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2 unusual facts about north Philadelphia


Antone Davis

His father, Milton Trice, was raised in North Philadelphia, and moved when he was seventeen years old to Georgia.

Ohene

Kawann "Ohene" Shockley was born and raised in the North Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.


39th District corruption scandal

The core of the scandal involves actions by a cabal of PPD officers, some of whom were known to North Philadelphia as the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, charged with investigating suspected crack houses and drug distribution hubs.

Avenue of the Arts, Inc.

Philadelphia’s Avenue of the Arts Corridor (13th-15th Street) extends along Broad Street from Temple University (Glenwood Avenue) in North Philadelphia to Washington Avenue in South Philadelphia.

Fletcher Street Urban Riding Club

The Fletcher Street club stables are located in the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood of north Philadelphia, on the edge of Fairmount Park.

Olney Transportation Center

It is located on Broad Street in the Olney neighborhood of Northern Philadelphia near Einstein Medical Center, La Salle University, Central High School, and the Philadelphia High School for Girls.

Pat Meehan

During Meehan's tenure as DA, his staff prosecuted several high-profile cases, including the Du Pont Murder Trial, (a case involving the murder of Olympic wrestler David Schultz by his millionaire benefactor John Eleuthère du Pont) and the 1996 murder of a 22-year-old college student named Aimee Willard (who was abducted from Route 476 and found in an abandoned lot in North Philadelphia).


see also

American Railway Express Company Garage

The American Railway Express Company Garage is a historic parking garage located at 3002-3028 Cecil B. Moore Ave. in the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood of north Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Lily Yeh

In 1986, Lily Yeh was asked by Arthur Hall, founder of the Afro-American Dance Ensemble, to create a park in the abandoned lot next to his studio in North Philadelphia.

Roy Allen

Roy Allen (1918–1991) was an American, born in the north Philadelphia neighborhood of Olney.

SEPTA Main Line

Later a new alignment was built to Norristown, leaving the old route from North Philadelphia to Germantown as a branch; this is now the Manayunk/Norristown Line.

The Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation

The Foundation officially launched on October 6, 2006 with the announcement made by Jon Bon Jovi at a press conference in North Philadelphia.

Ukee Washington

On November 11, 2011, a performance was aired on KYW-TV where Washington joined the Philadelphia Boys Choir & Chorale, of which he is a former member, and the "Facebook Volunteer Choir" at the Zion Baptist Church in north Philadelphia in singing God Bless America, in tribute to America's military veterans.