Juniata, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Juniata (also known as Juniata Park) is a neighborhood in Northeast Philadelphia, which is a section of the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, however it is sometimes said to be in North Philadelphia because it is west of Frankford Creek. Juniata is located south of the Juniata Golf Club, a mini-course in Tacony Creek Park. It is bordered to the north and east by Frankford, to the northwest by Feltonville, to the west by Hunting Park, and to the south by Kensington and Port Richmond. Along with the nearby neighborhood of Frankford, Juniata's ZIP code is 19124.

The Juniata municipal golf course, designed by Ed Ault in 1930, is an 18-hole, par-66 course that includes the Frankford Creek as a water feature in six of its holes.

The Market–Frankford Line elevated train stops in the neighborhood at the Erie-Torresdale Station, located at the intersection of Kensington, Erie, and Torresdale Avenues.

The Juniata News is the neighborhood's weekly community newspaper, first published in July 1934.

The neighborhood is home to Hopkinson Elementary School and Holy Innocents Catholic Rectory and School.

Most of the neighborhood's retail and commercial establishments are situated along Kensington Avenue, Castor Avenue, Hunting Park Avenue, and Erie Avenue.

In 1935, the Carl Mackley Houses (now Apartments) were constructed on Bristol Street.

Throughout much of the 20th century, Juniata was a working class, heavily unionized, Irish American community. White flight was a common trend in the neighborhood during the 1990s; today's Juniata is a mix of Irish Americans, Puerto Ricans, and Dominicans. As of the 2000 Census, the racial makeup of Juniata is 41% White and 40% Hispanic.

[edit] External links

• Juniata Golf Club, Fairmount Park Commission
• Juniata Park Older Adult Center
• Neilson Street Home Page

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