Torresdale, Philadelphia

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Torresdale, also formerly known as Torrisdale, is a neighborhood in the Far Northeast section of Philadelphia. Torresdale is located along the Delaware River between Holmesburg and Bensalem Township in neighboring Bucks County. ()

Coordinates: 40°2'60"N, 75°0'0"W

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North Delaware (Torresdale)Philadelphia United States

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Torresdale – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Frankford Avenue Bridge, Holme Avenue Bridge, Glen Foerd on the Delaware, Holme Circle.

1.2 miSW
Bridge, Playground
Frankford Avenue Bridge, Philadelphia
30 min walk • The Frankford Avenue Bridge, also known as the Pennypack Creek Bridge, the Pennypack Bridge, the Holmesburg Bridge, and the King's Highway Bridge, erected in 1697 in the Holmesburg section of Northeast Philadelphia, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, is the oldest surviving roadway bridge in the United States.
1.3 miW
Bridge
Holme Avenue Bridge, Philadelphia
34 min walk • The Holme Avenue Bridge is a closed-spandrel concrete arch bridge that carries Holme Avenue across Wooden Bridge Run in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The total length of the bridge is 101.1 feet. The width of its deck is 83.8 feet. Built in 1921, it remains in use today.
1.1 miE
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Glen Foerd on the Delaware, Philadelphia
27 min walk • Glen Foerd is a historic mansion and estate located in the Torresdale neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, overlooking the Delaware River near the mouth of Poquessing Creek.
1.3 miW
Neighbourhood
Holme Circle, Philadelphia
34 min walk • Holme Circle is a neighborhood in Northeast Philadelphia. It is located in the loop of Pennypack Creek at Holme Avenue and Welsh Road.
0.6 miSW
Neighbourhood
Upper Holmesburg, Philadelphia
15 min walk • Upper Holmesburg is a neighborhood in Northeast Philadelphia. It is located along the Delaware River and Pennypack Creek, from Frankford Avenue to Willits Road. St. Dominic Roman Catholic parish is located in this section on the 8500 block of Frankford Avenue.
1.2 miW
Neighbourhood, Modernist architecture
Greenbelt Knoll, Philadelphia
32 min walk • Greenbelt Knoll is a residential development in the Northeast section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Planned and built from 1952 to 1957, it is notable as the first planned racially integrated development in Philadelphia and among the first in the United States.
0.8 miN
Neighbourhood
Academy Gardens, Philadelphia
21 min walk • Academy Gardens is a neighborhood located in Far Northeast Philadelphia. It is located on the eastern side of the Far Northeast. Its approximate boundaries are Pennypack Park, Grant Avenue, the John F. Byrne Golf Course, and Holme Avenue.
1 miW
Neighbourhood
Winchester Park, Philadelphia
27 min walk • Winchester Park is a neighborhood in Far Northeast Philadelphia. It is located in the vicinity of Pennypack Park, north and west of Holmesburg. It is a neighborhood of single family homes.