Wharton, Philadelphia

Neighborhood of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, United States

Wharton

Neighborhood of Philadelphia

Wharton

Coordinates: 39°55′56″N 75°09′56″W﻿ / ﻿39.93228°N 75.16566°W﻿ / 39.93228; -75.16566
Country|  United States
State| Pennsylvania
County| Philadelphia
City| Philadelphia
ZIP code|

19147

Area code(s)| 215, 267 and 445

Wharton is a neighborhood in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Its boundaries are difficult to ascertain; the City of Philadelphia states it is along Wharton Street, west of Pennsport, and east of Point Breeze.[1] According to this description, the neighborhood runs from about 4th Street to Broad, with no clear north to south boundaries. By other descriptions, the neighborhood runs from 8th to 13th Streets (east to west) and Wolf to Tasker Streets (south to north).[2] This description places Wharton along the southern border of Passyunk Square.

## References

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1. ^ Philadelphia neighborhoods
2. ^ Phillyblog discussion about Wharton

## External links

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* Historic Photographs of Wharton, PhillyHistory.org

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South Philadelphia

Sections and
neighborhoods|

* Bella Vista
* Central South Philadelphia
* Devil's Pocket
* Dickinson Square West
* East Passyunk Crossing
* Fabric Row
* FDR Park
* Girard Estate
* Graduate Hospital / Southwest Center City
* Grays Ferry
* Hawthorne
* Italian Market
* Little Saigon
* Lower Moyamensing
* Marconi Plaza
* Moyamensing
* Newbold
* Packer Park
* Passyunk Square
* Pennsport
* Point Breeze
* Queen Village
* Schuylkill
* Southwark
* Sports Complex
* West Passyunk
* Wharton
* Whitman
* Wilson Park

Education|

| Public
K–12|

| Current|

* Universal Audenried Charter HS
* CAPA HS
* Furness HS
* GAMP
* South Philadelphia HS
* Universal Alcorn K–8
* F. Amadee Bregy K–8
* G. W. Childs K–8 ex-Jeremiah Nichols, Barratt MS
* D. Newlin Fell K–8
* Andrew Jackson K–8
* Eliza Butler Kirkbride K–8
* Delaplaine McDaniel K–8
* William M. Meredith K–8
* George W. Nebinger K–8
* George Sharswood K–8
* Southwark K–8
* Edwin M. Stanton K–8
* Universal Vare K–8
* Vare-Washington K–8 Ex-Washington school
* Francis Scott Key ES Formerly K–8

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Former|

* Ex-Childs school
* David Landreth
* William S. Peirce K–8, then middle school
* Ex-Vare school
* Wayne

Private
K–12|

| Current|

* Saints John Neumann and Maria Goretti Catholic HS

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Former|

* St. Anthony de Padua Parish

Sports Complex|

* 2300 Arena
* Citizens Bank Park
* Lincoln Financial Field
* New South Philadelphia Arena (planned)
* Wells Fargo Center
* Xfinity Live!

| Demolished|

* John F. Kennedy Stadium
* Spectrum
* Veterans Stadium

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Other landmarks|

* Congregation Shivtei Yeshuron-Ezras Israel
* Franklin Hose Company No. 28
* Geno's Steaks
* Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church
* Grays Road Recreation Center
* Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia
* Marian Anderson House
* Pat's King of Steaks
* Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Freight Shed
* Royal Theater
* St. Anthony de Padua Parish School
* St Nicholas of Tolentine Church
* Tindley Temple United Methodist Church
* Tony Luke's
* Walt Whitman Bridge
* Mount Sinai Hospital (demolished)

Culture|

* Odunde Festival

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