The neighborhood of Dunlap is situated in present day West Philadelphia

West Philadelphia

West Philadelphia, nicknamed West Philly, is a section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Though there is no official definition of its boundaries, it is generally considered to reach from the western shore of the Schuylkill River, to City Line Avenue to the northwest, Cobbs Creek to the southwest, and...

. The neighborhood lies in the vicinity of Haverford Avenue and Market Street

Market Street (Philadelphia)

Market Street, originally known as High Street, is a major east–west street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. For the majority of its length, it serves as Pennsylvania Route 3....

 and stretches from 46th to 52nd streets. (Philadelphia Almanac and Citizen's Manual). Dunlap is squeezed in between the neighborhoods of Mill Creek (West Philadelphia )

Mill Creek, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Mill Creek is a neighborhood in the West Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located north of Market Street, south of Girard Avenue, between 44th and 52nd Streets. It is named for the eponymous creek which was covered by a cistern in the 1880s, although the water underneath...

and Haddington ((West Philadelphia))and situated just north of Walnut Hill ((West Philadelphia)]. The neighborhood is named after the former historic Thomas Dunlap School that was restored into senior homes in 1991. Dunlap is located in the 19139 zip code, and is located is situated in the Philadelphia Police Department's 19th police district which encompasses a large portion of West Philadelphia.

External links

• Westphillydata Profile
• [Philadelphia Almanac and Citizen's Manual, Kenneth Finkel, Library Company of Philadelphia, 1994-1995]augmented by the staff of the Philadelphia City Archives.