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Community College of Philadelphia

The Community College of Philadelphia is a community college in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The main campus is located at 1700 Spring Garden Street in a building that was the former Philadelphia Mint. When established in 1965, it was located in the mens store annex of the defunct Snellenburg's department store at 34 South 11th Street.

Located at 39.9629, -75.1663 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Universities and colleges in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Community colleges in Pennsylvania, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, Educational institutions established in 1965

Eastern State Penitentiary

The Eastern State Penitentiary (ESP) is a former American prison in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is found at 2027 Fairmount Avenue between Corinthian Avenue and North 22nd Street in the Fairmount section of the city, and was operational from 1829 until 1971. The penitentiary refined the revolutionary system of separate incarceration first pioneered at the Walnut Street Jail which emphasized principles of reform rather than punishment.

Located at 39.9684, -75.1727 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Historic American Buildings Survey in Pennsylvania, 1829 establishments in the United States, Defunct prisons in Pennsylvania, Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Prison museums in the United States, National Historic Landmarks in Pennsylvania, Museums in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, History museums in Pennsylvania, Reportedly haunted locations in the United States, Haunted attractions, Government buildings completed in 1829, World Digital Library related, Philadelphia Register of Historic Places

Girard College

Girard College is an independent boarding school on a 43-acre campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Girard is for academically capable students, grades one through 12, and awards a full scholarship with a yearly value of approximately $42,000 to every child admitted to the school. The scholarship covers most of the costs of attending Girard, including tuition, room and board, books, and school uniforms. The scholarship is renewable yearly until high-school graduation.

Located at 39.974, -75.174 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Boarding schools in Pennsylvania, High schools in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Preparatory schools in Pennsylvania, Private high schools in Pennsylvania, 1833 establishments in the United States, National Historic Landmarks in Pennsylvania, Private middle schools in Pennsylvania, Private elementary schools in Pennsylvania, World Digital Library related

Jefferson Street Grounds

Jefferson Street Grounds was a baseball field located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was also known as Jefferson Park and Athletics Park. It was home to the Philadelphia Athletics from 1871 to 1876, five seasons in the National Association and one in the National League of Base Ball Clubs. From 1873 to 1875, the Athletics shared it with the White Stockings, also in the National Association.

Located at 39.9781, -75.1762 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Defunct sports venues in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Defunct baseball venues, Sports venues completed in 1871, Event venues established in 1871

Barnes Foundation

The Barnes Foundation is an American educational art and horticultural institution with locations in Merion, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia, and Logan Square, Philadelphia. It was founded in 1922 by Albert C. Barnes, a chemist who collected art after making a fortune by co-developing an early anti-gonorrhea drug marketed as Argyrol and selling his company at the right time, before antibiotics came into use.

Located at 39.9607, -75.1725 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1922 establishments in the United States, Art museums in Pennsylvania, Art schools in Pennsylvania, Education in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Educational institutions established in 1922, Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Art museums established in 1922, Museums in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Museums in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Paul Philippe Cret buildings

Saint Joseph's Preparatory School

Saint Joseph's Preparatory School, founded in 1851, is a Catholic, urban, college preparatory school for young men. The school is operated by the Society of Jesus and located at 1733 W. Girard Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Located at 39.9725, -75.1647 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Boys' schools in the United States, Roman Catholic secondary schools in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Jesuit high schools in the United States, Educational institutions established in 1851

Live 8 concert, Philadelphia

On 2 July 2005, a Live 8 concert was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, with a densely packed audience stretched out for one mile along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. The event was organized by the ONE Campaign. It was one of the first Live 8 concerts announced, as the city had played host to its Live Aid predecessor in 1985, and, until the inclusion of a concert outside Toronto, was the only city in North America to represent Live 8.

Located at 39.964, -75.18 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Live 8 events, 2005 in Pennsylvania, History of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Museums in popular culture, 2005 in music

Philadelphia Marathon

The Philadelphia Marathon (aka the Philadelphia Independence Marathon), founded in 1954, is an annual marathon sporting event hosted by the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on the third Sunday of November each year. The course is a certified 42.195 kilometres, and is sanctioned by the USA Track & Field.

Located at 39.9648, -75.1795 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Recurring sporting events established in 1954, Culture of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Marathons in the United States, Sports in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Visitor attractions in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Benjamin Franklin Parkway

Benjamin Franklin Parkway is a scenic boulevard that runs through the cultural heart of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Named for favorite son Benjamin Franklin, the mile-long Parkway cuts diagonally across the grid plan pattern of Center City's Northwest quadrant. It starts at Philadelphia City Hall, curves around Logan Circle, and ends before the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Located at 39.9637, -75.1787 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Streets in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Parkways in the United States, Transport infrastructure completed in 1917, Municipal parks in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Fairmount (SEPTA station)

Fairmount is a subway station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is served by SEPTA's Broad Street Line (local tracks) and the Broad-Ridge Spur. There are three separate platforms; currently the Broad-Ridge Spur and Broad Street Line (BSL) Northbound platforms connect inside the fare-gates, but the Broad Street Line Southbound platform cannot be reached from the other two without exiting.

Located at 39.9671, -75.1604 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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SEPTA Broad Street Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1928

Rodin Museum

The Rodin Museum is a museum located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania which contains the largest collection of sculptor Auguste Rodin's works outside Paris. For the first time since the museum opened in 1929, the doors were closed for a three-year, $9 million renovation which brought this museum back to its original splendour. Doors were reopened to the public on July 12, 2012. .

Located at 39.9619, -75.1739 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Museums in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Art museums in Pennsylvania, Auguste Rodin, Paul Philippe Cret buildings, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Sculpture gardens, trails and parks, Art museums established in 1929, 1929 establishments in the United States, Philadelphia Register of Historic Places

Museum District, Philadelphia

The Parkway Museums District, also known as the Art Museum District or simply the The Parkway, is an area of the Center City section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The area is generally associated with the area along the Ben Franklin Parkway from Eakins Oval/Fairmount Hill to Logan Circle/Square. The area sometimes is extended northwest to include sites such as Boathouse Row and Eastern State Penitentiary, and southeast along the Parkway to Love Park and City Hall.

Located at 39.9589, -75.1738 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Museum districts, Art gallery districts

Franklintown, Philadelphia

Franklintown is the name given to the area in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that lies north of the Vine Street Expressway, south of Spring Garden Street, and west of Broad Street. It is sometimes considered to be the southernmost part of the Spring Garden neighborhood. Franklintown consists of mostly newer highrise and midrise structures with large parking lots. This contrasts with the neighborhoods north of Spring Garden, which are mostly densely-packed historic rowhouses.

Located at 39.962, -75.169 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Logan Square, Philadelphia

Logan Square is a name given to the area in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that lies north of Market Street, south of Spring Garden Street, west of Broad Street, and east of the Schuylkill River. This contains the Franklintown neighborhood. It also contains Penn Center and much of Philadelphia's Central Business District. It is named for Logan Square, one of the five "squares", or parks, central to William Penn's design for Philadelphia.

Located at 39.9585, -75.1709 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Rocky Steps

The 72 stone steps before the entrance of the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania have become known as the "Rocky Steps" as a result of their appearance in the triple-Oscar-winning film Rocky and four of its sequels, Rocky II, III,Rocky IV, V and Rocky Balboa, in which the eponymous character runs up the steps to the song "Gonna Fly Now". Tourists often mimic Rocky's famous climb, a metaphor for an underdog or an everyman rising to a challenge.

Located at 39.9649, -75.1802 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Landmarks in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Buildings and structures in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Culture of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Rocky, Stairways, Art gallery districts, Museums in popular culture, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Visitor attractions in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Benjamin Franklin High School (Philadelphia)

Benjamin Franklin High School is a public high school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The school, located north of Center City, is a part of the School District of Philadelphia. Franklin serves several areas, including Fairmount, Spring Garden, the section of Northern Liberties south of Poplar Street http://www. centercityschools. com/enrollment. php http://www. centercityschools. com/Kearny/graduates.

Located at 39.9636, -75.1621 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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High schools in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, School District of Philadelphia, Public high schools in Pennsylvania, Charter schools in Pennsylvania

Philadelphia Freedom Concert

The Philadelphia Freedom Concert and Ball was an HIV/AIDS awareness fund raising event that was held in Philadelphia, USA, on July 4, 2005. The ball was held at the Philadelphia Museum of Art prior to the multi-act concert. Tickets were $1,000 each and included numerous celebrities, including, the orchestrator of the event, Elton John. Chefs from the city provided food and entertainment was provided by local groups.

Located at 39.965, -75.179 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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2005 in music, Benefit concerts, Culture of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, History of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2005 in Pennsylvania, Museums in popular culture, Live 8

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

J. W. Hallahan Catholic Girls High School

John W. Hallahan Catholic Girls High School is a Roman Catholic high school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. It is an all-girls high school.

Located at 39.96, -75.17 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Girls' schools in Pennsylvania, Roman Catholic secondary schools in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Educational institutions established in 1911

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

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

Spring Garden (SEPTA Broad Street Line station)

Spring Garden is a subway station on SEPTA's Broad Street Subway in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is an express station with four tracks and two island platforms.

Located at 39.9621, -75.1615 (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

Mathematics, Civics and Sciences Charter School

The Mathematics, Civics and Sciences Charter School (MCSCS) is a charter school serving students in grades 1-12 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1999, the school is located in the Center City neighborhood and had a 100% graduation rate in 2006-07.

Located at 39.9611, -75.1616 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Educational institutions established in 1999, Public elementary schools in Pennsylvania, Public middle schools in Pennsylvania, Public high schools in Pennsylvania, Charter schools in Pennsylvania, Schools in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1601 Vine St (Office Tower)

1601 Vine St. is a proposed mixed-use skyscraper in the Pennsylvania city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This project will consist of two towers. The height of the first tower will be approximately 530 feet with 46 floors. The second building, which is much shorter, will be 138 feet with 12 floors.

Located at 39.9587, -75.1653 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Buildings and structures under construction in the United States, Twin towers

Philadelphia Mennonite High School

Philadelphia Mennonite High School is a private Mennonite high school in the Fairmount neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has approximately 100 students in 9th through 12th grades, and focuses on college preparation.

Located at 39.9716, -75.1764 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Private high schools in Pennsylvania, Mennonite schools in the United States, Mennonitism in Pennsylvania, High schools in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Educational institutions established in 1997