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Old 03-25-2008, 12:24 PM
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Default Extracted Detailed Philadelphia Neighborhood Maps

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Boredom got the better of me last night when I unexpectedly had to work four extra hours in a solo shift where nothing was really happening. Instead of combing through a gigantic, unwieldy PDF every time I wanted to reference it, I just extracted the relevant material. I love looking at maps. I figured some others do, too, and if anything, it's at least a curiosity.

http://www.starstuff.net/misc/philadelphia/

I just used a crippleware thumbnail HTML creator. I'm no web designer. It works fine for what it is.

All data extracted from the Political and Community Service Boundaries of Philadelphia document located at http://www.philaplanning.org/data/boundaries.pdf as provided by:

Philadelphia City Planning Commission
One Parkway, 13th Floor
1515 Arch Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102
[O] 215.683.4615
[F] 215.683.4630
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That is awesome. I actually could have used this just a day ago. Keep up the good work. Bookmark worthy.
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Very nice job.
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The area just south of Northern Liberties is Franklin Callowhill. I might use that as a character name in a screenplay someday...
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Thanks for sharing this. Definitely a keeper!
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The area just south of Northern Liberties is Franklin Callowhill. I might use that as a character name in a screenplay someday...
And the heroine could be called Logan Square.
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What does Renewal Mean? On the map and why is there such are small area listed? Wondering.....
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I'm glad people like it. You're welcome. Nothing new, just a new (easier) presentation of it.

I like some of these neighborhood names. "Stage III." "HUB-13."

Apparently, the "S.E.N.E." neighborhood just east of Passyunk Square stands for Southwark Eastern Neighborhood Enterprises. In fact, I think I learned that here.
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