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Girard
Estate, also known as Girard Estates, is part of South Philadelphia.
Its boundaries are Passyunk Avenue on the north to the south
side of Shunk St. on the south, the west side of 17th street
on the east and 22nd Street on the West. It is named after
Stephen Girard whose South Philadelphia property was developed
in the 1920’s by the City of Philadelphia.
History
Girard
lived on a plot of land he named he named Gentilhommiere in
what was formerly called Passyunk Township of Philadelphia
County. He was likely the richest man in the United States
when he died in 1831, and he left most of his $6 million estate
to the City of Philadelphia.
Girard's
will stated that the city must establish a school for poor
orphaned white boys in his name and that Gentilhommiere must
not be sold. To meet the second stipulation, the Board of
City Trusts, trustee of the Girard Estate, developed 481 rental
homes which became the Girard Estate homes.
Most
of the semidetached homes were designed by architects John
and James Windrim, and were built from 1906 to 1916. The architectural
styles included Bungalow, Prairie, Mission, Jacobean Revival
and Colonial Revival. They are a marked difference from the
typical South Philly row homes.
In 1950,
the city received permission to sell all 481 homes to private
owners. All the homes were sold within two years.
In 1979,
Girard Estate became a location for "Rocky II."
The crew filmed scenes on the 2300 block of S. Lambert Street
for a week. In the film, the character Rocky Balboa bought
2313 S. Lambert St. with his winnings from the bout in the
first film. (He even comments on the address, pointing out
that the number "almost add up to nine!") All exteriors
were shot on the street; house interiors were shot on a soundstage.
Source
of Article:
Wikipedia.
(2008). Girard Estate, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Retrieved May 29, 2008 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girard_Estate%2C_Philadelphia%2C_Pennsylvania |
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