Elmwood Park | |
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 Motivation High School in Elmwood Park, June 2010 | |
  Elmwood Park | |
| Coordinates:39°54′50″N75°14′14″W / 39.9140°N 75.2373°W /39.9140; -75.2373 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Philadelphia |
| City | Philadelphia |
| Area codes | 215, 267, and 445 |
Elmwood Park, also known simply asElmwood, is a neighborhood in theSouthwest section ofPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania, United States. It borders the city line withDelaware County atCobbs Creek, and extends to theSchuylkill River. TheEastwick neighborhood borders it to the southwest, andKingsessing borders it on the northeast.
Poles and Irish Americans had long been the majority in the neighborhood, organized aroundCatholic parishes established throughout the early to mid 20th century.
In 1985, MayorWilson Goode declared astate of emergency as white rioters demonstrated outside two houses in Elmwood, creating an "imminent danger of civil disturbance." One home had been sold to an African-American family and the other to aninterracial couple. Between 1990 and 2000, the white population decreased by 57.39% while the African American population increased by 55.40%.Vietnamese Americanrefugees andWest African immigrants have joined African Americans in making today's Elmwood a more racially diverse neighborhood as the white population decreases.
TheRoute 36trolley runs along Elmwood Avenue through the heart of the neighborhood. Astorage facility that is also used as an alternate terminus is also located there.
TheThomas Buchanan Read School andWilliam J. Tilden Junior High School were added to theNational Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]
Elmwood Park'sThe Labor Monument: Philadelphia's Tribute to the American Worker (2010) by artistJohn Kindness is one of the first monuments in the United States commemorating the contributions of organized labor nationwide. The monument was commissioned by theAssociation for Public Art (formerly the Fairmount Park Art Association) and installed in 2010 at 71st Street and Buist Avenue.[2]
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As of thecensus[3] of 2000, there were 27,329 people living in the neighborhood. The racial makeup was 31.15%White, 55.40%African American, 10.33%Asian, and 0.75% fromother races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 2.25% of the population. The median income for a household in the neighborhood was $24,817.[citation needed]
Free Library of Philadelphia operates the Paschalville Branch, which serves Elmwood and other subdivisions, at 6942 Woodland Avenue.[4] The system also operates the Eastwick Branch, which serves Elmwood Park and other subdivisions, at 2581 Island Avenue.[5]
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