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Philadelphia Information Locator Service
Philadelphia Neighborhoods and Place Names, L-P
The majority of the names from this list are taken from Philadelphia Almanac and Citizens' Manual which was edited by Kenneth Finkel and published by the Library Company of Philadelphia in 1994 and 1995. It has been augmented by the staff of the Philadelphia City Archives.
(R.D.A.) = Redevelopment Area.
| Neighborhood | Location | Date(s) of
reference |
| LaGrange | Between Bustleton and Holmesburg, in the vicinity of Bustleton Avenue and Pennypack Creek. | 1855-1895 |
| Laniganville | Vicinity of 36th Street and Girard Avenue. | |
| Lansdowne Village | Failed real estate venture, 40th to 50th Streets, north of Parkside Avenue, that became part of site for Centennial Exhibition. Most of the property was acquired as part of Fairmount Park in 1860s and 1870s. | |
| Lawncrest | Combination of Lawndale and Crescentville; on border with Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County. | 1970s |
| Lawndale | Near Rising Sun and Oxford Avenue, south of Cottman Avenue. Named by a real estate developer. | 1946 |
| Lehigh (R.D.A.) | Bounded by Lehigh Avenue, 5th Street, Susquehanna Avenue and Broad Street | 1950-1968 |
| Leverington | Adjacent to Manayunk along Ridge Avenue, in the vicinity of Gorgas Lane. | 1861 |
| Levezytown | Also known as Livezeytown. Located in the vicinity of Rhawn Street and Verree Road. | 1855 |
| Lexington Park | Bounded by Pennypack Creek on the east, Roosevelt Boulevard on the west, below Rhawn Street and above Cottman Avenue. | 1970s |
| Lindley | Village located at 7th Street and Lindley Avenue. | |
| Little Britain | North of Wayne and Chelten Avenues, in the vicinity of West Price Street. | |
| Livezeytown | See Levezytown. | |
| Logan | Above Roosevelt Boulevard, south of Olney Avenue. | 1970s |
| Logan Circle | Area from Schuylkill River to near Broad Street, from Market Street to Spring Garden Street. | 1976 |
| Logan's Hill | See Negley's Hill. | |
| Lombard (R.D.A.) | Bounded by Market Street, 7th Street, Lombard Street, Broad Street, South Penn Square, and Juniper Street | 1952-1963 |
| Lower Dublin | Name of one of the original townships of Philadelphia, located in Northeast Philadelphia above Cottman Avenue. | 1693-1854 |
| Lower Tioga | Bounded by Broad Street, Westmoreland Street, and the railroad. | 1980 |
| Ludlow | East of Broad Street, in the vicinity of Spring Garden Street. | 1970s |
| Lumar Park | Below Somerton, bounded by Red Lion Road, Bustleton Avenue, and Woodhaven Road. | 1980 |
| McCartersville | South of Crescentville, along New Second Street Road. | 1843-1910 |
| MacLean | Belmont Avenue and Conshohocken State Road. | |
| McNabbtown | Village at SEPTA's Washington Lane station, near Awbury Arboretum. | |
| Manatawna | Up Ridge Avenue from Andorra, near Manatawna Avenue. Native term meaning "where we drink liquor." | (1888-1910 |
| Manayunk | North of Schuylkill River, upstream from the mouth of Wissahickon Creek. From the Native term meaning "where we go to drink." Renamed from Flat Rock after a brief interlude as Udoravia. | 1821 |
| Mantua | Across from Philadelphia Zoo at railroad tracks to 30th Street Station. Laid about 1809. | 1843 |
| Martinsville | East of Front Street, between Wolf and Porter Streets, vicinity of Greenwich Point Road and Southwark Canal. | 1861-1899 |
| Mayfair | Cottman and Frankford Avenue to Roosevelt Boulevard. Named by neighborhood civic association. | 1929 |
| Maylandsville | Also known as Maylandville. In the vicinity of Darby Road, at the crossing of Mill Creek, below Woodlands Cemetery. | |
| Meadows, The | Vicinity south of 84th Street, east of Darby Creek, north of Heinz National Wildlife Refuge, west of SEPTA's R1 railroad tracks. | 1980 |
| Mechanicstown | Also known as Mechanics Town, Pumpkinstown, and Pumpkin Town. Located around the intersection of Germantown Avenue and Bells Mill Road. | 1849-1855 |
| Mechanicsville | At the border of Buck County, southeast of Roosevelt Boulevard. | 1843 |
| Middleton | Upper end of Germantown Avenue at intersection with Wissahickon Creek, now site of Chestnut Hill College. Named for Joseph Middleton who owned the site of the college. | 1843 |
| Mifflin's Hollow | Located along Midvale Avenue in East Falls. | |
| Milestown | Located along Old York Road, north of Branchtown, above Oak Lane. | 1800-1910 |
| Millbrook | Below Woodhaven Road in Northeast Philadelphia. | 1960s |
| Mill Creek | North of Haverford Avenue, south of Girard Avenue, 45th to 52nd Streets. | 1970s |
| Mill Creek (R.D.A.) | Bounded by Girard Avenue, Belmont Avenue, Haverford Avenue and 52nd Street. Enlarged in 1962 to include 52nd Street, Wyalusing Avenue, 53rd Street and Girard Avenue | 1948-1963 |
| Modena Park | East of Northeast Philadelphia Airport at Morrell Avenue. | 1970s |
| Molesville | Vicinity of Haddington. | |
| Mondal | Village near Cobbs Creek and Woodland Avenue, with a windmill and an early grist mill. | |
| Monroe Village | Also known as Monroeville. Located in the vicinity of 48th Street and Lancaster Avenue. | 1849 |
| Moreland | Name of one of the original townships in Philadelphia located in Northeast Philadelphia. | 1687-1854 |
| Morrell Park | North of Grant Avenue, east of Northeast Philadelphia Airport. | 1970s |
| Morrisville | Also known as Morris City. Vicinity of Callowhill Street, between 22nd and 25th Streets; also in the vicinity of Kelly (East River) Drive near Girard Avenue. | 1830 |
| Morton | South of West Oak Lane, east of East Mount Airy, west of Broad Street. | 1970s |
| Morton (R.D.A.) | Bounded by Germantown Avenue, High Street, Belfield Avenue, Musgrave Street, SEPTA's R7 railroad line, and Chelten Avenue | 1957-1963 |
| Mount Airy | Between Johnson Street and Cresheim Creek, Wissahickon Creek and Stenton Avenue. Named for the mansion of William Allen, Chief Justice of Pennsylvania during the Colonial period. | 1843 |
| Mount Moriah | East of Cobbs Creek, in the vicinity of Kingsessing Avenue. | 1980s |
| Mount Pleasant | Also known as Mount Pleasant Village. Located around the intersection of Germantown Avenue and Mount Pleasant Avenue. | (1800-1910 |
| Mount Vernon | In Manayunk, at the foot of Hermitage Street. | |
| Moyamensing | South central Philadelphia, between Passyunk and Wicaco. Said to mean "unclean place" or, more literally, "place of pigeon droppings." Also "place of meeting." | 18th century |
| Neck, The | Southernmost part of South Philadelphia, below Moore Street. | |
| Negley's Hill | Also known as Logan's Hill. Along Germantown Avenue, above Wayne Junction station. | |
| New Philadelphia | A town proposed for the vicinity of Spring Garden Street between 19th street and the Schuylkill River. | 1799 |
| Nicetown | Southeast of Germantown, below Wayne Junction station. Named for de Neus, Dutch Huguenots who settled there about 1700. | 1808 |
| Nicetown (R.D.A.) | Bounded by Wingohocking Street, Broad Street, Roosevelt Boulevard, Germantown Avenue, Luzerne Street, Hunting Park Avenue, Pulaski Avenue and Tabor Branch of the old Reading Railroad. Enlarged to include Hunting Park Avenue, Wissahickon Avenue and Richmond Branch of the old Reading Railroad. | 1958 |
| Nittabaconck | Native settlement on the east bank of the Schuylkill River, in the vicinity of East Falls. | |
| Normandy | Also known as Normandy Village. East of Roosevelt Boulevard in the vicinity of Woodhaven and Byberry Roads. | 1980s |
| North Central (R.D.A.) | Bounded by Spring Garden Street, Delaware River, Vine Street, 7th Street, Market Street, Benjamin Franklin Parkway, 18th Street, Vine Street, 20th Street, and Pennsylvania Avenue | 1952-1963 |
| North Penn Village | Vicinity north of Susquehanna Avenue, between 25th and 30th Streets. | 1861-1899 |
| North Philadelphia | Most of the area north of Center City and south of Logan. | |
| North Philadelphia (R.D.A.) | Bounded by Lehigh Avenue, Front Street, Spring Garden Street and Fairmount Park | 1968 |
| Northeast Philadelphia | Philadelphia between Shackamaxon and the Bucks County line. | |
| Northern Liberties | North of Spring Garden Street, on Delaware River, to approximately Girard Avenue. | 1680s |
| Northwest Philadelphia | That part of Philadelphia northwest of the Roosevelt Boulevard, Stenton Avenue and Wister Street to Stenton Avenue. (Incorporates old Germantown and Roxborough townships) | |
| Northwood | Vicinity of Adams Avenue at Roosevelt Boulevard, east to Frankford. | 1970s |
| Nya Vasa | Swedish settlement west of Schuylkill River and north of Philadelphia International Airport, opposite Girard Point. | 17th century |
| Oakdale | Vicinity of the pleasure park at 12th and Huntingdon Streets, near Lehigh and Germantown Avenues. | |
| Oak Lane | Northeast of Broad Street and Godfrey Avenue. Named for a landmark oak tree. | 1895 |
| Ogontz | From Ogontz Avenue to Broad Street above Olney Avenue. | 1980s |
| Old City | Also known as Olde City. Bounded by Delaware River, Walnut Street, Spring Garden Street and 4th Street. | 1950s |
| Old City (R.D.A.) | Bounded by Vine Street, Delaware River, Lombard Street and 7th Street. | 1948-1963 |
| Old Kensington | Also known as Olde Kensington. Southern portion of Kensington located north of Northern Liberties, west of Fishtown. | 1976 |
| Olney | Vicinity of 5th and Chew Streets, west of the railroad tracks to Fox Chase and east of Melrose Park. Named for the estate of Alexander Wilson. | 1855 |
| Ontario (R.D.A.) | Bounded by Venango Street, Germantown Avenue, Allegheny Avenue and 15th Street | 1961 |
| Orchard Park | Island Road near 81st Street, north of Eastwick. | 1890s |
| Oregon | Vicinity of Swampoodle. | 1840 |
| Overbrook | West along City Avenue near Lancaster Avenue, where Pennsylvania Railroad built a station in 1867. | 1910s |
| Overbrook Farms | Development started in the early 1890s around Overbrook Railroad Station. | |
| Overbrook Park | Vicinity of City Avenue and Cobbs Creek. | 1970s |
| Oxford | Name of one of the original townships of Philadelphia, originally bounded by Cottman Avenue, Delaware River, Frankford Creek, Tacony Creek and city line. | 1693-1854 |
| Oxford Circle | North of traffic circle where Roosevelt Boulevard and Cheltenham, Oxford and Castor Avenues intersect. | 1920s |
| Packer Park | At southern end of Broad Street, north of Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park and west of Broad Street. | |
| Panorama Hill | Section of West Philadelphia from 49th to 53rd Streets, south of Girard Avenue. Now Cathedral Cemetery. | 1853 |
| Paradise | At Hunting Park and Ridge Avenues, east of Schuylkill River bend, north of Strawberry Mansion Bridge, in the vicinity of Laurel Hill Cemetery. | 1970s |
| Parkside | Vicinity of Fairmount Park at Parkside Avenue, west of Belmont Avenue, bordering Wynnefield. | 1980s |
| Parkwood | Also known as Parkwood Manor. Near Bucks County border south of Mechanicsville, northeast of Woodhaven Road. | 1970s |
| Paschall | Vicinity of Cobbs Creek Park and Chester Avenue. | 1970s |
| Paschallville | Also known as Paschalville or Paschall Ville. Vicinity of Paschall Avenue and Island Road. | 1861-1910 |
| Passyunk | Also known as Passayunk, Passyonck, Passuming, Passajungh, Perslajongh, Passajon, and Paisajungh. All related to the Native pachsegink, meaning "in the valley" or "place between the hills." Areas of South Philadelphia, south of Tasker Avenue. | 1680s |
| Passyunk Homes | Vicinity of 26th Street and Penrose Avenue. | 1980s |
| Passyunk Square (R.D.A.) | Bounded by Washington Avenue, 11th Street, Reed Street, 10th Street, Tasker Street, and Broad Street | 1948 |
| Passyunkville | Vicinity of Point Breeze. | 1811 |
| Pattison Avenue East (R.D.A.) | Bounded generally by 13th Street, Packer Avenue, Front Street, Oregon Avenue, Vandalia Street, railroad right-of-way, 11th Street, Pattison Avenue, Broad Street, and Geary Street. | 1954 |
| Pauls Run | North of Country Lane, west of Bustleton Avenue, south of Red Lion Road. | 1980s |
| Pelham | A sister development to Overbrook Farms started in the 1890s on the Carpenter Estate between Germantown Avenue and the Carpenter Lane Station on SEPTA's R8 railroad line. | |
| Pemberton (R.D.A.) | Bounded by 21st, Bainbridge, 22nd and Pemberton Streets | 1967-1968 |
| Pemichpacka | Native settlement, meaning "deep, dead water" or "a pond not having current," along Pennypack Creek. | |
| Penn | Name of both a township and a district both located in North Philadelphia west of 6th Street and north of Poplar Street | 1808-1854 |
| Penn Center (R.D.A.) | Bounded by Broad Street, 18th Street, Market Street and Vine Street. Enlarged to include 18th to 20th Streets, Market Street to John K. Kennedy Boulevard. | 1952-1967 |
| Penn-Knox | Section of Germantown between Manheim Street and Chelten Avenue, Wayne and Germantown Avenues. | 1980s |
| Pennsport | South of Washington Avenue, along the Delaware River. | 1970s |
| Pennsport (R.D.A.) | Bounded by Washington Avenue, Water Street, Snyder Avenue and 4th Street | 1968 |
| Pennypack | Between Northeast Philadelphia Airport and Pennypack Park. | 1970s |
| Pennypack Woods | Also known as Pennypack Village. Below Holme Avenue, east of Holme Circle, south of Academy Gardens. | 1970s |
| Pittsville | Also known as Pittville. Located in the vicinity of the intersection of Limekiln Pike and Haines Street. | 1855-1910 |
| Pleasant Hill. | Easternmost section of Torresdale, below Poquessing Creek. | 1888 |
| Pleasantville | See Cedar Grove. | |
| Pleasantville | See Somerton | |
| Pleasantville | Also known as Terrapin Town or Tortleberg. Vicinity located east of Somerton. | 1843 |
| Pluck Hill | Fitler and Harrison Streets, near Frankford. Named for the play of butcher boys who battered each other with plucks, the innards of newly slaughtered animals. | 1857 |
| Plumbsock | See Byberry Cross. | |
| Poetquessing | Also known as Poanpissing or Achpoquesing. Native for "a place abounding with mice" on banks on Poquessing Creek in Northeast Philadelphia. | 17th century |
| Point Breeze | East of Schuylkill River, north of Passyunk Avenue, south of Grays Ferry Avenue. | 1895 |
| Point-No-Point | South of mouth of Frankford Creek, now Bridesburg. | |
| Poor Island | Along Delaware River near Shackamaxon, now part of Port Richmond. | |
| Poplar | North of Chinatown, between Spring Garden and Northern Liberties. | 1970s) |
| Poplar (R.D.A.) | Bounded by Girard Avenue, Broad Street, 5th Street, and Spring Garden Street. Enlarged to include 8th Street, Girard Avenue, Franklin Street and Thompson Street. | 1948-1968 |
| Port Richmond | Along Delaware River between Kensington and Frankford Creek. In 1728 a mansion was named "Richmond Hall" after a London suburb. The Port was added owing to the riverfront commerce. | 1970s |
| Port Richmond (R.D.A.) | Bounded by Richmond Street, Allegheny Avenue, Bath Street, Lippincott Street, Allen Street, Monmouth Street, Allen Street, and Cambria Street. | 1962 |
| Powelton | Also known as Powelton Village. South of Lancaster Avenue and Spring Garden Street, east of 42nd Street, and northwest of Powelton and Lancaster Avenues. | 1843 |
| Powelton (R.D.A.) | Bounded by right-of-way of SEPTA railroad tracks, Market Street, 46th Street, Haverford Avenue, 44th Street and Belmont Avenue | 1950-1963 |
| Pratt Street (R.D.A.) | Bounded by Bridge Street, Tacony Street, Aramingo Avenue, Margaret Street and the northern right-of-way of Frankford Creek | 1962 |
| Preston (R.D.A.) | Bounded by 41st, Preston, Parrish and Ogden Streets | 1967 |
| Princeton Station | See Rockdale | |
| Prospect Heights | North of Somerton. | 1890s |
| Province Island | Located in Kingsessing. | 1843 |
| Pulaskitown | Section of Germantown located west of Germantown Avenue near intersection of Morris Street and Queen Lane. | |
| Pumpkin Town | Also known as Pumpkinstown. See Mechanicstown. | |
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