Location:
North Central Philadelphia
Boundaries:
(a) The area bounded on the north by Cecil B. Moore Avenue, on the east by Tenth Street, on the south by Oxford Street, and on the west by Eleventh Street.
(b) The area bounded on the north by Oxford Street, on the east by Eleventh Street, and on the south by a line consisting of Stiles Street from Eleventh Street to Twelfth Street.
(c) The area bounded on the north by Cecil B. Moore Avenue, on the east by Twelfth Street, on the south by Flora Street, and on the west by Thirteenth Street.
(d) All properties fronting on the west side of Thirteenth Street between Jefferson Street and Oxford Street.
A Virtual Walk Through Yorktown - Temple University Multimedia Urban Reporting Lab - May 2007
Community Organizations
Yorktown Community Organization Stakeholders Committee
Yorktown Community Development Corporation
Total Housing Units in Yorktown - 679 Units 623 Single family dwellings plus 56 apartments as senior housing in Yorktown Arms |
US Census Bureau Designation Tract 146 Y2000 Census Statistics |
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Philadelphia Code Protection North Central Philadelphia Community Special District Controls |
Licenses & Inspections Zoning Designation R9A - Single Family Dwellings with Interlocking Cul-de-Sacs. |
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5th District - Councilmember Darrell L. Clarke (D) Councilmember At-large - Blondell Reynolds-Brown (D) Councilmember At-large - James Kinney (D) Councilmember At-large - Frank Rizzo (R) Councilmember At-large - Wilson Goode (D) Councilmember At-large - Jack Kelly (R) Councilmember At-large - Juan Ramos (D) Ward(s) 14th Ward - W. Curtis Thomas, (D) Leader 20th Ward - Shirley Kitchen, (D) Leader |
Pennsylvania House of Representatives 181st PA State House District- State Representative W. Curtis Thomas (D) 3rd PA State Senate District - State Senator Shirley Kitchen (D)
1st US Congressional District – Congressman Robert Brady (D) Senator Robert Casey (D) |
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Emergency/Crime in Progress Dial 911 23rd District, 17th & Montgomery Sts. - North Central Captain Dennis Wilson - 215-686-3230 |
Department of Recreation District– 5th District Marie Dendy (Schwartz) Recreation Center, 10th & Oxford Sts. Playground - 11th & Cecil B. Moore Ave. |
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Philadelphia Fire Department District Engine 27, 19th & Oxford Sts. Philadelphia EMS/Medic District Medic Unit, 4th & Girard Ave. |
23, C, 15, 3 10th & Berks (Temple University) SEPTA Subway Stations (Orange Line) Broad & Girard Broad & Cecil B. Moore (Temple University) |
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Community Newspapers Ramonita G De Rodriguez 6th St. & Girard Ave. |
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19122 - Herbert Arlene Station, 7th & Thompson Sts. |
Philadelphia Water Department District Clean Water Treatment Station - Baxter Plant 9001 State Road |
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Entertainment The Pearl at Avenue North - Broad & Oxford Streets Freedom Theater - Broad & Jefferson Streets North Bowl Lounge & Lanes - 909 N. 2nd Street Liacouris Center - 1770 N. Broad Street Saturday Bingo - 3117 W. Master Street |
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Wednesday, May 23, 2007 6:50 PM