Defining the Bartram Choice neighborhood

The boundary of the Bartram Choice neighborhood stretches from the Schuylkill River west to Springfield Avenue and from 67th Street north to the Woodlands Cemetery, along the edge of University City. It includes a substantial portion of the Kingsessing neighborhood and larger area of Southwest Philadelphia. Approximately 40,000 residents live within the 2.78 square miles. The boundary includes several long-established institutions, as well as schools, civic, non-profit and religious organizations. The boundary was defined with the hope of bringing these organizations together to share conversations around community issues and refine programs and services to better meet the needs of all neighborhood residents.

▲ A look down Woodland Avenue, one of the main commercial corridors. S E

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Kingsessing is a Delaware Indian name for “place where there is a meadow.”