East Kensington
East Kensington is a residential area in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. East Kensington is situated nearby to the school building Kensington High School, as well as near the church Urban Worship Center.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kensington High School and St. Michael’s Lutheran Church.
Kensington High School
School building
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Kensington High School is a historic high school located in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia.
St. Michael’s Lutheran Church
Church
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St. Michael’s Lutheran Church is situated 900 feet southeast of East Kensington.
York–Dauphin station
Metro station
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York–Dauphin station is an elevated rapid transit station, serving L trains of SEPTA Metro. It is located in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. York–Dauphin station is situated 1,600 feet west of East Kensington.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kensington and West Kensington.
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.
West Kensington
Neighborhood
West Kensington is a neighborhood in the North Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is north of Olde Kensington. The Market Frankford El above Front Street forms the line between West Kensington and Kensington.
Fishtown
Neighborhood
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Fishtown is a neighborhood in the River Wards section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Located northeast of Center City Philadelphia, its borders are somewhat disputed today due to many factors, but are roughly defined by the triangle created by the Delaware River, Front Street, and York Street.
East Kensington
- Type: Residential area
- Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.98422° or 39° 59′ 3″ northLongitude
-75.12673° or 75° 7′ 36″ westOpen location code
87F6XVMF+M8OpenStreetMap ID
way 1354185700OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residential
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