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Communities

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Like any major city or township, Cheltenham has several distinct and diverse communities. These can be unincorporated villages or a census designated place.

Cedarbrook

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Cedarbrook is a small unincorporated community located at the intersection of Greenwood Avenue and 309. This intersection is notable for being the southern terminus of the limited-access highway section of 309 (also known as the Fort Washington Expressway). The highway extends several miles north, providing connections to northern suburbs and the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

Cedarbrook is home to Cedarbrook Middle School, a public middle school that serves grades 7 and 8 for Cheltenham residents. Also in Cedarbrook is one of the more noticeable skyline features of Cheltenham, the Towers at Wyncote. In their place is the former Cedarbrook Country Club, a course that was designed by famed A.W. Tillihghast. Cedarbrook is also home to the Cedarbrook Shopping Center.

Cheltenham

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Also known as "Cheltenham Village," Cheltenham occupies the extreme eastern section of the township. According to the Zip Code Map, the boundaries are defined by New 2nd Street, and Church Road to the West, Township Line Road to the north, the Fox Chase Line to the East, and Cheltenham Avenue to the south. Much of Cheltenham village is densely populated, close-knit streets that overflow from bordering Philadelphia.

Cheltenham provides easy access to both Northeast Philadelphia and North Philadelphia, specifically the Lawncrest and Rhawnhurst sections to the East; the Fox Chase and Burlhome sections to the north; and the Olney section to the south.

Cheltenham is home to various attractions in the Township including the only golf course in the Township, JC Melrose Country Club. Also in Cheltenham are the historic Rowland House and Cheltenham Arts Center.

Edge Hill

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Edge Hill is a unincorporated community located at the extreme northwestern section of the Township along PA 152 between PA 73 and Mount Carmel Avenue. Edge Hill consists of mainly rolling hills and residential streets.


Cheltenham, along with Upper Darby, Haverford, Lower Merion, and Bensalem, together form as the major close-in suburbs of Philadelphia.


Site name Image Location Year Built Comment
1 Curtis Hall Arboretum 1250 West Church Road 1937 Former home of Cyrus Curtis
2 Camptown Historic District La Mott 1860's Major Stop on Underground Railroad, Housed Camp William Penn
3 Grey Towers Castle Glenside 1893 Now part of Arcadia University
4 Milmoral 1150 Church Road 1905 Adjacent to Curtis Hall Arboretum
5 Wall House Wall Park Drive, Elkins Park 1682 Oldest House in Pennsylvania, 2nd Oldest Building in Pennsylvania
6 Beth Sholom Synagogue 8231 Old York Road 1954 Only Synagogue ever designed by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright
7 St. Paul's Episcopal Church Old York Road 1861 Conceived and designed by Cheltenham resident Jay Cooke with later additions by Horace Trumbauer
8 Rowland House 300 Ashbourne Road 1774 Also known as the Shovel Shop
9 Glenside Memorial Hall 185 South Keswick Avenue 1926 Built to Honor World War I Veterans, now honors all Veterans
10 Elkins Railroad Station 7879 Spring Avenue 1898 Originally Built by the Reading Railroad
11 George K. Heller School 439 Ashbourne Road 1883 Now the Cheltenham Arts Center
12 Henry West Breyer Sr. House 8230 Old York Road 1915 Now the Cheltenham Township Building
13 Wyncote Historic District Wyncote 1896 Many homes designed by famed local architecht, Frank Furness. The district contains 178 contributing properties.
14 Jenkintown-Wyncote Station Wyncote 1872 Originally built by the North Pennsylvania Railroad, part of the Wyncote Historic District
Cheltenham & Ogontz Bus Loop
Bus Terminal
Buses on the loading docks at the Cheltenham & Ogontz Bus Loop
General information
LocationCheltenham and Ogontz Avenues
Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania
United States
Coordinates40°04′28″N 75°09′31″W / 40.074519°N 75.158721°W / 40.074519; -75.158721
Owned bySEPTA
Operated bySEPTA
Platforms4 docks
Other information
Fare zoneSEPTA City Division
History
Rebuilt2010
Passengers
20115000 daily
Services
6, 16, 22, 80, XH, H, C
Previous Stop Line Next Stop
Terminus 6 Ogontz & 80th
Towards Olney Transportation Center
Terminus 16 Cheltenham Av. & 79th
Cheltenham Av. & Limekiln Pike 22 Cheltenham Av. & 79th
Cheltenham Av. & Easton Rd. 80 Broad St. & 66th
Terminus XH Cheltenham Av. & 79th
Cheltenham Av. & Greenwood Av. H Terminus
Terminus C Cheltenham Av. & 79th

Terminal Layout

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Platform
Eastbound Route 16 toward City Hall (Cheltenham Av. & 79th)
Eastbound Route 6 toward Olney Transportation Center (Ogontz & 80th Av.)
Eastbound Route XH toward Broad & Erie (Cheltenham Av. & 79th)
Westbound Route H toward Broad & Erie (Cheltenham Av. & Greenwood Av.)
Northbound Route 22 toward Willow Grove (Cheltenham Av. & Limekiln Pike)
Southbound Route 22 toward Olney Transportation Center (Cheltenham Av. & 79th)
Northbound Route 80 toward Horsham (Cheltenham Av. & Easton Rd.)
Southbound Route 80 toward Olney Transportation Center (Broad St. & 66th)
Southbound Route C toward South Philadelphia (Cheltenham Av. & 79th)



Cheltenham High School is a public high school in the Wyncote neighborhood of Cheltenham Township, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, located half a mile from the border of the City of Philadelphia and 6 miles from Center City. Serving grades 9 through 12, Cheltenham is the senior high school in the School District of Cheltenham Township. It is preceded by Cedarbrook Middle School, Elkins Park Middle School, and four elementary schools: Cheltenham Elementary, Wyncote Elementary, Myers Elementary and Glenside Elementary.

Cheltenham High School was established in 1884 and is one of the oldest public high schools in Pennsylvania. The first location was on Ashbourne Road, and at the time of its closing in 1953, it was considered the oldest public school site in continuous use.[1]The next building was at High School Road and Montgomery Avenue in Elkins Park. The current Cheltenham High School located at 500 Rices Mill Road in Wyncote was built in 1959. It sits on a land area of approximately 47 acres, and is bound by Route 309, Route 152, Panther Road, Rices Mill Road, Carlton Avenue, and Old Mill Road.

Cheltenham's diverse student population is reflective of the population of Cheltenham Township. Student ethnicity is distributed as follows: 46% Caucasian, 43% Black, 7% Asian, 3% Hispanic, and 1% Native American. The school has 1439 students in grades 9 through 12, with a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.[2]

Cheltenham's athletic teams are known as the Cheltenham Panthers and are members of the PIAA District 1 in the American Conference of the Suburban One League. They have a long standing Thanksgiving Day football game with their bitter cross-town rival, Abington Senior High School. The rivalry will celebrate its 100th year in 2015.

Among the school's notable alumni are Yoni Netanyahu, Israeli national war hero and leader of Operation Entebbe, Benjamin Netanyahu, Yoni's younger brother and currently Prime Minister of Israel and Baseball Hall of Fame great, Reggie Jackson.



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Cheltenham Avenue
Length9.1 mi (14.6 km)
West endPaper Mill Road in Erdenheim, Pennsylvania
Major
junctions
Major Junctions
Old York Road in Cheltenham
PA 611 in Cheltenham
Pennsylvania Route 309 in Cheltenham
Broad Street in Philadelphia
US Route 1/Lincoln Highway in Philadelphia
US Route 13 in Philadelphia
East endKeystone Avenue in Philadelphia


Cheltenham Avenue is a major east-west road in Southeastern Pennsylvania. It is served by many SEPTA bus routes, trollies, regional rail, and subway. Cheltenham Avenue is designated quadrant route 2035 in its western section. It also is a major borderline; it defines the border between Springfield and Cheltenham townships, and Cheltenham Township and the City of Philadelphia, with the latter also being the Montgomery County and Philadelphia County .


Route Description

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Cheltenham Avenue has two sections, divided by Tookany Creek and SEPTA's Fox Chase regional rail line.

Western Section

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Cheltenham Avenue begins in Springfield Township at the intersection with Paper Mill Road, just a little ways from the 309 interchange at an elevation of 244 feet above sea level. It runs southeast up a hill where it passes by LaSalle College High School, by that time the road now forms the border between Springfield and Cheltenham Township. Following several steep ascends and climbs, Springfield Township ends on the south side of the road, and the road begins as a border between Cheltenham and the City of Philadelphia, right near the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.

Following a busy intersection with Easton Road, Cheltenham Avenue passes the Cedarbrook Shopping Center, and the Towers at Wyncote. Cheltenham Avenue then has another major intersection with Ogontz Avenue. This point begins the west end of the 309 overlap, as well as the end of the Fort Washington Expressway. The Cheltenham Square Mall also sits at the northeast corner of this intersection, as well as the Ogontz-Cheltenham Bus Depot, a major terminus for several SEPTA bus routes.

After crossing over Washington Lane, Cheltenham Avenue passes many strip malls and busy residential neighborhoods. After passing a small cemetery on the right (where the skyline of Philadelphia is just visible), Cheltenham Avenue intersects with the northern terminus of Broad Street. Immadietly following the Broad Street intersection is the southern terminus of 309. Soon after, Cheltenham Avenue intersects 611 and historic Old York Road.

After these intersections, Cheltenham Avenue goes under several overpasses and winds its way to its at Tookany Creek Parkway/Crescentville Road, near the Tookany Creek. Final elevation is 66 feet above sea level.

Eastern Section

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Cheltenham Avenue begins again in the Lawndale section of the city, just east of the Fox Chase Line. It continues southeast through and intersects with several major streets such as Rising Sun Avenue and Tabor Avenue, at which it intersects with a US Defense Industrial Supply building and Fels Samuel High School.

After several blocks of row houses, Cheltenham Avenue hits Oxford Circle, a major intersection of US Route 1/Roosevelt Boulevard/Lincoln Highway, Oxford Avenue, and Castor Avenue. It then continues through more row houses and passes to the northeast of Frankford Transportation Center, a major SEPTA stop and terminal for the Market-Frankford Line.

After passing by several cemeteries and Wissinoming Park, Cheltenham has another major intersection with Harbison Avenue and then Torresdale Avenue. Cheltenham Avenue then winds through a few more blocks of houses, before it comes to its terminus at Keystone Street, just west of Amtrak's Northeast Corridor tracks, Interstate 95, and the Delaware River. Final elevation is 29 feet above sea level.

Major Intersections

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County Township/City Mile Intersection Notes
Montgomery Springfield 0 Paper Mill Road Western Terminus
Montgomery Springfield-Cheltenham 0.7 Chattin Road Begins Springfield-Cheltenham border
Montgomery-Philadelphia Cheltenham-Philadelphia 1.45 Ivy Hill Road Begins Cheltenham-Philadelphia border (Montomgery County-Philadelphia County)
Montgomery-Philadelphia Cheltenham-Philadelphia 1.77 Easton Road Cedarbrook Shopping Center, Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
Montgomery-Philadelphia Cheltenham-Philadelphia 1.5 Limekiln Pike SEPTA Chelteltenham-Ogontz Bus terminal
Montgomery-Philadelphia Cheltenham-Philadelphia 2.65 Ogontz Avenue (PA 309) West end of 309 overlap
Montgomery-Philadelphia Cheltenham-Philadelphia 2.94 Washington Lane Cheltenham Square Mall, Lynnewood Gardens
Montgomery-Philadelphia Cheltenham-Philadelphia 3.92 Broad Street Northern terminus of Broad Street, southern terminus of 309
Montgomery-Philadelphia Cheltenham-Philadelphia 4.1 Old York Road Only accessible via offramp
Montgomery-Philadelphia Cheltenham-Philadelphia 5.7 Tookany Creek Parkway/Crescentville Road End of western section
Philadelphia Philadelphia 5.7 Newtown Avenue Begin western section
Philadelphia Philadelphia 6.01 Rising Sun Avenue
Philadelphia Philadelphia 6.33 Tabor Avenue US Defense Supply Building/Fels Samuel High School
Philadelphia Philadelphia 7.21 Oxford Circle Intersection of US Route 1 (Roosevelt Boulevard)/ Lincoln Highway/ US 13, Castor Avenue, Oxford Avenue
Philadelphia Philadelphia 7.89 Bustleton Avenue Frankford Terminal
Philadelphia Philadelphia 8.75 Harbison Avenue
Philadelphia Philadelphia 9.1 Keystone Avenue Eastern terminus; just west of the Northeast Corridor tracks, Interstate 95, and the Delaware River

Attractions

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Public Transportation

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Cheltenham Avenue is a major thruway for many SEPTA bus, Regional Rail, and Subway routes.

  • 26
  • 28
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 67
  • 70
  • 73
  • 77
  • 80
  • 84
  • 88
  • H
  • XH
  • C (formerly)

Subway

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Education

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Neighborhoods

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History

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The Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company (later became SEPTA) ran many trollies along Cheltenham Avenue, including the famous Route 6 which began service in 1907. It carried many Philadelphians from the Olney Transportation Center to Willow Grove Amusement Park. Trolley service from Cheltenham Avenue to Willow Grove ended in 1958, and the entire route was shut down and replaced by buses in 1985[3]. Today, the route is covered by bus route 22.

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References

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  1. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Dominique M. Hawkins (July 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: George K. Heller School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-11.
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  3. ^ SEPTA shuts down route 6


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