Melrose Park, Pennsylvania
Encyclopedia
Melrose Park is an unincorporated section of Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania
on the Philadelphia city line. It is bordered to the south by Cheltenham Avenue, to the west by Old York Road
, to the east by New Second Street and to the north by Ashbourne Road.
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
provides public transportation is to Melrose Park via the Melrose Park railroad station
and SEPTA bus routes 28, 55, and 70.
, the oldest independent institution of Jewish
learning in the United States
.
Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania
Cheltenham Township is a home rule municipality in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. Although it retains the word "Township" in its official name, it has been governed by a home rule charter since 1977 and is therefore not subject to the Pennsylvania Township Code. The population was...
on the Philadelphia city line. It is bordered to the south by Cheltenham Avenue, to the west by Old York Road
Pennsylvania Route 611
Pennsylvania Route 611 is a major state highway in Pennsylvania, United States, running from Interstate 95 south of downtown Philadelphia north to Interstate 380 in Coolbaugh Township, Pennsylvania in The Poconos....
, to the east by New Second Street and to the north by Ashbourne Road.
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority is a metropolitan transportation authority that operates various forms of public transit—bus, subway and elevated rail, commuter rail, light rail, and electric trolley bus—that serve 3.9 million people in and around Philadelphia,...
provides public transportation is to Melrose Park via the Melrose Park railroad station
Melrose Park (SEPTA station)
Melrose Park station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station located along the SEPTA Main Line operated by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority...
and SEPTA bus routes 28, 55, and 70.
Gratz College
Melrose Park is home to Gratz CollegeGratz College
Gratz College is a general college of Jewish studies founded in 1895 offering a broad array of credentials and programs in virtually every area of higher Judaic learning to aspiring Jewish educators, communal professionals, lay people and others seeking to become more knowledgeable of...
, the oldest independent institution of Jewish
Judaism
Judaism ) is the "religion, philosophy, and way of life" of the Jewish people...
learning in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Notable residents
- Chad LevittChad LevittChad Levitt is an American former NFL football player.He is Jewish, was born in Melrose Park, Pennsylvania, is 6–1, and had a playing weight of 231 pounds...
(b. 1975), American NFL football player