Packer Park
Community area in Pennsylvania, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Packer Park is a neighborhood in the South Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States that originally included 1,000 homes built in two unique builder developments, of Packer Park in the 1950s and Brinton Estates during the 1990s. It is now one of four residential communities to be designated as Packer Park. The original footprint community is also one of four adjacent communities that form Philadelphia's Sports Complex Special Services District. The approximate boundaries are Packer Avenue to the north, Hartranft Street to the south including FDR Park farther south, Broad Street to the east known as the Southern Parkway, and I-76 to the far west. Packer Park has been considered home to one of the most organized community groups in the South Philadelphia region.[citation needed]
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Meadow Lake with baseball fields behind it. Interstate 95 borders the park, with the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard behind it. Above an airplane begins its landing at Philadelphia International Airport. | |
Coordinates: 39.9088°N 75.1782°W / 39.9088; -75.1782 | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Philadelphia |
City | Philadelphia |
Neighborhoods | list
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Area | |
• Total | 2.01 sq mi (5.21 km2) |
Elevation | 20 ft (6 m) |
Demographics | |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Zip Codes | parts of 19145 |