Editing Byberry

{{Infobox Neighborhood
| name = Byberry
| type = Neighborhood
| location = Far Northeast Philadelphia
| zip_codes = 19116, 19154
| named_for = Historic Byberry township
| boundaries = Roughly Byberry Road area, near Bucks County line
| adjacent_neighborhoods = [[Somerton]], [[Millbrook]], [[Bucks County]]
| major_streets = Byberry Road, Roosevelt Boulevard
| transit = SEPTA bus routes
| notable_landmarks = Former Philadelphia State Hospital site
}}

'''Byberry''' is a neighborhood in the [[Far Northeast Philadelphia|Far Northeast]], historically significant as the site of the Philadelphia State Hospital, a large psychiatric facility that operated for most of the 20th century.

== History ==

=== Philadelphia State Hospital ===
The '''Philadelphia State Hospital at Byberry''' dominated the area's history:
* Opened 1907
* Large psychiatric hospital campus
* Notorious for overcrowding and poor conditions
* Subject of exposés and investigations
* Closed 1990
* Buildings demolished
* Site redeveloped for residential use

=== Byberry Township ===
Before consolidation with Philadelphia, Byberry was an independent township, one of the last rural areas absorbed into the city.

== Character ==

=== Housing ===
* Newer residential development on hospital site
* Single-family homes
* Townhouses
* Suburban character

=== Community ===
* Middle-class families
* Newer residents
* Near city boundary

== Living in Byberry ==

* Newer homes on redeveloped land
* Suburban feel
* Near Bucks County
* Car necessary

== Getting There ==

* '''SEPTA buses:''' 14, 58
* '''Roosevelt Boulevard:''' Major arterial
* '''Near:''' PA Turnpike

== See Also ==

* [[Somerton]]
* [[Far Northeast]]
* [[Northeast Philadelphia]]

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|title=Byberry Philadelphia - Far Northeast Neighborhood
|description=Guide to Byberry, a Far Northeast Philadelphia neighborhood on the former Philadelphia State Hospital site.
|keywords=Byberry Philadelphia, Philadelphia State Hospital, Far Northeast, Northeast Philadelphia
|type=Article
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[[Category:Neighborhoods]]
[[Category:Northeast Philadelphia]]