South Philadelphia

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South Philadelphia is a historically working-class, culturally diverse section of Philadelphia known for its Italian-American heritage, vibrant food scene, and tight-knit rowhouse neighborhoods.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf neighborhood
section of Philadelphia
borderedBy Center City Philadelphia
Delaware River
Schuylkill River
contains Citizens Bank Park
East Passyunk Avenue commercial corridor
FDR Park
Girard Estate
Grays Ferry
Italian Market
Lincoln Financial Field
Lower Moyamensing
Marconi Plaza area
Newbold
Passyunk Square
Pennsport
Point Breeze
Sports Complex Special Services District
Wells Fargo Center
Whitman neighborhood
country United States
currentlyPopulatedBy Asian American communities
Cambodian community
Latino communities
Vietnamese community
developmentTrend gentrification in some neighborhoods
hasCharacteristic culturally diverse
dense urban fabric
grid street pattern
historically working-class
rowhouse architecture
tight-knit communities
walkable streets
hasCulturalEvent Mummers Parade endpoint
hasCulturalInstitution Mummers Museum
hasLandUse commercial corridors
industrial areas
residential
hasMajorStreet Broad Street
Oregon Avenue
Passyunk Avenue
Snyder Avenue NERFINISHED
Washington Avenue NERFINISHED
hasPublicTransit Broad Street Line
SEPTA bus routes
historicallyPopulatedBy African Americans
Irish Americans
Italian Americans
Jewish community
knownFor Italian-American heritage
Mummers tradition
murals
music culture
rowhouse neighborhoods
sports culture
street festivals
vibrant food scene
locatedIn Delaware Valley
Northeast United States
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
partOf City of Philadelphia
Philadelphia County
postalCode 19145
19146
19147
19148


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