The Blue Horizon

The Blue Horizon is a historic 1,346-seat former boxing venue in . The Ring magazine voted it the number-one boxing venue in the world, and Sports Illustrated noted it as the last great boxing venue in the country.
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Wikipedia
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  • Type: Boxing
  • Description: boxing venue in Pennsylvania
  • Also known as: “Blue Horizon”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Edwin Forrest House and Alfred E. Burk House.

Historic building
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The is an historic house and arts building located at 1346 North Broad Street in , Pennsylvania. Built between 1853 and 1854, it was home, from 1880 until 1960, to the Philadelphia School of Design for Women, at one time one of the nation's largest art schools for women.

Historic building
The , colloquially known as the Burk Mansion, is a Gilded Age late Victorian Italian Renaissance style house located at 1500 North Broad Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania now owned by Temple University. is situated 860 feet north of The Blue Horizon.

Theater building
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The is a historic opera house in , . Opened in 1908, it has been used for many purposes; since December 2018, it has been a pop concert venue managed by Live Nation Philadelphia. is situated 1,500 feet south of The Blue Horizon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yorktown and Francisville.

Neighborhood
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North Philadelphia East is a neighborhood that is located in the eastern central part of section of , , United States.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in , a section of the city of , , United States. Its boundaries are Fairmount Avenue to the south, Girard Avenue to the north, Broad Street to the east, and Corinthian Avenue to the west.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in Lower North Philadelphia, , United States. It is located north of , between / and Northern Liberties, bounded roughly by Girard Avenue to the north, North Broad Street to the west, Spring Garden Street to the south, and 5th Street to the east.

The Blue Horizon

Latitude
39.97385° or 39° 58′ 26″ north
Longitude
-75.1595° or 75° 9′ 34″ west
Open location code
87F6XRFR+G6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 706571005
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­building
Open­Street­Map feature
sport=­boxing
Wiki­data ID
Q7718773
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Satellite Map

Discover The Blue Horizon from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Japanese—“The Blue Horizon” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “蓝色地平线”
  • Japanese: “ザ・ブルー・ホライゾン”

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Highlights include Freedom Theatre and Gerater Harvest Baptist Church.

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