Philadelphia-Zoo Railway Substation
Philadelphia-Zoo Railway Substation is a power station in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia-Zoo Railway Substation is situated nearby to the neighborhood Belmont District, as well as near the historic house Letitia Street House.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Philadelphia Zoo and Philadelphia Art Museum.
Philadelphia Zoo
Zoo
The Philadelphia Zoo is a zoo located in the Centennial District of Philadelphia on the west bank of the Schuylkill River. It was the first true zoo in the United States; it was chartered by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on March 21, 1859, but its opening was delayed by the Civil War until July 1, 1874. Philadelphia Zoo is situated 1,200 feet northeast of Philadelphia-Zoo Railway Substation.
Philadelphia Art Museum
Museum
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The Philadelphia Art Museum, formerly the Philadelphia Museum of Art, is an art museum originally chartered in 1876 for the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. Philadelphia Art Museum is situated 1 mile east of Philadelphia-Zoo Railway Substation.
Letitia Street House
Historic house
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Letitia Street House is a modest eighteenth-century house in West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. It was built along the Delaware riverfront about 1713, and relocated to its current site in 1883. Letitia Street House is situated 1,900 feet north of Philadelphia-Zoo Railway Substation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Belmont District and Mantua.
Belmont District
Neighborhood
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Belmont District was a district that existed briefly in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The district was created on April 14, 1853 from northern Blockley Township ceased to exist and on February 2, 1854 the district was incorporated into the City of Philadelphia following the passage of the Act of Consolidation, 1854.
Mantua
Neighborhood
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Mantua is a neighborhood in the West Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located north of Spring Garden Street, east of 40th Street, south of Mantua Avenue, and west of 31st Street.
Mill Creek
Neighborhood
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Mill Creek is a neighborhood in the West Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It sits between 44th and 52nd Streets, north of Market Street and south of Girard Avenue.
Philadelphia-Zoo Railway Substation
- Type: Power station
- Category: industry
- Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.97039° or 39° 58′ 13″ northLongitude
-75.19924° or 75° 11′ 57″ westElevation
108 feet (33 metres)Open location code
87F6XRC2+58GeoNames ID
7283366
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