Byberry: Difference between revisions

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Byberry

Type	Neighborhood
Location	Far Northeast Philadelphia
ZIP code(s)	19116, 19154
Named for	Historic Byberry township
Boundaries	Roughly Byberry Road area, near Bucks County line
Adjacent	Somerton, Millbrook, Bucks County
Major streets	Byberry Road, Roosevelt Boulevard
Transit	SEPTA bus routes
Landmarks	Former Philadelphia State Hospital site

Byberry is a neighborhood in the 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

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