Grays Ferry | |
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  Grays Ferry | |
| Coordinates: 39°56′13″N 75°11′38″W / 39.936808°N 75.193934°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Philadelphia |
| City | Philadelphia |
| Area code(s) | 215, 267 and 445 |
Grays Ferry, also known as Gray's Ferry, is a neighborhood in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, bounded (roughly) by 25th Street on the east, the Schuylkill River on the west, Vare Avenue on the south, and Grays Ferry Avenue on the north.[1] The section of this neighborhood west of 34th Street is also known as Forgotten Bottom.[2]
Grays Ferry shares borders with Southwest Center City to the north, Point Breeze to the east, and Girard Estate to the south. Gray’s Ferry is across from where Mill Creek debouches at about 43rd street.
Grays Ferry was historically one of the largest enclaves of Irish Americans in the city,[3] and while there are still many Irish left, it is now home to a significant African American population.
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- ^ "Global Philadelphia". Global Philadelphia Association. Retrieved February 2, 2015.