Logan | |
|---|---|
 Free Library Logan Branch | |
  Logan | |
| Coordinates:40°02′06″N75°08′35″W / 40.035°N 75.143°W /40.035; -75.143 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Philadelphia |
| City | Philadelphia |
| Area codes | 215, 267 and 445 |
Logan is a neighborhood in the upperNorth Philadelphia section of the city ofPhiladelphia, in theU.S. state ofPennsylvania. The majority of the neighborhood falls within the 19141 zip code, but some of it falls within 19140. Olney Avenue extends from both theOlney and Logan neighborhoods of the city. TheOlney Transportation Center is located in Logan.
The area was once part of the plantation ofJames Logan, adviser toWilliam Penn, founder of Pennsylvania.[1] Modern transportation formed the community: theBroad Street subway, which opened in 1928, and a thriving network of streetcar and bus routes, allowed development of what was then considered one of the earliest suburban communities in Philadelphia, though the area is considered urban today. The transportation network still provides Logan residents easy access to the rest of the city.
On the East side of Broad St., Logan was a predominantly Jewish neighborhood until the 1960s. 11th Street was a center of commerce with two bakeries, a deli, and a dairy store. West of Broad, the neighborhood was predominantly Irish Catholic in the 1950s to early 1979s.
Broad Street was the main shopping area for Logan, from Windrim to Rockland streets. This area had three movie theaters, The Logan, The Rockland, and The Broad, clothing shops, a hardware store, a shoe store and an ice cream shop, among others.
In the 1970s,Korean people began moving into Logan and established businesses. By the mid-1980s Koreans began moving out of Logan and into sections such asOlney in Philadelphia, and nearby suburbs such asCheltenham as the area began to gentrify, as African-Americans and Hispanics, which accompanied the migration of Koreans into the neighborhood from the previous decade, began to populate the area, as Koreans began to migrate out of the Logan section and into the nearby suburbs further from Philadelphia.[2]
In 1980, the Fishers Lane Historic District was created, certifying 12Second Empire andItalianate architecture style buildings.[3]
The neighborhood is bordered by theHunting Park neighborhood to the south, the Tioga/Nicetown neighborhood to the southwest, theFeltonville neighborhood to the southeast, theGermantown neighborhood to the west, theOlney neighborhood to the east, theOgontz/Belfield neighborhood to the northwest, and theFern Rock neighborhood to the north. The terrain is generally flat.Wingohocking Creek flows under Wingohocking Street along Logan's southern border.
Numerous homes have been razed in the Southern portion of the neighborhood because they sunk into the landfill on which they were built. This area today is known as the Logan Triangle.[4]
As of thecensus of 2010, the racial makeup of Logan is 59.7% African American, 29.1% Hispanic, 5.4% Asian, 3.9% white, and 2% from other races. The neighborhood is mainly made up of African Americans and Puerto Ricans.[5][failed verification]
Logan is a part of theSchool District of Philadelphia.
Elementary schools:
High schools:
Logan is also home to one college:La Salle University, a private, co-educational, Roman Catholic university founded in 1863 by the Christian Brothers religious order. La Salle is located in the northwestern corner of the neighborhood.
TheStenton is the former home of James Logan, colonial Mayor of Philadelphia and Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. This home has been turned into a house museum.
La Salle University Art Museum is a six gallery museum located on La Salle's campus.
TheFree Library of Philadelphia Logan Branch serves Logan. It was built in 1917.[6]
The principal hospital isEinstein Medical Center Philadelphia, also a significant employer in the region. As of Autumn 2008, Quality Community Health Care has opened the Cooke Family Health Center.[citation needed]
In the past factories were clustered in a few areas; historically they were diverse, and included Mrs. Smith's Pies on Lindley Avenue and theFleer Baseball Card Gum Company near 10th Street and Lindley. Four block commercial districts of retailers and neighborhood businesses stretch alongBroad Street and the parallelOld York Road.
SEPTA buses16,18,26, and41 run in this neighborhood.Olney Transportation Center is on Olney Avenue in Logan. Olney Transportation Center is served by SEPTA bus routes6,8,16,18,22,26,51,55, and80. TheBroad Street Line subway also serves Olney Transportation Center. The subway travels fromNorth Philadelphia toCenter City andSouth Philadelphia.
The Logan neighborhood has three stops on the Broad Street Line:
