Frank Glavin Playground

Frank Glavin Playground is a park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Frank Glavin Playground is situated nearby to the neighborhood Port Richmond, as well as near the suburb River Wards.

Places of Interest

Highlights include St. Adalbert in Philadelphia and Our Lady Help of Christians Church.

St. Adalbert in Philadelphia

Church

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The Church of St. Adalbert in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is a Roman Catholic church, constructed in the Polish Cathedral style. It is located in the Port Richmond neighborhood at 2645 E. Allegheny Avenue.

Our Lady Help of Christians Church

Church

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This is a list of current and former parishes in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia. There are currently 214 active parishes in the archdiocese, divided for administrative purposes into four episcopal regions headed by an individual auxiliary bishop.

Lithuanian Music Hall

Building

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The Lithuanian Hall, also known as Lithuanian Music Hall, is the home of the Lithuanian Music Hall Association and the Lithuanian Cultural Center. It is a private club and cultural organization located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and serves as a recreation center and meeting house for social events, including dances, weddings, musical events, art exhibits, and cultural events.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Port Richmond and Juniata.

Port Richmond

Neighborhood

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Port Richmond is a neighborhood in the River Wards section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is notable for its large Polish immigrant and Polish American community, and it has been known as the Little Poland of Philadelphia.

Juniata

Neighborhood

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Juniata is a working class neighborhood in North Philadelphia, which is a section of the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Juniata is located south of the Juniata Golf Club in Tacony Creek Park. Juniata is situated 1½ miles north of Frank Glavin Playground.

Kensington

Neighborhood

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Kensington is a neighborhood in the River Wards section of Philadelphia. Kensington is a primarily low-income and working-class area, and it experienced increasing poverty after the loss of its industries in the 1960s during deindustrialization. Kensington is situated 1½ miles west of Frank Glavin Playground.

Frank Glavin Playground

Type: Park
Also known as: “Glavin Playground”
Category: recreation area
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.98646° or 39° 59′ 11″ north

Longitude

-75.1014° or 75° 6′ 5″ west

Elevation

13 feet (4 metres)

Open location code

87F6XVPX+HC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 521268456

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

GeoNames ID

9681522

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