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Clearview, Philadelphia
Eastwick is a neighborhood in the Southwest section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the southwesternmost neighborhood in the city, bordering Philadelphia International Airport and the city line with Delaware County at Cobbs Creek and Darby Creek. The Elmwood Park neighborhood borders it to the northeast. It includes the Clearview neighborhood. History The neighborhood is named for Andrew M. Eastwick, an engineer and patron of Bartram's Garden. It was largely rural until the 1920s when swampy land was dredged to create room for an airport and other large-scale uses within the city limits. Much of the original housing built before the 1950s lacked sewer service and other urban conveniences. Residents referred to the neighborhood as "The Meadows." Residents enjoyed the ability to have a rural lifestyle within city limits; nearby creeks provided recreation in the form of swimming, bathing, and fishing. An extensive crabbing home industry was based in The M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastwick Loop (SEPTA Station)
80th Street/Eastwick station is a SEPTA Metro trolley terminal station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is the western terminus of the SEPTA Route 36, T5 route and is located at Island Avenue near its former intersection with Eastwick Avenue near Interstate 95 (PA), Interstate 95 in the Eastwick, Philadelphia, Eastwick neighborhood of Southwest Philadelphia. The Eastwick station of the SEPTA Regional Rail Airport Line (SEPTA), Airport Line, which serves Philadelphia International Airport, is within about a half mile walking distance of the station using Mario Lanza Boulevard along the southern edge of the a adjacent Penrose Plaza Shopping Center property. North of Eastwick Loop, the trolleys travel in an unpaved median parallel to Island Avenue until entering the street at Buist Avenue. Currently, PENNDOT is reconfiguring the Island Avenue roadway layout so until that is complete, trolleys currently end at 73rd Street and Elmwood Avenue and a shuttle bus connects passengers from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
