Columbus-DiProspero Playground Building

Columbus-DiProspero Playground Building is a building in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania which is located on Wharton Street. Columbus-DiProspero Playground Building is situated nearby to the park Columbus Square, as well as near Philadelphia Company10 Fire Station.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ellsworth–Federal station and Moyamensing Prison.

Ellsworth–Federal station

Metro station

Ellsworth–Federal station is a subway station on the SEPTA Metro B in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The station opened on September 18, 1938, and is located at the western edge of the Italian Market on Broad Street, between Ellsworth and Federal Streets. Ellsworth–Federal station is situated 1,300 feet northwest of Columbus-DiProspero Playground Building.

Moyamensing Prison

Memorial

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Moyamensing Prison was a prison in the South Philadelphia neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Thomas Ustick Walter. Its cornerstone was laid on April 2, 1832; it opened on October 19, 1835, was in use until 1963, and was demolished in 1968. Moyamensing Prison is situated 1,100 feet southeast of Columbus-DiProspero Playground Building.

Emmanuel Chapel

Church

Photo: Nick-philly, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Emmanuel Chapel is a church, which is situated 1,600 feet east of Columbus-DiProspero Playground Building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Passyunk Square and Hawthorne.

Passyunk Square

Neighborhood

Photo: Bobak, CC BY 3.0.

Passyunk Square is a neighborhood in South Philadelphia bounded by Broad Street to the west, 6th Street to the east, Tasker Street to the south and Washington Avenue to the north.

Hawthorne

Neighborhood

Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.

Hawthorne is a neighborhood in the South Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located between Broad Street and 11th Street, and extends from South Street to Washington Avenue.

Little Saigon

Neighborhood

Photo: Minormadam, CC BY 3.0.

One of the largest Vietnamese neighborhoods in the United States is Philadelphia's Little Saigon, located in Passyunk Square, a neighborhood in South Philadelphia.

Columbus-DiProspero Playground Building

Type: Building
Address: 1200 Wharton Street, Philadelphia, PA
Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.93351° or 39° 56′ 1″ north

Longitude

-75.16424° or 75° 9′ 51″ west

Height

21 feet (6.4 metres)

Open location code

87F6WRMP+C8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 296177446

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Columbus Square and Columbus Square Dog Park.

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