Wynnefield, Philadelphia
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Wynnefield | |
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Coordinates: 39°59′20″N 75°13′59″W / 39.989°N 75.233°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Philadelphia County |
City | Philadelphia |
Area code(s) | 215, 267 and 445 |
Wynnefield is a diverse middle-class
Surrounding neighborhoods include
History
Like the nearby
Before Wynnefield's expansion in the early twentieth century, it was largely a rural and undeveloped area of farms dating back to the late 1600s. However, this changed with the construction of the Market-Frankford Elevated Train and the various trolley lines. With the creation of the lines it suddenly became easier for people to live farther from their jobs, and into the undeveloped areas of the city. Today, all but one of Philadelphia's trolley lines are exclusively operational in West Philadelphia.
In Philadelphia, the
In the 1920s Wynnefield expanded again, through the purchasing of rural lots, and their conversion into smaller plotted neighborhoods of row houses. Additional streets, such as Diamond Street were put in 1923 and additional row housing increasing the population of the neighborhood. German-Catholics moved into the neighborhood, prompting the founding of Saint Barbara's Roman Catholic Church in January 1921 on Georges Lane and Lebanon Ave near 54th Street.
Until the 1960s, an area near Wynnefield, Bala Cynwyd, across City Avenue in Lower Merion Township, was known as an upscale shopping district. Small, local
In the mid-1960s, the neighborhood began the transition into being largely
Much of the development of Wynnefield after the 1960s is due to the influence of the late Katie B. Jackson (1929–1993). Known by the African-American community as "Queen of Wynnefield," Jackson founded the Wynnefield Academy, a private, co-educational PK-4 elementary school in 1975. The Katie B. Jackson Development Corporation and Katie B. Jackson Senior Citizens Complex bear her name.
Har Zion Synagogue, built at 54th & Wynnefield Ave in 1924, was a longtime resident of the area before moving to larger facilities in Penn Valley, PA in 1976.
The
Demographic
According the U.S. Census from the 2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the total population of 19131, which include Overbrook, Wynnfield, Belmont Village, and Wynnefield Heights, was 44,723
The mean household income in the past 12 months (in 2019 inflation-adjusted dollars) was $49,724.[8]
Of the 21,361 total housing units located in the 19131 zip code per 2019 Census data, 8,544 or 48.8% are owner-occupied units.[9] The neighborhood offers a variety of housing types: two-story brick town homes and row duplexes, garden apartments, and mid-rise and high-rise apartment homes. Apartment complexes include The Metropolitan - Wynnefield, The Dane, and The Premier at City Line among others.
Education
Colleges and universities
Saint Joseph's University is just outside the neighborhood. The boundary of Wynnefield is N. 54th Street. The athletic fields, however, are in Wynnefield at North 54th St. and Overbrook to City Line Avenue
Primary and secondary schools
Public schools
Wynnefield is served by the School District of Philadelphia.
Elementary schools:
- Samuel Gompers Elementary School (K-8)
- William B. Mann Elementary School. However, this school is now a Mastery Charter School.
High schools:
- The neighborhood feeder school for Wynnefield is Overbrook High School.
- Science Leadership Academy at Beeber (The former Beeber Middle School)
Charter schools:
Private schools
- Woodbine Academy
- St. Rose of Lima Catholic School
- Settlement Music School, Wynnefield Branch
Public libraries
Free Library of Philadelphia operates the Wynnefield Branch [1].
Notable people
Wynnefield also has connections to the
. Also, former basketball player Julius Erving once resided there as well as boxer Michael Spinks.Local politicians with Wynnefield ties include Philadelphia mayor Michael Nutter, former mayor Wilson Goode, city councilman Curtis Jones, Jr, and councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown.
Places of worship
- Wynnefield Presbyterian Church
- Pinn Memorial Baptist Church
- West Side Baptist Church
- Wynnefield Baptist Church
- St. Barbara Catholic Church
- Bethel Holiness Pentecostel Church
- Overbrook Avenue Gospel Hall
- New Testament Church of God
- Endtime Zion Church of Jesus
- Community Bible Tabernacle Church
- International Church of God
- Church of the Advocate
- Evelyn Graves Ministries Church
- Baha'i Community of Phila
- Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship Mosque
- Kol Tzedek Synagogue
References
- ^ http://www.philaplanning.org/cpdiv/WPPpartTwo.pdf Page 5, Retrieved 10-31-2010.
- ^ "Digital Collections: Free Library of Philadelphia". Free Library of Philadelphia. Retrieved 2017-06-27.
- ^ "Wynnefield, Philadelphia, PA Demographics". AreaVibes. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2021-07-29.