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Southwest Philadelphia is also described by the city as being the area south of Baltimore Avenue; at the turn of the 20th century, Baltimore Avenue between 49th and 52nd Streets was known as "The Hub of Southwest Philadelphia" . Historically home to many Irish American neighborhoods, the section now
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word for "a place where there is a meadow". The origins of Kingsessing are found in the village of the same name that roughly occupied the same site as the current neighborhood. Kingsessing became the name of the township in which the original Lenape and Swedish village stood.
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Southwest Philadelphia is served by four of the five Subway-Surface Lines (Trolleys) 11, 13, 34, and 36. It is also served by bus routes 12, 37, 52, 64, 108, G, and by the Airport and Media/Elwyn Regional Rail lines.
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was located in Kingessing Township, and was frequently called the "Kingsess Garden." By the middle of the 19th century, Kingessing was a major center for the nursery and florist gardens in Philadelphia County.
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Kingsessing Township was a township in the extreme southwestern portion of the county, roughly encompassing what is now known today as Southwest Philadelphia. It was bounded on the north by
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within the territory of Philadelphia. Fort Nya Vasa at Kingsessing, was located on the eastern-side of Cobbs Creek near Cobbs Creek Parkway and Greenway Avenue.
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For the 18th and most of the 19th centuries Kingessing was a rural township with farms, orchards and market gardens. A major botanic and horticultural garden,
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traverse the area along Chester, Woodland, and Elmwood Avenues, providing easy access to Center City through the 40th Street Portal. These also extend to
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starting from the late 1990s with significant growth in the early 2000s. The majority of the immigrants are mainly Liberian refugees from the
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miles (4.0 km); area, 6,800 acres (28 km). This was the oldest settled portion of the county of Philadelphia.
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Less than 1% of Southwest is covered by trees, giving it one of the lowest ratios of shade tree cover in the city.
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The Kingsessing settlement was started by Swedes who settled the colony of New Sweden. Most of the settlers were
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More than 80,000 people live in Southwest Philadelphia. It is approximately 60% black, 36% white, and 4% Asian.
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Until the late 1960s, the Southwest section of Philadelphia was commonly associated with Irish-Americans until
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Route 13 runs along Chester Avenue to Yeadon and with some scheduled trips to Darby with route 11.
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The township of Kingsessing was created not long after control of the colony was transferred to
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Herold, Benjamin. "Student 'ambassadors' tackle divide between Africans, African Americans."
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Route 36 runs along Elmwood Avenue to Eastwick near the Philadelphia International Airport.
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Southwest Philadelphia, as defined by the Philadelphia City Planning Commission
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http://www.archives.upenn.edu/histy/features/upwphil/day_kingsessing.pdf
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refugees settled in the area along with African-Americans from nearby
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patrols the 12th and 77th districts within Southwest Philadelphia.
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Row House Days: Tales from a Southwest Philadelphia Childhood
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immigrant population; a recent nickname is "Little Africa".
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Neighborhood of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, United States
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Grand Army of the Republic Civil War Museum and Library
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Matza, Michael; Duchneskie, John (December 23, 2013).
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United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
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Index

Southwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Southwest Center City, Philadelphia
South Philadelphia West
Neighborhood of Philadelphia
Southwest Philadelphia as viewed from an airplane
Southwest Philadelphia, as defined by the Philadelphia City Planning Commission
Pennsylvania
County
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
ZIP code

Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Act of Consolidation
Philadelphia
Schuylkill River
SEPTA
West African
Philadelphia International Airport
refineries
Queen Anne-style
twin
Cedar Park
Philadelphia Police Department
Blockley Township
Mill Creek
Schuylkill River
Delaware River
Darby Creek
Cobbs Creek

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