Ogontz | |
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 Suffolk Manor Apartments in Ogontz, September 2010 | |
  Ogontz | |
| Coordinates:40°03′25″N75°08′46″W / 40.057°N 75.146°W /40.057; -75.146 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Philadelphia |
| City | Philadelphia |
| Area codes | 215, 267, and 445 |
Ogontz/Belfield is a neighborhood in Upper NorthernPhiladelphia that is located adjacent toWest Oak Lane, EastGermantown,Logan, andFern Rock, Philadelphia,Pennsylvania, United States.
Ogontz was named after a Native American chieftain.[1]
According to Philadelphia Department of Records, Belfield is located in the "vicinity of Chelten and Olney Avenues, Wister Street and Ogontz Avenue. Named for the Belfield Mansion". Ogontz is "from Ogontz Avenue to Broad Street above Olney Avenue".Ogontz gets its name from Ogontz Avenue, a thoroughfare which runs diagonally through the uniform grid of streets in the city. Many of the commercial and residential properties on Ogontz Ave. began to decline in the early 1970s, but revitalization efforts have largely restored it to being an important destination for the surrounding community. Ogontz Avenue joinsPennsylvania Route 309 (oldUS 309), a limited access expressway, after it crosses into the suburbs.
The Ogontz theatre, built in 1926- 1927, was located at 6033 Ogontz Avenue; it was closed in 1988 then was torn down.[2]
TheCentral High School,Special Troops Armory, andSuffolk Manor Apartments are listed on theNational Register of Historic Places.[3]
•Bounded by Broad Street (beyond layFern Rock, Philadelphia)
•Bounded by Olney Avenue (beyond layLogan, Philadelphia)
•Bounded by Stenton Avenue (beyond layWest Oak Lane, Philadelphia)
•Bounded by Wister Street (beyond lay EastGermantown, Philadelphia)
Central High School, Philadelphia, Widener Memorial School, and Philadelphia School for Girls are located just south of the neighborhood.SinceLa Salle University is located on both sides of Olney Avenue, it is partially in Ogontz/Belfield.Imhotep Charter High School, Joseph Pennell Elementary, Ogontz Academy, and Prince Hall Elementary are all located within the neighborhood.
Free Library of Philadelphia operates the David Cohen Ogontz Branch at 6017 Ogontz Avenue at Church Lane.[4]
Belfield Recreation Center, Belfield Park, and Kemble Park are located in the neighborhood.
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