Kingsessing

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Kingsessing is a historic, predominantly residential neighborhood in Southwest Philadelphia known for its diverse community and urban park spaces.


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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
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 trolley
SEPTA Route 13 trolley
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
partOf Southwest Philadelphia
West Philadelphia planning district
state Pennsylvania
traversedBy Baltimore Avenue NERFINISHED
Chester Avenue NERFINISHED
Woodland Avenue NERFINISHED

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Southwest Philadelphia
West Philadelphia
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