Cobbs Creek, Philadelphia
Cobbs Creek is generally bounded by Market Street to the north, the Media/Wawa Regional Rail Line to the south, South 50th Street to the east and Cobbs Creek Park to the west In 1998, the Cobbs Creek Automobile Suburb Historic District was created, with Cobbs Creek Parkway, Spruce Street, 52nd Street, and Angora Street its boundaries.Fires from the 1985 bombing of the MOVE headquarters at 6221 Osage Avenue spread to 64 other buildings in the neighborhood.[2] The destroyed homes were hastily rebuilt by the city, but were later condemned after years of attempted repairs to the shoddy construction.[3] Also listed on the National Register of Historic Places are the Holmes Junior High School and Walnut Park Plaza Hotel.[4] Free Library of Philadelphia operates the Blanche A. Nixon/Cobbs Creek Branch at 5800 Cobbs Creek Parkway at the intersection of 59th Street and Baltimore Avenue.
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