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Port Richmond, Philadelphia

Port Richmond, also referred to as simply Richmond, is a neighborhood in the River Wards section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is notable for its extremely large Polish immigrant and Polish American community. The neighborhood is also home to sizable Irish, German and Italian communities as represented in the various churches and organizations. In more recent years, a sizable Albanian community has moved in. The Richmond Zip Code is 19134.

Located at 39.9768, -75.1002 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Irish-American neighborhoods, Polish American history, Polish-American culture in Pennsylvania

Northeast Catholic High School

Northeast Catholic High School opened in 1926 as Northeast Catholic High School for Boys, and was located at 1842 Torresdale Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was under the administration of the high school system of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia and its sports teams participated in the Philadelphia Catholic League.

Located at 40.0056, -75.095 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Boys' schools in the United States, Roman Catholic secondary schools in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Educational institutions established in 1926

Juniata, Philadelphia

Juniata (also known as Juniata Park) is a middle class, predominantly Hispanic neighborhood in Northeast Philadelphia, which is a section of the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Juniata is located south of the Juniata Golf Club in Tacony Creek Park. It is bordered to the northeast by Frankford, to the west by Feltonville, and to the south by Harrowgate and Port Richmond.

Located at 40.0084, -75.1088 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Harrowgate, Philadelphia

Harrowgate is a neighborhood in the Northeast section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Harrowgate is located northeast of Kensington adjacent to Kensington Avenue. It is bordered by Feltonville, Juniata and Frankford to the north, Fairhill to the west, West Kensington and Kensington to the south, and Port Richmond and Bridesburg to the east.

Located at 39.9988, -75.105 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Populated places in Pennsylvania with Hispanic majority populations, Irish-American neighborhoods, Populated places established in 1784

Allegheny (SEPTA Market–Frankford Line station)

Allegheny Station is an elevated stop on the Market-Frankford Line, above the intersection of Kensington and Allegheny Avenues in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the Kensington neighborhood. As with the nearby Somerset and then Huntingdon Stations, Allegheny is located over a five-way intersection. Access to the station from street-level can be found at the southwest and northeast corners of Kensington Avenue and Allegheny Avenues.

Located at 39.9965, -75.1135 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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SEPTA Market-Frankford Line stations, Railway stations in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Tioga (SEPTA Market–Frankford Line station)

Tioga Station is an elevated stop on the Market-Frankford Line, above the intersection of Kensington Avenue and Tioga Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the Kensington neighborhood. The station is reserved for "A" Trains only. Tioga Station is located over a five-way intersection, just as many Market-Frankford Line stations over Kensington Avenue are.

Located at 40.0003, -75.1065 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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SEPTA Market-Frankford Line stations, Railway stations in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Erie–Torresdale (SEPTA station)

Erie-Torresdale Station is an elevated rapid transit stop on the Market-Frankford Line, above the intersection of Kensington and Erie Avenues in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the Juniata neighborhood. The station building is located on the northwest corner, and is the last station to run above Kensington Avenue before moving above Frankford Avenue, the second street the line is named after. SEPTA bus routes at Erie-Torresdale include routes 3 and 56, both of which are former trolley lines.

Located at 40.006, -75.0961 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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SEPTA Market-Frankford Line stations, Railway stations in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Castor Gardens, Philadelphia

Castor Gardens is a neighborhood in the lower Northeast section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Castor Gardens' borders are ill-defined, but it exists in the vicinity of Castor and Cottman Avenues. It is also near Roosevelt Boulevard. The neighborhood can either be entered from the south, by taking the Oxford Circle exit of Roosevelt Boulevard, or from the north, by taking the Cottman Avenue exit. Adjacent neighborhoods are Mayfair, Lawndale, Burholme, Oxford Circle, and Rhawnhurst.

Located at 39.9932, -75.0926 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Jews and Judaism in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Neighborhoods in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Frankford Junction, Pennsylvania

Frankford Junction is a railroad junction, and former junction station, located on the border between the Kensington and Port Richmond neighborhoods of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. At the junction, the 4-track Northeast Corridor line from Trenton connects with the 2-track Atlantic City Line from Atlantic City in the northeastern portion of Philadelphia about 2.9 miles northeast of North Philadelphia station.

Located at 40, -75.093 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Rail infrastructure in Pennsylvania, Transportation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Rail junctions in the United States, SEPTA Regional Rail stations, Stations along Reading Company lines, Stations along Pennsylvania Railroad lines, Former railway stations in the United States

Comly Rich House

The Comly Rich House is a historic house in the Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, notable as the first home in the United States financed by a savings and loan association, the Oxford Provident Building Society, founded 1831. To buy the house, which cost $500, Rich, variously described as a lamplighter or a maker of combs, received a loan of $375 in April 1831 from the Oxford Provident Building Association, founded the same year.

Located at 40.0096, -75.0869 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Houses completed in 1826, Houses in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

St. Adalbert in Philadelphia

The Church of St. Adalbert in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is a Polish Catholic national church, constructed in the Polish Cathedral style. It is located in the Port Richmond neighborhood at 2645 E. Allegheny Avenue (at the corner of Allegheny Avenue and Thompson Street).

Located at 39.9846, -75.1025 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Polish Cathedral style architecture, Polish-American culture in Pennsylvania, Churches in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Roman Catholic churches in Pennsylvania, History of Catholicism in the United States, 1904 establishments in the United States

Spider Bridge at Falls of Schuylkill

Spider Bridge at Falls of Schuylkill was an iron-wire footbridge erected by ironmakers Josiah White and Erskine Hazard in 1816 over the Schuylkill River, north of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Though a modest and temporary structure, it is thought to have been the first wire-cable suspension bridge in history.

Located at 40.0024, -75.1135 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks, Suspension bridges in the United States, 1810s architecture in the United States, Bridges completed in 1816, Pedestrian bridges in Pennsylvania, Schuylkill River, Bridges in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Demolished bridges in the United States, Demolished buildings and structures in Pennsylvania