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'''Schuylkill''' is a [[neighbourhood|neighborhood]] in the [[South Philadelphia]] region of [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]. It has many different names and has also been called Graduate Hospital (G-Ho) and Southwest Center City. Schuylkill is part of the 19146 postal code, which lies on the west side of Broad Street as far as 25th Street, where the [[Point Breeze, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Point Breeze]] neighborhood starts, and from the north side of Washington Avenue up to South Street.

The [[Marine Corps Depot of Supplies, Schuylkill Warehouse]] was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2004.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Cityscape==

The area is connected by the [[South Street Bridge (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)|South Street Bridge]] to the [[University City, Philadelphia|University City]] district across the river. The "Schuylkill Avenue Project" as it is known by the hospital, will be an expansion of the [[Children's Hospital of Philadelphia]] (CHOP) into the area next to Naval Square. It will replace the Springfield Beer Distributor, and the former [[John F. Kennedy Vocational Center|JFK Vocational Center]] (earlier the Marine Corps Depot of Supplies), which have been demolished.<ref name="sosna recap">{{cite web | url=http://southofsouth.org/news/chop-schuylkill-avenue-community-meeting-recap | title=CHOP - Schuylkill Avenue Community Meeting - Recap | publisher=South of South Neighborhood Association | access-date=16 March 2015}}</ref><ref name="chop community 2/25/15">{{cite web | url=http://media.chop.edu/data/files/pdfs/sa-community-meeting-feb2015.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150316040156/http://media.chop.edu/data/files/pdfs/sa-community-meeting-feb2015.pdf | url-status=dead | archive-date=2015-03-16 | title=Schuylkill Avenue Phase 1: Community Meeting 2/25/15 | publisher=Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | access-date=2015-03-16 | quote="Demolition Complete"}}</ref>

The project was expected to be completed by 2017 (and was completed in time) with the Schuylkill Trail extending to Christian Street according to another source.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nakedphilly.com/graduate-hospital/chop-reveals-more-concrete-plans-for-schuylkill-avenue-development/|title=CHOP Reveals More Concrete Plans For Schuylkill Avenue Development}}</ref><ref name=schuy>{{cite web|url=http://www.schuylkillbanks.org/projects/schuylkill-avenue-embankment-landscaping|title=Schuylkill Avenue Embankment Landscaping|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120627065842/http://www.schuylkillbanks.org/projects/schuylkill-avenue-embankment-landscaping|archive-date=2012-06-27}}</ref> According to the Philadelphia Inquirer article, the area is bordered by Naval Square and [[Grays Ferry, Philadelphia|Grays Ferry]] to the east, the Schuylkill Trail and River and University City to the west, [[Fitler Square]] to the north, and [[Point Breeze, Philadelphia|Point Breeze]] to the south.

==History==

For many years, this area was also known as [[Devil's Pocket]], [[South Street (Philadelphia)|South Street]], and part of [[Southwest Center City, Philadelphia]].

In the year 2004, [[Naval Square, Philadelphia|Naval Square]] was built over the old [[Philadelphia Naval Asylum]], which is next to the area that is called Schuylkill Avenue. The area extends all the way up to [[Market Street (Philadelphia)|Market Street]] and [[Chestnut Street (Philadelphia)|Chestnut Street]].<ref name=schuy />

===Children's Hospital Expansion 2017===

The [[Children's Hospital of Philadelphia]] is expanding to the area this neighborhood and is planned to open its first facility in 2017. The [[Philadelphia Inquirer]] states that the area will be undergoing gentrification to the point that the area may no longer be known by its current name "Devil's Pocket."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/20120706_CHOP_expansion_could_bring_jobs__traffic.html|title=CHOP expansion could bring jobs, traffic}}</ref> Furthermore, the area is expected to become a major contributor to Philadelphia's economy with the potential of $63 billion pumped into the economy as well as a job generator. The hospital has hired a consultant to plan the traffic patterns around the area as they did for [[Penn's Landing|Delaware Waterfront]] and New York's [[Battery Park]]. The plan is for "... three towers, of about 26 stories each, would be lined up along Schuylkill Avenue." The plans unveiled by the city show that Schuylkill Avenue is part of a six region area that also includes University City all the way to the [[Philadelphia International Airport]] that is part of a revitalization plan to stimulate the region.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/business/206689941.html|title=Planning to develop lower Schuylkill}}</ref>

The proposal for three new Schuylkill Avenue towers proposed by the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is for the towers to take the place of the Springfield Beer Distributor, and the former [[Marine Corps Depot of Supplies, Schuylkill Warehouse|JFK Vocational School]], with each tower being 26 stories high.

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File:SpringfieldBeerDist.jpg|CHOP plans to build on these 2 properties, with the JFK Vocational School (in the back) and Springfield Beer Distributor in the front.

File:CHOP-Prototype.jpg|CHOP prototype of building facade for demonstration

Marine Depot Philly.JPG|The Marine Corps Depot of Supplies, Schuylkill Warehouse

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==References==

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{{South Philadelphia}}

{{Philadelphia skyscrapers}}

[[Category:Neighborhoods in Philadelphia]]

[[Category:Southwest Center City, Philadelphia]]