Harry S. McDevitt Recreation Center
Harry S. McDevitt Recreation Center is a recreation area in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Harry S. McDevitt Recreation Center is situated nearby to the theater building Old Academy Players, as well as near the historic building Old Academy Building.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include East Falls station and Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania.
East Falls station
Railway station
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East Falls station is a station located along the Manayunk/Norristown Line in the East Falls section of Lower Northwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located at Midvale Avenue & Cresson Street and includes a 51 space parking lot. East Falls station is situated 1,700 feet northwest of Harry S. McDevitt Recreation Center.
Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania
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Founded in 1850, The Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania, formally known as The Female Medical College of Pennsylvania, was the first American medical college dedicated to teaching women medicine and allowing them to earn the Doctor of Medicine degree. Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania is situated 1,300 feet northeast of Harry S. McDevitt Recreation Center.
Twin Bridges
Bridge
The Twin Bridges are a pair of steel-plate girder bridges that span the Schuylkill River in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They carry northbound and southbound traffic on US 1 just north of its intersection with Interstate 76. Twin Bridges is situated 1,500 feet west of Harry S. McDevitt Recreation Center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Allegheny West and East Falls.
Allegheny West
Neighborhood
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Allegheny West is a neighborhood in the North Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is named after its location in the vicinity of Allegheny Avenue on the western side of Broad Street.
East Falls
Neighborhood
East Falls is a neighborhood in Lower Northwest, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It lies on the east bank of the "Falls of the Schuylkill," cataracts submerged in 1822 by the Schuylkill Canal and Fairmount Water Works projects.
Wynnefield Heights
Neighborhood
Wynnefield Heights is a middle class neighborhood that is located in the greater West Philadelphia area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The neighborhood is bounded by City Avenue to the north, Belmont Avenue to the west, Fairmount Park to the south and east, and the Schuylkill Expressway to the east.
Harry S. McDevitt Recreation Center
- Type: Recreation area
- Also known as: “Harry S. McDevitt Playground”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.00896° or 40° 0′ 32″ northLongitude
-75.18693° or 75° 11′ 13″ westOpen location code
87G62R57+H6OpenStreetMap ID
way 765243050OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=recreation_ground
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Old Academy Building and Old Academy Players.
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