Southwest Schuylkill
District of Philadelphia
Pennsylvania - United States

Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

The Wharton School is the business school of the University of Pennsylvania, a private, Ivy League university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Wharton is the United States' oldest business school and the world’s first business school affiliated with an institution of higher learning. It was established in 1881 through a donation from Joseph Wharton. The University of Pennsylvania, Wharton's parent institution, is among America's first universities, founded by statesman Benjamin Franklin.

Located at 39.9532, -75.198 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Business schools in Pennsylvania, Educational institutions established in 1881, Ivy League business schools, University of Pennsylvania schools

University of the Sciences

University of the Sciences (USciences), officially known as University of the Sciences in Philadelphia (USciences), located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in pharmacy and a variety of other health-related disciplines.

Located at 39.9461, -75.2075 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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University of the Sciences, Universities and colleges in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, Educational institutions established in 1821, National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities members, 1821 establishments in the United States

Philadelphia Convention Hall and Civic Center

The Philadelphia Convention Hall and Civic Center, more commonly known as the Philadelphia Civic Center and the Philadelphia Convention Center, was a complex of five or more buildings developed out of a series of buildings dedicated to expanding trade which began with the National Export Exhibition in 1899. There were two important buildings on the site. The Commercial Museum, built in 1899, was one of the original exposition buildings.

Located at 39.9474, -75.195 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Convention centers in Pennsylvania, Indoor ice hockey venues in the United States, Defunct sports venues in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Basketball venues in Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 76ers arenas, Philadelphia Warriors arenas, Philadelphia Firebirds (ice hockey), World Hockey Association venues, Defunct basketball venues in the United States, Defunct National Basketball Association venues, Demolished sports venues in the United States, Defunct indoor arenas, Defunct college basketball venues in the United States

Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

The Perelman School of Medicine, commonly known as Penn Med, is the medical school of the University of Pennsylvania. It is located in the University City section of Philadelphia. Founded in 1765, Penn Med is the oldest medical school in the United States. Today, the Perelman School of Medicine is a major center of biomedical research and education, and it is widely regarded as one of the country's top medical schools.

Located at 39.9497, -75.1949 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Schools of medicine in Pennsylvania, 1765 establishments in the Thirteen Colonies, University of Pennsylvania schools, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, World Digital Library related

Fels Institute of Government

The Fels Institute of Government is the University of Pennsylvania’s graduate program in public policy and public management. Its practical approach to public management education, its Ivy League pedigree and its relatively small size make it one of the nation's leading boutique programs in public affairs. The Institute was founded in 1937 by Samuel Simeon Fels of the Fels Naptha Soap Company in response to a wave of corruption and mismanagement in Pennsylvania government.

Located at 39.9535, -75.2 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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University of Pennsylvania, Public administration schools in the United States, Fels Institute of Government, Educational institutions established in 1937

Satterlee Hospital

Satterlee U.S.A. General Hospital, which existed from 1862 to 1865 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was one of the largest Union Army hospitals of the Civil War. Founded in 1862 by order of Surgeon-General William Alexander Hammond, the hospital was built in the sparsely developed West Philadelphia neighborhood near the intersection of 42nd Street and Baltimore Avenue. Its 15-acre grounds ran north to 45th and Pine Streets.

Located at 39.9491, -75.211 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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1862 establishments, Pennsylvania in the American Civil War, History of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Hospitals in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, American Civil War hospitals, Former United States Army medical facilities, Former United States Army facilities

40th Street (SEPTA Subway–Surface Trolley station)

40th Street is a SEPTA Subway-Surface Lines trolley station. At this station, known as the 40th Street Portal, four of the five Subway-Surface Lines enter the Woodland Avenue subway tunnel after running on the street in Southwest Philadelphia and nearby suburbs. Eastbound trolleys run in the tunnel under the nearby campuses of the University of Pennsylvania and Drexel University to Center City Philadelphia.

Located at 39.9495, -75.2033 (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

37th Street (SEPTA station)

37th Street/Spruce Street/Woodland Avenue is a SEPTA Subway-Surface Lines trolley station. It is the last station in the tunnel before the 40th Street Subway Portal and carries Subway-Surface Trolley Routes 11, 13, 34, & 36. The entrance to go down into the eastbound side of the station is on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania and the entrance to go down into the westbound side of the station is on Spruce Street.

Located at 39.951, -75.1973 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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SEPTA Subway–Surface Trolley Line stations, Railway stations in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Clark Park

Clark Park is a municipal park in the Spruce Hill section of West Philadelphia in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Its 9.1 acres are bordered by 43rd and 45th streets, and by Baltimore and Woodland Avenues. The park was established in 1895 on land donated to the city by banker and West Philadelphia developer Clarence Howard Clark, and was known in its early decades as "Clarence H. Clark Park". Today, the park has a basketball court, playground, an open field, and many paths.

Located at 39.9475, -75.21 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Municipal parks in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Blockley Almshouse

The Blockley Almshouse, later known as Philadelphia General Hospital, was a charity hospital and poorhouse located in West Philadelphia. It originally opened in 1732/33 in a different part of the city as the Philadelphia Almshouse (not to be confused with the Friends' Almshouse, established in 1713). Philadelphia General Hospital closed in 1977.

Located at 39.9441, -75.1962 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Teaching hospitals in the United States, Hospitals in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Hospitals established in 1832, University of Pennsylvania, Almshouses in the United States

University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine

The University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine (commonly referred to as Penn Dental Medicine) is one of twelve graduate schools at the University of Pennsylvania, an Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Penn Dental Medicine has a history deeply rooted in forging precedents in dental education, research, and patient care.

Located at 39.9527, -75.2033 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Dental schools in Pennsylvania, Educational institutions established in 1878, University of Pennsylvania schools, University of Pennsylvania articles needing attention

Saint Mary's Church, Hamilton Village

St. Mary’s Church, Hamilton Village, is an Episcopal Church located on the University of Pennsylvania campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It calls itself the Episcopal Church at Penn to emphasize its campus ministry. The parish is part of the Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Pennsylvania. The church is a remnant of the Hamilton Village neighborhood that existed in West Philadelphia prior to being subsumed by the University.

Located at 39.9524, -75.2019 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Churches in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Religious buildings completed in 1872, 19th-century Episcopal church buildings, Episcopal churches in Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania

Neighborhood Bike Works

Established in 1999, the Neighborhood Bike Works is a nonprofit educational organization in West Philadelphia. It seeks to increase educational opportunities for urban youth through bicycling.

Located at 39.9524, -75.2019 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Youth organizations based in Pennsylvania, Cycling in Pennsylvania, Youth development organizations, Non-profit organizations based in Pennsylvania, Cycling organizations in the United States

Mill Creek (Philadelphia)

Mill Creek rises in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; runs southeasterly to West Philadelphia, where it enters 19th-century sewer pipes; and debouches roughly five miles later in the Schuylkill River near The Woodlands Cemetery. The creek, which drains about 5,000 acres, gave its name to a neighborhood in Philadelphia that it flows under.

Located at 39.947, -75.203 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Geography of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Rivers of Pennsylvania, Schuylkill River, Subterranean rivers of the United States

Squirrel Hill, Philadelphia

Squirrel Hill is a neighborhood in West Philadelphia, south of Baltimore Ave and west of Clark Park. It shares a border with the Spruce Hill and Cedar Park neighborhoods. By some accounts, this neighborhood is within the boundaries of the University City district. Squirrel Hill has the distinction of operating its own Police substation staffed entirely by volunteers. "It is estimated that the substation has been responsible for reducing crime in the area by 26 percent."

Located at 39.945, -75.2136 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

University Avenue Bridge

The University Avenue Bridge is a double-leaf bascule bridge crossing the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The four-lane bridge links University Avenue in West Philadelphia with South 34th Street in the Grays Ferry section of South Philadelphia. It measures 536 feet long, 100 feet wide, and clears the water by 30 feet . Built in 1930, the bridge was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 26, 1994.

Located at 39.9417, -75.1978 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Bascule bridges, Schuylkill River, Road bridges in Pennsylvania, Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania

The Chestnut Cabaret

The Chestnut Cabaret was a nightclub in Philadelphia. It was located at 38th & Ludlow Streets. It is now named the Blockley and still hosts new and innovative artists from around the country.

Located at 39.9531, -75.2019 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Nightclubs in Pennsylvania, Music venues in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

The University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (also known as SON) is an undergraduate and graduate institution at the University of Pennsylvania located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Since its establishment in 1935, the School of Nursing at Penn is currently the top-ranked private nursing institution in the nation. Penn Nursing sets a higher intellectual standard which is reinforced through an emphasis on science and research.

Located at 39.9479, -75.1981 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Educational institutions established in 1935, University of Pennsylvania schools, Nursing schools in Pennsylvania

Newkirk Viaduct Monument

The Newkirk Viaduct Monument was erected in 1838 in present-day Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad to mark the completion of the Newkirk Viaduct, also called the Grays Ferry Bridge, over the Schuylkill River. The bridge completed the first direct rail line between Philadelphia and Baltimore, Maryland, tracks that closely paralled the King's Highway, the main land route to the southern states.

Located at 39.9395, -75.2106 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Obelisks in the United States, Pennsylvania Railroad, Landmarks in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Monuments and memorials in Pennsylvania, Marble sculptures, 1838 sculptures

Meiklejohn Stadium

Meiklejohn Stadium is a ballpark in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is on the University of Pennsylvania campus and is the home field for the University of Pennsylvania Quakers varsity baseball team. The field is near Franklin Field along the eastern edge of the university's campus, along the Schuylkill River. The ballpark is tucked away near the intersection of the Schuylkill Expressway and University Avenue.

Located at 39.9437, -75.1938 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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College baseball venues in the United States, Penn Quakers baseball, Sports venues in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Baseball in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Baseball stadiums in Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania campus

Center for Applied Genomics

The Center for Applied Genomics (CAG) is a Center of Emphasis at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia with the primary goal of discovering and translating basic research findings into medical innovations. The Center is one of the world’s largest genetics research and analytical facilities. It is the primary center at a pediatric hospital with access to state-of-the-art high-throughput genotyping technology, and has processed genetic samples from over 100,000 people.

Located at 39.9474, -75.1955 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Genetics or genomics research institutions, Bioinformatics organizations, Research institutes in the United States, Medical research institutes

B&O Railroad Bridge

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Located at 39.9356, -75.2058 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Bridges completed in 1910, Bridges in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Railroad bridges in Pennsylvania, Schuylkill River, Swing bridges, Truss bridges, CSX Transportation bridges and tunnels

Dickens and Little Nell (Elwell)

Dickens and Little Nell is a bronze sculpture by Francis Edwin Elwell that stands in Clark Park in the Spruce Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The sculpture depicts the 19th-century British author and Nell Trent, a character from his 1840-41 novel The Old Curiosity Shop. The grouping was one of the most celebrated American sculptural works of the late 1800s, but by the early 21st century had become somewhat obscure.

Located at 39.9486, -75.2094 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Outdoor sculptures in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1890 sculptures, Bronze sculptures in the United States, Philadelphia Register of Historic Places

Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Bridge No. 1

Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Bridge No. 1 is a swing steel through truss that spans the Schuylkill River between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania's Kingsessing and Grays Ferry neighborhoods. Abandoned in 1976, the bridge is part of a long line of ferry and bridge crossings that linked Philadelphia to points south. It was built in 1901 by the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad and was constructed by American Bridge Company.

Located at 39.9406, -75.205 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Bridges in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Bridges completed in 1902, Schuylkill River, Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania, Swing bridges in the United States, Truss bridges

Gray's Ferry Tavern

Gray's Ferry Tavern (also known as Lower Ferry House, Gray's Tavern, Gray's Inn, Gray's Ferry Inn, Gray's Garden, Sans Souci, and Kochersperger's Hotel) was a restaurant and inn that operated in the 18th and 19th centuries in present-day Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Set on the west bank of the Schuylkill River at the primary crossing for travel to and from points south of Philadelphia, the tavern hosted George Washington and many other famous people of its day.

Located at 39.942, -75.207 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania