Fern Rock, Philadelphia
Fern Rock | |
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Coordinates: 40°02′06″N 75°08′35″W / 40.035°N 75.143°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Philadelphia |
City | Philadelphia |
Area code(s) | 215, 267 and 445 |
Fern Rock is a neighborhood in the upper
The northern terminus of the Broad Street Line subway is located in Fern Rock at the Fern Rock Transportation Center. Three SEPTA Regional Rail lines also run through this station.
The Pennsylvania College of Optometry is located in the 1200 block of West Godfrey Avenue.
The area is a mix of 1920s-style row homes, a few high-rise apartment buildings near York and Chelten, some older twins and single homes, especially near 13th St and Spencer St, formerly known as Green Lane, along with various commercial strips along Broad Street, Olney Avenue in and around Broad Street, and the 5700-5900 block of Old York Road.
Etymology of the name Fern Rock
The neighborhood is named after the ancestral estate of
Demographics
The neighborhood is a fairly stable, predominantly