Melrose Park, Pennsylvania
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Melrose Park | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Montgomery |
Township | Cheltenham |
Center | |
- coordinates | Coordinates: |
- elevation | 203 ft (61.9 m) |
Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
- summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Area code | 215 |
Melrose Park is an unincorporated section of Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania on the Philadelphia city line. It is bordered to the south by Cheltenham Avenue, to the west by Old York Road, to the east by New Second Street and to the north by Ashbourne Road.
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority provides public transportation is to Melrose Park via the Melrose Park railroad station and SEPTA bus routes 28, 55, and 70.
[edit] Gratz College
Melrose Park is home to Gratz College, the oldest independent institution of Jewish learning in the United States.
[edit] Camp
Camp Ramah Day Camp is located in Melrose Park, in the Perelman Jewish Day School.
Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania |
Cheltenham • Elkins Park • Glenside • La Mott • Laverock • Melrose Park • Wyncote |
Educational Institutions: Arcadia University • Cheltenham High School • Pennsylvania College of Optometry • Reconstructionist Rabbinical College • Tyler School of Art • Westminster Theological Seminary |
Points of Interest: Beth Sholom Synagogue • Curtis Hall Arboretum • Wall House |
See also: Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district |