Kingsessing
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Kingsessing is a historic, predominantly residential neighborhood in Southwest Philadelphia known for its diverse community and urban park spaces.
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
→
|
| demographicCharacteristic |
predominantly working- and middle-class residents
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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
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|
| hasPark |
Bartram’s Garden
→
Kingsessing Park → Kingsessing Recreation Center → |
| hasPublicTransit |
SEPTA Route 11 trolley
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SEPTA Route 13 trolley → SEPTA Route 34 trolley → multiple SEPTA bus routes → |
| hasRecreationFacility |
Kingsessing Recreation Center
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|
| hasZIPCode |
19142
→
19143 → |
| historicalNote |
area includes land of the former Kingsessing Township
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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
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|
| traversedBy |
Baltimore Avenue
NERFINISHED
→
Chester Avenue NERFINISHED → Woodland Avenue NERFINISHED → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Southwest Philadelphia
→
West Philadelphia → |
contains |