Cobbs Creek, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- For the stream named Cobbs Creek, see Cobbs Creek.
Cobbs Creek is a predominantly Black American neighborhood located in the West Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States . Cobbs Creek is generally bound by Market Street to the north, Baltimore Ave. to the south, 52nd Street to the east, and Cobbs Creek Park to the west. It is often locally referred to as "The Southside", in reference to its location to the south of Market Street and above the Baltimore Ave. border of Southwest Philadelphia, as well as a neighborhood distinction used by local street gangs in the area during the 1960s and 70s. The area, originally farmland owned by the Cobb family (early Quaker colonists), was also the location of the infamous 1985 bombing of the MOVE compound by police which resulted in a fire that consumed two city blocks.
In 1998, the Cobbs Creek Automobile Suburb Historic District was created, with Cobbs Creek Parkway, Spruce St, 62nd St, and Angora St its boundaries. 1049 buildings are protected, with Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival, and Bungalow/Craftsman architectural styles contained within the district.
[edit] External links
- Cobbs Creek Community Environmental Education Center
- InfoResources West Philadelphia Neighborhood - Cobbs Creek
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