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'''Cedar Park''' is a [[neighbourhood|neighborhood]] located in the [[West Philadelphia]] section of [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]. Most of Cedar Park is in the [[University City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|University City]] District. |
'''Cedar Park''' is a [[neighbourhood|neighborhood]] located in the [[West Philadelphia]] section of [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]. Most of Cedar Park is in the [[University City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|University City]] District. |
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Originally outlying farmland, with the construction of trolley lines linking West Philadelphia to Center City in the late [[1800s]], Cedar Park soon developed into a suburb of Philadelphia marked by [[Queen Anne style]] architecture. The neighborhood is currently undergoing gentrification stimulated by the [[University of Pennsylvania]]'s redevelopment plan for West Philadelphia. There is a distinct progressive politics mien to the neighborhood and a sizable [[African]] immigrant community located along and near Baltimore Avenue between 46th and 49th Streets. |
Originally outlying farmland, with the construction of [[SEPTA Subway-Surface Trolley Lines|trolley lines]] linking West Philadelphia to Center City in the late [[1800s]], Cedar Park soon developed into a suburb of Philadelphia marked by [[Queen Anne style]] architecture. The neighborhood is currently undergoing gentrification stimulated by the [[University of Pennsylvania]]'s redevelopment plan for West Philadelphia. There is a distinct progressive politics mien to the neighborhood and a sizable [[African]] immigrant community located along and near Baltimore Avenue between 46th and 49th Streets. |
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'''Breadth''': North to Larchwood Ave., South to Kingsessing Ave., East to 46th St., West to 52nd Street. |
'''Breadth''': North to Larchwood Ave., South to Kingsessing Ave., East to 46th St., West to 52nd Street. |
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Revision as of 03:01, 24 January 2007
Cedar Park is a neighborhood located in the West Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Most of Cedar Park is in the University City District.
Originally outlying farmland, with the construction of trolley lines linking West Philadelphia to Center City in the late 1800s, Cedar Park soon developed into a suburb of Philadelphia marked by Queen Anne style architecture. The neighborhood is currently undergoing gentrification stimulated by the University of Pennsylvania's redevelopment plan for West Philadelphia. There is a distinct progressive politics mien to the neighborhood and a sizable African immigrant community located along and near Baltimore Avenue between 46th and 49th Streets.
Breadth: North to Larchwood Ave., South to Kingsessing Ave., East to 46th St., West to 52nd Street.
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