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{{Infobox Neighborhood | name = Logan | type = Neighborhood | location = North Philadelphia | zip_codes = 19141 | named_for = James Logan, William Penn's secretary | boundaries = Roughly Hunting Park Avenue to Olney Avenue, Broad Street to 11th Street | adjacent_neighborhoods = [[Hunting Park]], [[Olney]], [[Feltonville]], [[Logan Square]] (distinct) | major_streets = Broad Street, Old York Road, Olney Avenue | transit = Broad Street Line (Logan Station), SEPTA bus routes | notable_landmarks = Albert Einstein Medical Center }} '''Logan''' is a neighborhood in [[North Philadelphia]] named for James Logan, who served as William Penn's secretary. (This neighborhood is distinct from [[Logan Square]] in Center City.) The neighborhood is anchored by Albert Einstein Medical Center, a major regional hospital. == Albert Einstein Medical Center == '''Albert Einstein Medical Center''' dominates the neighborhood: * Major teaching hospital * Part of Jefferson Health system * Emergency services * Specialty care * Significant employer == History == Logan developed in the early 20th century as part of North Philadelphia's expansion. The neighborhood attracted middle-class Jewish families in the early-to-mid 20th century. Demographics shifted significantly over subsequent decades, and the neighborhood has faced economic challenges. == Character == === Housing === * Brick rowhouses * Some larger homes * Mix of conditions * Affordable prices === Community === * Working-class families * African-American community * Immigrant families * Near medical center employment === Challenges === * Poverty * Property conditions vary * Crime concerns * Commercial decline == Living in Logan == * Affordable housing * Near major hospital * Broad Street Line access * Working-class community == Getting There == * '''Broad Street Line:''' Logan Station * '''SEPTA buses:''' 18, 26, C * '''Broad Street:''' Major corridor == See Also == * [[Hunting Park]] * [[Olney]] * [[North Philadelphia]] * [[Logan Square]] (Center City - different location) {{#seo: |title=Logan Philadelphia - North Philadelphia Neighborhood Guide |description=Guide to Logan, North Philadelphia neighborhood home to Albert Einstein Medical Center with Broad Street Line access. |keywords=Logan Philadelphia, Albert Einstein Medical Center, North Philadelphia, Broad Street Line |type=Article }} [[Category:Neighborhoods]] [[Category:North Philadelphia]]
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