Hunting Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Hunting Park is a neighborhood in the North Philadelphia section of the United States city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Like many North Philadelphia neighborhoods, it grew mainly in the 1920s and 1940s. The neighborhood's namesake is a large park which is a regular location for recreation for many in the area. John Philip Sousa is rumored to have played in the bandstand there, and a minor league baseball team called the park home. The neighborhood began to lose population in the 1950s. Today there are a number of abandoned structures and a high crime rate in the neighborhood. However many feel that Hunting Park is experiencing a comeback as real estate values increase and community members become more organized.
In 2005, the 19140 zip code, which contains roughly Hunting Park and Nicetown-Tioga, had a median home sale price of $39,650. Although this price is far lower than the median price for Philadelphia as a whole, this was an increase of 56% over the median price for 2004, the second largest increase of the year of any zip code in the City.
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Allegheny West - Brewerytown - Cabot - Cedarbrook - East Oak Lane - Fairhill - Fairmount - Feltonville - Fern Rock - Francisville - Franklinville - Glenwood - Hartranft - Hunting Park - Logan - Ludlow - Nicetown-Tioga - North Central - Northern Liberties - Ogontz - Olde Kensington - Olney - Poplar - Sharswood - Spring Garden - South Lehigh - Stanton - Strawberry Mansion - Templetown - West Kensington - West Oak Lane - Yorktown |
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