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3 unusual facts about Northeast Philadelphia


Allyson Schwartz

In 1990, Schwartz decided to run for Pennsylvania's 4th senate seat, based in Northwest and Northeast Philadelphia.

Benjamin Rush State Park

Benjamin Rush State Park is in Northeast Philadelphia at the intersection of Southampton Road and Roosevelt Boulevard (U.S. Route 1).

Margaret McKenna

In 1989, McKenna moved to the Fox Chase neighborhood in Northeast Philadelphia, witnessing the impact of drug addiction on the lives of the residents.


Holy Family University

In addition to the main Torresdale campus in the northeastern section of the city, there are satellite locations in Newtown, on Bristol Pike in Bensalem, and in Quakertown.

Pennsylvania Route 532

The route runs from an intersection with U.S. Route 1 (US 1) in Northeast Philadelphia north to an intersection with PA 32 in Washington Crossing near the Washington Crossing Bridge over the Delaware River.

Pennypack Theatre

The Pennypack Theatre is an historic Art Deco style movie house located on the 8000 block of Frankford Avenue of Holmesburg in the northeast section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Pulaski Expressway

The Pulaski Expressway was to begin at an interchange with I-95 and the Betsy Ross Bridge in Northeast Philadelphia, where the road continues into New Jersey as Route 90.


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Lexington Park, Philadelphia

Of Lexington Park's well known celebrities, even though he often touts himself as having spent his teenage years growing up in Mayfair, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania while attending and later dropping out from Northeast Philadelphia's Lincoln High School, in truth, actor Sylvester Stallone actually resided in Lexington Park during those years.