Ellsworth–Federal is a subway station on SEPTA's Broad Street Line in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The station opened on September 18, 1938, and is located at the eastern edge of the Italian Market on Broad Street, between Ellsworth and Federal Streets. It is served by Broad Street Line local trains only, with one platform.

Located at 39.9358, -75.1672 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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SEPTA Broad Street Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1938

Saints John Neumann and Maria Goretti Catholic High School

Saints John Neumann and Maria Goretti Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school located at 1736 South Tenth Street in the South Philadelphia area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

Located at 39.9272, -75.1625 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Roman Catholic secondary schools in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Educational institutions established in 1934, Educational institutions established in 2004

Palumbos

Palumbo’s was an entertainment complex in Italian Market section of South Philadelphia, Palumbo’s included a banquet hall and Nostalgia’s Restaurant. The club was owned by local celebrity/businessman/humanitarian Frank Palumbo. Amid unsubstantiated rumors of mafia connections, Palumbo expanded a boardinghouse started by his grandfather, Antonio Palumbo into the entertainment complex.

Located at 39.9395, -75.158 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

South Philadelphia High School

South Philadelphia High School also known as Southern High is a public secondary high school located in the south section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the intersection of Broad Street and Snyder Avenue, just north of the South Philadelphia Sports Complex residential neighborhood, Marconi Plaza, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard and near the Passyunk Avenue urban corridor of shops and restaurants.

Located at 39.9236, -75.1684 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Whitman, Philadelphia

Whitman is a neighborhood in the South Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is bounded on the west by Sixth Street, on the east by Front Street, on the south by Bigler Street, and on the north by Snyder Avenue. The name "Whitman" was adopted when the nearby Walt Whitman Bridge was being constructed in the 1950s. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:39.91757|-75.15365||||||| |primary |name= }}

Located at 39.9176, -75.1536 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Irish-American neighborhoods, Little Italys in the United States

Tasker–Morris (SEPTA station)

Tasker-Morris is a rapid transit passenger rail station on SEPTA's Broad Street Line. It is located at 1600 South Broad Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and serves only local trains. The station is named for the nearby Tasker Street to the north and Morris Street to the south. In between the two streets is a customer service office for the Philadelphia Gas Works. The song "Tasker-Morris Station" by The Menzingers is about the station.

Located at 39.9303, -75.1682 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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SEPTA Broad Street Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1938

Snyder (SEPTA station)

Snyder is a rapid transit passenger rail station on SEPTA's Broad Street Line in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located at 2100 South Broad Street, and is named for Snyder Avenue. The station provides access to a Greyhound Bus stop named "Fairfax Bus and Bagel. " Originally built in 1938, Snyder station was the southern terminus of the Broad Street Line until 1973, when it was extended to Pattison Station (now known as AT&T station).

Located at 39.9242, -75.1697 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Passyunk Square, Philadelphia

Passyunk Square is a neighborhood in South Philadelphia bounded by Broad Street to the west, 6th Street to the east, Tasker Street to the south and Washington Avenue to the north. Passyunk Square is bordered by the Bella Vista, Hawthorne, Central South Philadelphia, Wharton and Point Breeze neighborhoods. The park bounded by 12th, 13th, Wharton and Reed Streets in this neighborhood now known as Columbus Square was formerly known as "Passyunk Square".

Located at 39.933, -75.1652 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Wharton, Philadelphia

Wharton is a neighborhood in South Philadelphia. Its boundaries are difficult to ascertain; the City of Philadelphia states it is along Wharton Street, west of Pennsport, and east of Point Breeze. According to this description, the neighborhood runs from about 4th Street to Broad, with no clear north to south boundaries. By other descriptions, the neighborhood runs from 8th to 13th Streets (east to west) and Wolf to Tasker Streets (south to north).

Located at 39.9323, -75.1657 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Moyamensing Prison

Moyamensing Prison was a prison in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, designed by Thomas U. Walter and completed in 1835.

Located at 39.9317, -75.1628 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1835 establishments in the United States, Buildings and structures in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Defunct prisons in Pennsylvania, Thomas Ustick Walter buildings, Demolished buildings and structures in Pennsylvania

West Passyunk

West Passyunk is a neighborhood in South Philadelphia. It is bound by Mifflin Street to the North, West Passyunk Avenue to the South, South 18th Street to East, and South 25th Street to the West. It is served by the 1st Police District, located at 24th and Wolf Streets.

Located at 39.926, -75.168 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Philadelphia's Magic Gardens

Philadelphia's Magic Gardens is a non-profit organization, folk art environment, and gallery space on South Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. To date, it is the largest work created by mosaic artist Isaiah Zagar. The Magic Gardens spans three city lots, and includes indoor galleries and a large outdoor labyrinth. The mosaics are made up of everything from kitchen tiles to bike wheels, Latin-American art to china plates. The space is open for public view.

Located at 39.9428, -75.1593 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Art in Pennsylvania, Culture of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mosaics, Visitor attractions in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Visionary environments

Lower Moyamensing, Philadelphia

Lower Moyamensing is a neighborhood in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is bound by Snyder Avenue to north, Oregon Avenue to the south, South 8th Street to the east, and South Broad Street to the west. It is served by the 3rd Police District, located at 11th and Wharton Streets.

Located at 39.9203, -75.1593 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Dickinson Narrows, Philadelphia

Dickinson Narrows is now called "Dickinson Square West, it is a neighborhood in South Philadelphia and is partially a sector of larger existing areas, Pennsport and Passyunk Square. It is bound by Washington Avenue to the North, Mifflin Street to the South, 4th Street to the East, and 6th Street to the West.

Located at 39.926, -75.168 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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