Ogontz, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Ogontz is a neighborhood in the North Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that borders suburban Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County.

Ogontz gets its name from Ogontz Avenue, a thoroughfare which runs diagonally through the uniform grid of streets in the city. Many of the commercial and residential properties on Ogontz Ave. began to decline in the early 1970s, but revitalization efforts have largely restored it to being an important destination for the surrounding community. Ogontz Avenue joins Pennsylvania State Route 309 (old US 309), a limited access expressway, after it crosses into the suburbs.

Ogontz is often considered to be a section of West Oak Lane, a larger neighborhood.

External links

[Ogontz Avenue Revitalization Corporation]

Neighborhoods of the North Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Allegheny West - Brewerytown - Cabot - Cedarbrook - East Oak Lane - Fairhill - Fairmount - Feltonville - Fern Rock - Francisville - Franklinville - Glenwood - Hartranft - Hunting Park - Logan - Ludlow - Nicetown-Tioga - North Central - Northern Liberties - Ogontz - Olde Kensington - Olney - Poplar - Sharswood - Spring Garden - South Lehigh - Stanton - Strawberry Mansion - Templetown - West Kensington - West Oak Lane - Yorktown

Philadelphia neighbohoods
Center City - North Philadelphia - Northwest Philadelphia - The Northeast - South Philadelphia - Southwest Philadelphia - West Philadelphia

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