Girard Avenue & Lancaster Avenue

Girard Avenue & Lancaster Avenue is a tram stop in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania. Girard Avenue & Lancaster Avenue is situated nearby to Richardson Chapel Church, as well as near Union Tabernacle Baptist Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Shofuso Japanese House and Garden and Please Touch Museum.

Shofuso Japanese House and Garden

Garden

Photo: Kandrews1967, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Shofuso, also known as Japanese House and Garden, is a 17th century-style Japanese house and garden in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It was originally exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1954, designed by the famed modernist Japanese architect Junzō Yoshimura. Shofuso Japanese House and Garden is situated 3,500 feet northeast of Girard Avenue & Lancaster Avenue.

Please Touch Museum

Museum

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The Please Touch Museum is a children's museum located in the Centennial District of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The museum focuses on teaching children through interactive exhibits and special events, mostly aimed at children seven years old and younger. Please Touch Museum is situated 3,600 feet northeast of Girard Avenue & Lancaster Avenue.

Philadelphia Zoo

Zoo

Photo: jcapaldi, CC BY 2.0.

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 1¼ miles east of Girard Avenue & Lancaster Avenue.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mill Creek and Parkside.

Mill Creek

Neighborhood

Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.

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.

Parkside

Neighborhood

Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.

Parkside is a neighborhood that is located in the West Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

Carroll Park

Neighborhood

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Carroll Park is a neighborhood in West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is bounded by Lansdowne Avenue to the north, West Girard Avenue to the south, North 63rd Street to the west, and North 52nd Street to the east.

Girard Avenue & Lancaster Avenue

Type: Tram stop
Also known as: “Girard & Lancaster”
Categories: railway stop, transport stop, and transportation
Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.97296° or 39° 58′ 23″ north

Longitude

-75.21865° or 75° 13′ 7″ west

Operator

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority

Network

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority

Open location code

87F6XQFJ+5G

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6618065286

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=stop_position

OpenStreetMap feature

railway=tram_stop

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Richardson Chapel Church and Union Tabernacle Baptist Church.

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