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A 1911 map showing the proposed streetcar Routes 113 and 187, whose tracks would decades later be used by SEPTA's Route 34.. The Delaware County and Philadelphia Electric Railway Company installed transit tracks for horsecars running along Baltimore Avenue as early as 1890, but it was the arrival of the electrified trolley two years later that allowed the extension of the line westward to the ...
New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City, New York. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature , [ 13 ] NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin [ 14 ] as a non-denominational all-male institution near City Hall based on a curriculum focused on a secular education .
Philadelphia County is the most populous of the 67 counties of Pennsylvania and the 24th-most populous county in the nation. As of the 2020 census , the county had a population of 1,603,797. [ 1 ] It is coextensive with Philadelphia , the nation's sixth-largest city .
The Pennsylvania Turnpike, sometimes shortened to Penna Turnpike or PA Turnpike, is a controlled-access toll road which is operated by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) in Pennsylvania. It runs for 360 miles (580 km) across the southern part of the state, connecting Pittsburgh and Philadelphia , and passes through four tunnels as it ...
Bucks County Community College, Newtown, Bristol and Perkasie; Community College of Philadelphia; Camden County College, Blackwood, Camden and Cherry Hill, New Jersey; Cumberland County College, Vineland, New Jersey; Delaware County Community College, Marple Township, Downingtown, Exton, Phoenixville, Sharon Hill, Upper Darby and West Grove
The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services administers the state's SNAP benefits, formerly known as the food stamp program. Eligible low-income households receive their monthly benefits on their...
College Hall is the oldest building on the West Philadelphia campus of the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to its construction, the university was located on Ninth Street in Center City, Philadelphia. The building was designed by Thomas Webb Richards and completed in 1873.
The confluence of the Pennsylvania Turnpike , the Mid-County Expressway/"Blue Route" and the Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-476) at the Mid-County Interchange occur in Plymouth Meeting. This interchange contributes to regional commerce and was a major driver for business and retail development.