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Passyunk Square, Philadelphia

Neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US

Neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US

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Passyunk Square is a neighborhood in South Philadelphia bounded by Broad Street to the west, 6th Street to the east, Tasker Street to the south and Washington Avenue to the north. Passyunk Square is bordered by the Bella Vista, Hawthorne, Central South Philadelphia, Wharton, and Point Breeze neighborhoods. The neighborhood's etymology originates from the Lenape word "pachsegink", meaning “in the valley”. The name came from the 1800s Passyunk Township, Pennsylvania which named Passyunk Square Park, located between 12th, 13th, Reed and Wharton Streets. The park was eventually renamed Columbus Square Park, and subsequently the neighborhood became known as Columbus Square. Sue Montella, Geoff DiMasi, and a group of neighbors revived the Passyunk Square name when forming the Passyunk Square Civic Association in 2003. The name "Passyunk Square" was researched and proposed by Geoff DiMasi after considering other historical names like Wharton that had been used in the neighborhood over the years. The area has come to be known as Little Saigon for its large Vietnamese American commercial and residential presence, with one of the largest Vietnamese populations on the east coast.

History

Lafayette Cemetery was established in 1828 on the block between Federal and Wharton Streets and 9th and 10th Avenues. The cemetery was originally designed to hold 14,000 bodies, but by 1946, it was in disrepair and overcrowded with 47,000 bodies. In March 1946, the city condemned Lafayette Cemetery and relocated all of the remains to Evergreen Memorial Park in Bensalem Township.

The former location of Lafayette Cemetery is used by the city of Philadelphia as the Capitolo Playground.

Education

The School District of Philadelphia serves the neighborhood.

Two K-8 schools, Fanny Jackson Coppin School (formerly the Federal Street School and Andrew Jackson School) and Eliza Butler Kirkbride School, are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. These schools serve portions of the neighborhood. Furness High School serves areas within both the Kirkbride and Jackson zones.

Demographics

  • White - 68%; Black - 6%; Asian - 19%; Hispanic - 7%

Shopping district

The neighborhood is best known for its shopping and restaurants along the East Passyunk Avenue corridor.

East Passyunk Avenue features a large number of privately owned shops, restaurants, and grocery stores; additionally, it has a number of businesses such as insurance offices, salons, and pharmacies.

The northernmost portion of one of America's oldest curb markets, popularly called The Italian Market, also falls within the Association's boundaries.

Transportation

Passyunk Square is served by SEPTA's Broad Street Line at Tasker-Morris and Ellsworth-Federal stations. Several SEPTA bus lines run through the neighborhood.

References

References

  1. [http://www.passyunk.org Passyunk.org]
  2. link. (February 22, 2008 ''[[South Philly Review]]'')
  3. [http://www.phila.gov/PHILS/Docs/otherinfo/placname.htm Philadelphia Neighborhoods]
  4. Winberg, Michaela. (2018-07-06). "How 43 Philly neighborhoods got their names".
  5. (April 8, 2004). "Original PSCA Website".
  6. Setha M. Low. (2010-07-05). "On the Plaza: The Politics of Public Space and Culture".
  7. Diliberto, Ariel. (14 December 2011). "In South Philly, Subtly Staking Territory".
  8. (2009-05-21). "Rethinking Urban Parks: Public Space and Cultural Diversity".
  9. (1884). "History of Philadelphia, 1609-1884". L.H. Everts & Co..
  10. (2010). "Wicked Philadelphia: Sin in the City of Brotherly Love". The History Press.
  11. (Aug 7, 2013). "Where the dead once lay, Philly kids now play".
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  13. "[https://webapps.philasd.org/sp_files/boundary_maps/2510.pdf Andrew Jackson Elementary School Geographic Boundaries] {{Webarchive. link. (2012-05-07 " ([https://web.archive.org/web/20120507080438/https://webapps.philasd.org/sp_files/boundary_maps/2510.pdf Archive]). [[School District of Philadelphia]]. Retrieved on November 28, 2015.)
  14. "[https://webapps.philasd.org/sp_files/boundary_maps/2580.pdf Elizabeth B. Kirkbride Elementary School Geographic Boundaries]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20120507080628/https://webapps.philasd.org/sp_files/boundary_maps/2580.pdf Archive]). [[School District of Philadelphia]]. Retrieved on November 29, 2015.
  15. "[http://www.phila.k12.pa.us/students/09Directory_English.pdf A Directory of High Schools for 2009 Admissions]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20151106091014/http://www.phila.k12.pa.us/students/09Directory_English.pdf Archive]). ''[[School District of Philadelphia]]''. p. 15 (PDF p/ 17/40). Accessed November 6, 2008.
  16. "[https://webapps.philasd.org/sp_files/boundary_maps/2160.pdf Horace Furness High School Geographic Boundaries]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20120328083726/https://webapps.philasd.org/sp_files/boundary_maps/2160.pdf Archive]). [[School District of Philadelphia]]. Retrieved on October 4, 2011.
  17. [http://www.southphillyreview.com/view_article.php?id=2561 The Place Where You Live: Passyunk Square]
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