56th Street Plaza
56th Street Plaza is a park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 56th Street Plaza is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple Watt Khmer Palelai, as well as near Sankofa Community Farm at Bartram’s Garden.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bartram’s Garden and B&O Railroad Bridge.
Bartram’s Garden
Park
B&O Railroad Bridge
Bridge
The B&O Railroad Bridge is a 1910 swing bridge across the Schuylkill River from Bartram's Garden on the west bank to the east bank Grays Ferry neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. B&O Railroad Bridge is situated 3,700 feet northeast of 56th Street Plaza.
Passyunk Avenue Bridge
Bridge
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The Passyunk Avenue Bridge is an American, double leaf bascule bridge that spans the Schuylkill River between South Philadelphia and the Southwest Philadelphia sections of the city of Philadelphia in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Passyunk Avenue Bridge is situated 3,900 feet southeast of 56th Street Plaza.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elmwood Park and Kingsessing.
Elmwood Park
Neighborhood
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Elmwood Park, also known simply as Elmwood, is a neighborhood in the Southwest section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It borders the city line with Delaware County at Cobbs Creek, and extends to the Schuylkill River.
Kingsessing
Neighborhood
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Kingsessing is a neighborhood in the Southwest section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. On the west side of the Schuylkill River, it is next to the neighborhoods of Cedar Park and Elmwood Park, as well as the borough of Yeadon in Delaware County.
Grays Ferry
Neighborhood
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Grays Ferry, also known as Gray's Ferry, is a neighborhood in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, bounded by 25th Street on the east, the Schuylkill River on the west, Vare Avenue on the south, and Grays Ferry Avenue on the north.
56th Street Plaza
- Type: Park
- Also known as: “Bartram’s Plaza” and “Gibson Point”
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.92702° or 39° 55′ 37″ northLongitude
-75.21307° or 75° 12′ 47″ westOpen location code
87F6WQGP+RQOpenStreetMap ID
way 708549361OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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