Kingsessing
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Kingsessing is a historic, predominantly residential neighborhood in Southwest Philadelphia known for its diverse community and urban park spaces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kingsessing canonical | 7 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human settlement
ⓘ
neighborhood ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Cobbs Creek
ⓘ
Schuylkill River (nearby to the east via Bartram’s Garden) ⓘ |
| characteristic |
diverse community
ⓘ
historic neighborhood ⓘ predominantly residential area ⓘ urban park spaces ⓘ |
| city | Philadelphia ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| demographicCharacteristic |
predominantly working- and middle-class residents
ⓘ
racially diverse population ⓘ |
| hasHistoricSite |
Bartram’s Garden
ⓘ
historic industrial and rail-related structures along the Schuylkill waterfront (nearby) ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
mixed-use commercial corridors
ⓘ
rowhouse residential ⓘ |
| hasLibrary | Kingsessing Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia ⓘ |
| hasPark |
Bartram’s Garden
ⓘ
Kingsessing Park ⓘ Kingsessing Recreation Center ⓘ |
| hasPublicTransit |
SEPTA Route 11
ⓘ
surface form:
SEPTA Route 11 trolley
SEPTA Route 13 ⓘ
surface form:
SEPTA Route 13 trolley
SEPTA Route 34 ⓘ
surface form:
SEPTA Route 34 trolley
multiple SEPTA bus routes ⓘ |
| hasRecreationFacility | Kingsessing Recreation Center ⓘ |
| hasZIPCode |
19142
ⓘ
19143 ⓘ |
| historicalNote |
area includes land of the former Kingsessing Township
ⓘ
name derives from a Lenape word often interpreted as meaning a place where there is a meadow ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pennsylvania
ⓘ
Philadelphia ⓘ Southwest Philadelphia ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| partOf |
Southwest Philadelphia
ⓘ
West Philadelphia ⓘ
surface form:
West Philadelphia planning district
|
| state | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| traversedBy |
Baltimore Avenue
ⓘ
Chester Avenue ⓘ Woodland Avenue ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Green Line (SEPTA)