Cedar Park, Philadelphia
Cedar Park is a neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Located in the larger West Philadelphia district, it stretches north to Larchwood Ave., south to Kingsessing Ave., east to 46th Street, and west to 52nd Street.[1][2]
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| Coordinates: 39°56′49″N 75°12′58″W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Philadelphia |
| City | Philadelphia |
| Area code(s) | 215, 267, and 445 |
Originally outlying farmland, Cedar Park was built between 1850 and 1910 as a streetcar suburb[3] of Center City. Its development as a suburb accelerated with the installation of horsecars in the 1850s and again with the arrival of electric trolley lines in 1892.[4]
The neighborhood is racially and ethnically diverse, and much of the historic Queen Anne-style architecture still stands.
Since circa 2000, the neighborhood has been 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. Cedar Park's residents are predominantly Jamaican/Caribbean and African immigrants, but many are African American (American-born blacks) or white.
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47th Street and Baltimore Ave
Queen Anne-style rooftops
Houses on Baltimore Ave
Rowhouses on 48th Street between Cedar and Walton Streets
SEPTA'S Route 34 trolley in the 4500 block of Baltimore Avenue
See also
External links
References
- "Philadelphia Neighborhoods". 28 September 2022.
- "Cedar Park Neighbors". Cedar Park Neighbors.
- West Philadelphia Streetcar Suburb Historic District, UCHS
- "Studio 34's Eponymous Trolley, or, A Short History of Route 34". Studio 34 Yoga. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved May 10, 2012.