Parkside, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Parkside is a neighborhood in the West Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Much of the parkside neighborhood was built during the 1876 Centennial Exhibition. It is a National Register Historic District with many examples of Victorian architecture, some well-preserved, others in poor condition. The neighborhood was populated by German Americans, followed by Eastern European Jews, and finally after World War II it became heavily African American.
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Neighborhoods of the West Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
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Belmont - Carroll Park - Cathedral Park - Cedar Park - Cobbs Creek - Dunlap - Garden Court - Haddington - Haverford North - Mantua - Mill Creek - Overbrook - Overbrook Park - Overbrook Farms - Parkside - Powelton Village - Saunders Park - Spruce Hill - University City - Walnut Hill - Woodland Terrace - Wynnefield - Wynnefield Heights |
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Center City - North Philadelphia - Northwest Philadelphia - The Northeast - South Philadelphia - Southwest Philadelphia - West Philadelphia |