Fairmount

Fairmount is a neighborhood within Lower North Philadelphia, , United States. Its boundaries are north of Fairmount Avenue, west of Corinthian Avenue, south of Girard Avenue and east of The Schuylkill River.
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  • Type: Neighborhood with 9,250 residents
  • Description: neighborhood of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Also known as: “Fairmount, Pennsylvania” and “Fairmount, Philadelphia”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Philadelphia Museum of Art and Rocky Steps.

Museum
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The is an art museum originally chartered in 1876 for the Centennial Exposition in . The main museum building was completed in 1928 on Fairmount, a hill located at the northwest end of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway at .

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The is an informal name to the 72 stone steps leading up to the East entrance of the in that gained global fame after being featured in a notable scene from the 1976 film Rocky.

Museum
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The is a former American prison in , . It is located in the Fairmount section of the city, and was operational from 1829 until 1971.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brewerytown and Sharswood.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in the section of , , United States. An unofficial region, runs approximately between the 's eastern bank and 25th Street, bounded by Montgomery Avenue to the north and Parrish Street to the south.

Neighborhood
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is a small neighborhood in the section of the city of , in the United States. It is located to the east of , north of , west of Ridge Avenue, east of 24th Street and south of Cecil B.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in , a section of the city of , , United States. Its boundaries are Fairmount Avenue to the south, Girard Avenue to the north, Broad Street to the east, and Corinthian Avenue to the west.

Fairmount

Latitude
39.97234° or 39° 58′ 20″ north
Longitude
-75.18101° or 75° 10′ 52″ west
Population
9,250
Elevation
82 feet (25 metres)
Open location code
87F6XRC9+WH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158623283
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
4557870
Wiki­data ID
Q5430620
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Urdu—“Fairmount” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Fairmount”
  • French: “Fairmount”
  • Indonesian: “Fairmount, Philadelphia”
  • Indonesian: “Fairmount”
  • Russian: “Фэрмаунт”
  • Turkish: “Fairmount”
  • Urdu: “فیئر ماؤنٹ، فلاڈیلفیا”

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