Mantua
District of Philadelphia
Pennsylvania - United States

Drexel University

Drexel University (DU) is a private research university with the main campus located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. It was founded in 1891 by Anthony J. Drexel, a noted financier and philanthropist. Drexel offers over 70 full-time undergraduate programs and accelerated degrees. At the graduate level, the university offers over 100 masters, doctoral, and professional programs, many available part-time. Drexel is best known for the cooperative education program (Co-op).

Located at 39.9564, -75.1887 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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University of Pennsylvania

The University of Pennsylvania (commonly referred to as Penn or UPenn) is an American private Ivy League research university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn considers itself the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, as well as the first university in the United States with both undergraduate and graduate studies. It is also one of the Colonial Colleges.

Located at 39.9539, -75.193 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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University of Pennsylvania Law School

The University of Pennsylvania Law School, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the law school of the University of Pennsylvania. A member of the Ivy League, it is among the oldest and most selective law schools in the nation. It is currently ranked 7th overall by U.S. News & World Report, and 1st in terms of career prospects by the Princeton Review, a rank awarded also by the National Law Journal based on placement of graduates in top law firms. It offers the degrees of Juris Doctor (J.D.

Located at 39.9539, -75.1921 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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WKDU

WKDU is an award winning non-commercial college radio station located in Philadelphia, USA, broadcasting on 91.7 FM. It is owned and operated by Drexel University students, with several Drexel alumni among its on-air staff. It is the only free-format non-commercial FM station in Philadelphia. Its transmitter is located atop Van Rensselaer Hall in the University City section of Philadelphia, while its studio is located in the basement of the Creese Student Center.

Located at 39.9601, -75.1905 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Radio stations in Pennsylvania, Radio stations established in 1958

Mantua, Philadelphia

Mantua is a neighborhood in the West Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located north of Spring Garden Street, east of 40th Street, south of Mantua Avenue, and west of 31st Street. The neighborhood's northern and western reaches are predominantly working-class and African American, although its southern border with Powelton Village has seen recent gentrification and an influx of Drexel University student renters.

Located at 39.9648, -75.1949 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Populated places in Pennsylvania with African American majority populations

Boathouse Row

Boathouse Row is a historic site located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on the east bank of the Schuylkill River, just north of the Fairmount Water Works and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. It consists of a row of 15 boathouses housing social and rowing clubs and their racing shells. Each of the boathouses has its own history, and all have addresses on both Boathouse Row and Kelly Drive (named after famous Philadelphia oarsman John B. Kelly, Jr.).

Located at 39.9696, -75.1875 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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History of rowing, Sports in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, National Historic Landmarks in Pennsylvania, Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Schuylkill River

Black Bottom, Philadelphia

Black Bottom was a predominantly African American neighborhood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that was razed for urban renewal in the 1950s and 1960s.

Located at 39.9574, -75.1978 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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African American history in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Neighborhoods in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Populated places in Pennsylvania with African American majority populations

33rd Street (SEPTA station)

33rd Street is a tram stop on all routes of the SEPTA Subway–Surface Trolley Lines in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The station is the last station of the Subway-Surface Lines with all lines before the Route 10 splits away and exits the tunnel at 36th Street. The stop is located on the campus of Drexel University.

Located at 39.9555, -75.1893 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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SEPTA Subway–Surface Trolley Line stations, Railway stations in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Daskalakis Athletic Center

Daskalakis Athletic Center (DAC) is a 2,532-seat multi-purpose arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is home to the Drexel University Dragons basketball team. It hosted all or part of the 1993-1996 America East Conference men's basketball tournament, the 2005 NIT Season Tip-Off, and the 2007 National Invitation Tournament. The DAC was built in 1974 as the Physical Education and Athletic Center (PEAC) and was renamed in 2001 after a gift from former Drexel Lacrosse player John A.

Located at 39.9564, -75.1908 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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College basketball venues in the United States, Drexel Dragons, Sports venues in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Basketball venues in Pennsylvania, Squash venues

36th Street Portal (SEPTA station)

The 36th Street Portal is a SEPTA Subway-Surface Lines trolley station. Just south of the corner of 36th and Market Streets (actually on the corner of 36th and Ludlow Streets), it is at this station that the 10 trolley of the Subway-Surface Lines goes into the tunnel after running on the street in West Philadelphia coming from the Overbrook section of Philadelphia. Trolleys run in the tunnel from this station to Center City Philadelphia.

Located at 39.956, -75.1939 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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SEPTA Subway–Surface Trolley Line stations, Railway stations in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Railway stations opened in 1955

Saunders Park, Philadelphia

Saunders Park is a neighborhood in the West Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is bounded by Powelton Avenue, 38th Street, Lancaster Avenue, and 40th Street. It is west of Powelton Village and north of Spruce Hill. It is named for the park at the northeast corner of 39th and Powelton Avenue. The Presbyterian Medical Center is next to the park. Saunders Park is often considered to be a part of West Powelton, which extends out to 42nd Street.

Located at 39.9596, -75.1992 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

34th Street (SEPTA station)

34th Street is an underground station on the Market-Frankford Line, below the intersection of 34th Street and Market Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the University City neighborhood of West Philadelphia. The station is on the Drexel University campus, adjacent to the Daskalakis Athletic Center, and near the University of Pennsylvania campus.

Located at 39.9557, -75.1913 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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SEPTA Market-Frankford Line stations, Railway stations in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Railway stations opened in 1956

Earle Mack School of Law

The Earle Mack School of Law is the law school of Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. The school opened in the fall of 2006 and was the first new law school in Philadelphia in over a thirty-year time period, and is the newest school within Drexel University. The law school offers Juris Doctor degrees and provides the opportunity for all students to take part in a cooperative education program.

Located at 39.9554, -75.1904 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Drexel University, Law schools in Pennsylvania, Educational institutions established in 2006

Drexel University College of Information Science and Technology

The Drexel University College of Information Science and Technology, also called the iSchool, is one of the primary colleges of Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The college is housed in the Rush Building, which is the oldest building on campus, and used to be a hospital.

Located at 39.9566, -75.1895 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Drexel University, Information schools, Educational institutions established in 1892

Philadelphia Aquarium

The Philadelphia Aquarium was one of the first aquariums in the United States, and was located on the shore of the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia’s decommissioned Fairmount Water Works buildings from 1911 to 1962 as part of Fairmount Park.

Located at 39.9663, -75.1836 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Landmarks in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Aquaria in Pennsylvania, 1911 establishments in the United States, 1962 disestablishments, Former zoos

Harrisburg Subdivision

The Harrisburg Subdivision is a railroad line owned by CSX Transportation in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The line is located in the city of Philadelphia, connecting Greenwich Yard and the Philadelphia Subdivision with the Trenton Subdivision along a former Pennsylvania Railroad line. Much of the Harrisburg Subdivision is the High Line or West Philadelphia Elevated along 31st Street over the 30th Street Station area.

Located at 39.9619, -75.1844 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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CSX Transportation lines, Pennsylvania Railroad lines, Rail infrastructure in Pennsylvania, Transportation in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania

Monell Chemical Senses Center

The Monell Chemical Senses Center is a non-profit independent scientific institute located at the University City Science Center research campus in Philadelphia, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Monell conducts and publishes interdisciplinary basic research on taste, smell, and chemesthesis (chemically mediated skin senses, such as the burn of capsaicin or the tingle of carbonation).

Located at 39.9558, -75.1931 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Colossus Bridge

The Colossus Bridge – also known as Fairmount Bridge, Colossus of Fairmount or Upper Ferry Bridge (and formally as the Lancaster Schuylkill Bridge) – was a record-setting timber bridge across the Schuylkill River near Philadelphia. It was built in 1812 by Louis Wernwag, and was considered his finest bridge design. It had a clear span of 340 feet (contemporary US Record) and was the first long span bridge to use iron rods. The bridge was destroyed in 1838 by fire.

Located at 39.9639, -75.1833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Schuylkill River, Road bridges in Pennsylvania

Turtle Rock Light

The Turtle Rock Light is a lighthouse built in 1887 to aid traffic on the Schuylkill River near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The lighthouse was constructed by Frank Thurwanger at a cost of $2,663 on an area of land just west of Boathouse Row. The lighthouse has a hexagonal lantern room with an octagonal walkway. Gas was first used to power the light, but in 1990, when the lighthouse was repainted and received a new wooden balustrade and newel posts, the beacon was electrified.

Located at 39.97, -75.1897 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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National Register of Historic Places listings in West Philadelphia

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in West Philadelphia. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a Google map.

Located at 39.9564, -75.1886 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Spring Garden Street Bridge

Spring Garden Street Bridge is a highway bridge in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, that crosses the Schuylkill River below Fairmount Dam. It connects West Philadelphia to the Philadelphia Museum of Art and Benjamin Franklin Parkway. It is the fourth bridge at this location. The bridge is located at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:39|57|52|N|75|11|00|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:US-PA |primary |name= }}.

Located at 39.9644, -75.1833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Undine Barge Club

Undine Barge Club is an amateur rowing club located at #13 Boathouse Row in the historic Boathouse Row along the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The club was founded in 1856. Undine was not initially listed as a founder of the Schuylkill Navy, but is now considered a founder because an Undine member, Mr. B. F. Van dyke, was elected to represent the Club as secretary treasurer of the Navy from its birth in 1858.

Located at 39.9697, -75.1889 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Thorfinn Karlsefni (Jonsson)

Thorfinn Karlsefni is a bronze statue by Icelandic sculptor Einar Jónsson. The first casting of it is located in Fairmount Park on Kelly Drive, at the North end of Boathouse Row, Philadelphia.

Located at 39.9702, -75.19 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Outdoor sculptures in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1920 sculptures, Bronze sculptures in the United States

University City High School Promise Academy (Philadelphia)

University City High School Promise Academy is a public secondary school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, located at 3601 Filbert Street, and serving students who live in West Philly north of Market Street. Built in West Philadelphia-University city in the late 1960s and early 1970s, school opened for students on December 6, 1971. As of the 2010–2011 school year, it became a Promise Academy, offering extra enrichments and reinvigorating the staff to provide a better education for students.

Located at 39.957, -75.194 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Zoo Junction

Zoo Junction is an important junction on Amtrak's Northeast Corridor in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where the Northeast Corridor meets the Keystone Corridor.

Located at 39.9684, -75.1951 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Rail junctions in the United States, Transportation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania