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  2. List of Philadelphia neighborhoods - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of neighborhoods, districts and other places located in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The list is organized by broad geographical sections within the city. Common usage for Philadelphia's neighborhood names does not respect "official" borders used by the city's police, planning commission or ...

  3. List of Philadelphia placename etymologies - Wikipedia

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    Formerly known as Cedar Street (originally one of William Penn's streets named for trees, in this case cedar trees), it is the original southern border of the city of Philadelphia, before the 1854 Act of Consolidation. Susquehanna Avenue. Named after the Susquehanna River and Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. Spruce Street.

  4. Elfreth's Alley - Wikipedia

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    Elfreth's Alley is a historic street in the Old City neighborhood of Philadelphia, dating back to 1703. [2] The street has 32 houses, built between 1703 and 1836. The Elfreth's Alley Museum is located at #124 and 126. [2] [3] The alley, a National Historic Landmark, runs from North Front to North 2nd streets, paralleling Arch and Quarry streets.

  5. South Street (Philadelphia) - Wikipedia

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    PA 611 (Broad Street) in Center City. East end. Front Street in Center City. South Street in Philadelphia, originally named Cedar Street in William Penn 's original street grid, [2] is an east–west street forming the southern border of Center City [3] and the northern border for South Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, United States.

  6. West Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    The intersection of 52nd Street and Market Street in West Philadelphia was listed number eight in a 2007 list of the city's top ten recreational drug corners according to an article by Philadelphia Weekly reporter Steve Volk. [4] The Philadelphia Police Department divides West Philadelphia into four patrol districts: the 16th, 18th, 19th, and ...

  7. Northeast Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    Click for larger image. Northeast Philadelphia, nicknamed Northeast Philly, the Northeast and the Great Northeast, is a section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. According to the 2000 census, Northeast Philadelphia has a population of between 300,000 and 450,000, depending on how the area is defined. [1]

  8. Category:Neighborhoods in Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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  9. Fairhill, Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    City. Philadelphia. Area code (s) 215, 267 and 445. Fairhill is a neighborhood on the east side of the North Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Fairhill is bordered by Front Street to the east, Germantown Avenue (10th Street) to the west, Allegheny Avenue to the north, and Cumberland Street to the south. [1]