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Village Facts & Figures Queen Village is unique,
diverse, and exciting. Here's some interesting facts and figures about the
place we call home:
 Queen
Village consists of approximately 2,500 households with 7,500
people.
Housing
prices have gone up 65% between 1999 and 2004, and continue to rise
due to the desirability of the neighborhood.
Queen
Village's elementary school, Meredith, is one of the city's best
performing public schools.
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With
more than 100 restaurants in the neighborhood, there's something
here to please every palate. Many Queen Village eateries have been
highly rated in local and national reviews.
Pennsylvania's
oldest church, Gloria Dei (Old Swedes) Church, is located at Swanson
and Christian Streets. Betsy Ross married her third husband here.
The church still has a practicing congregation. |
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The oldest and largest
fabric row in the country runs south on 4th Street from Bainbridge
to Christian Street.
Philadelphia's first
trolley ran through Queen Village. The Crimson & Vermillion #871
began operation in 1892. |
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Sparks' Shot Tower was
the first built in the United States, in 1808, and is one of only 3
shot towers remaining in the country. The US Army made shot here for
the war of 1812. It now serves as a city recreation center and a
children's playground.
Settlement Music School
is the largest and one of the oldest community arts schools in the
country. It boasts at least one alumnus in every major symphony in
the United States, including Philadelphia, Boston, New York, and
Pittsburgh.
Examples of some of the
country's earliest styles of street paving can still be found
throughout Queen Village. Venture down the 500 block of South Reese
Street to see Belgian Block, or the 600 block of Fulton Street to
see red brick with stone cartway and bluestone curbs.
English surveyors Charles
Mason and Jeremiah Dixon had offices at 30 South Street. In 1763,
all boundaries in America were measured using the latitude of this
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