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Manayunk (/ ˈ m æ n ə j ʌ ŋ k / MAN-ə-yunk) is a neighborhood in the section of Lower Northwest Philadelphia in the state of Pennsylvania.Located adjacent to the neighborhoods of Roxborough and Wissahickon and also on the banks of the Schuylkill River, Manayunk contains the first canal begun in the United States (although not the first completed, due to budget problems).
Saint Josaphat, the martyr for whom St. Josaphat's in Manayunk was named. St. Josaphat's parish was founded in 1898. According to historians at the Polish American Liturgical Center in Orchard Lake, Michigan: [4] "Polish Immigrants looking to better themselves financially, settled where there was more work. In the section of Philadelphia called ...
Lower North Philadelphia is a section of Philadelphia that is immediately north of Center City and below Upper North Philadelphia and can be described as a section of Philadelphia that was designated as a "Model City" target, in hopes of overcoming poverty and blight through a federal funding program since 1966. Bounded by Spring Garden Street ...
In 2012, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia consolidated St. John the Baptist Parish with St. Mary of the Assumption and St. Josaphat Roman Catholic Church in Philadelphia. The St. Josaphat Church property (1898, Cotton Street) is used and maintained as a worship site for the parish, while the St. Mary of the Assumption Church property (1848 ...
Northwest Philadelphia is known for its hilly terrain, especially in the western half between the Wissahickon and the Schuylkill River.This hilly terrain is a distinct characteristic of Manayunk and Roxborough, making them popular for any recreation that can use a good hill (such as sledding and soapbox derbies, or especially challenging sessions of running and biking).
As with "Broad Street" in various other towns and cities, the street was named for its breadth and laid out and developed as a central thoroughfare. Cecil B. Moore Avenue Named in honor of the late Philadelphia civil rights attorney Cecil B. Moore , who led the fight to integrate Girard College and was the president of the local NAACP and a ...
Ivy Ridge station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Located at Umbria Street and Parker Avenue in Northwest Philadelphia, it serves the Manayunk/Norristown Line. The initial station was built in a minimalist design similar to that of Elm Street, Norristown. The current station has a 204-space parking lot.
There are more than 600 properties and districts listed on the National Register in Philadelphia, including 67 National Historic Landmarks. Northwest Philadelphia includes 80 of these properties and districts, including 6 National Historic Landmarks; the city's remaining properties and districts are listed elsewhere. One site is split between ...