Carroll Park is a neighborhood in West Philadelphia. Its boundaries are Lansdowne Avenue to the north, West Girard Avenue to the south, North 63rd Street to the west, and North 52nd Street to the east.[1][2] Along major streets of the neighborhood, the Carroll Park Community Council, Inc. has placed banners that say “Carroll Park: Where our neighbors become friends.” The 10 trolley runs along Lansdowne Avenue and the 15 trolley runs along Girard Avenue. There is a park by the name of Carroll Park between North 59th and North 58th Streets and West Thompson Street and West Girard Avenue.
Carroll Park’s residents are primarily working-class and lower-income African-Americans.
Two charter schools and one parochial school are located in the neighborhood. The charter schools are the Universal Bluford Charter School (formerly Guion S. Bluford School), serving grades K through 6, and the Mastery Charter School – Shoemaker Campus, serving grades 7 and 8. St. Rose of Lima School is a Roman Catholic parochial school serving grades pre-K through 8.[3]
Carroll Park is a neighborhood in West Philadelphia. "The neighborhoods boundaries stretch from North 52nd Street to North 63rd Street between Lansdowne Avenue and West Girard Avenue". (Philadelphia Almanac and Citizens Manual). The community of Carroll Park is situated in the Philadelphia Police Departments 19th District.
Source 1: Philadelphia Police Department website
Source 2: Philadelphia Almanac and Citizen's Manual published by the Library Company of Philadelphia in 1994 and 1995
Source 3: St. Rose of Lima School