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{{Infobox Neighborhood
| name = Hartranft
| type = Neighborhood
| location = North Philadelphia
| zip_codes = 19132, 19133
| named_for = Governor John Hartranft
| boundaries = Roughly Lehigh Avenue to Allegheny Avenue, Broad Street to 5th Street
| adjacent_neighborhoods = [[Hunting Park]], [[Fairhill]], [[Allegheny West]]
| major_streets = Broad Street, Lehigh Avenue, Germantown Avenue
| transit = Broad Street Line (nearby), SEPTA bus routes
| notable_landmarks = Hartranft community, neighborhood parks
}}

'''Hartranft''' is a neighborhood in [[North Philadelphia]] named for John Frederick Hartranft, who served as Governor of Pennsylvania from 1873 to 1879. The neighborhood faces economic challenges but has active community organizations working on improvement efforts.

== History ==

The neighborhood was named for Governor John Hartranft, a Civil War general and Pennsylvania governor. Like much of North Philadelphia, Hartranft developed as a working-class residential area and has faced significant economic decline.

== Character ==

=== Housing ===
* Rowhouses
* Significant vacancies
* Mix of conditions
* Very affordable prices

=== Challenges ===
* High poverty rates
* Property abandonment
* Crime concerns
* Limited commercial services

=== Community ===
* Working-class families
* African-American community
* Community organizations active
* Neighborhood improvement efforts

== Living in Hartranft ==

* Very affordable housing
* Near Broad Street Line
* Significant challenges present
* Community revitalization efforts

== Getting There ==

* '''Broad Street Line:''' Erie Station (nearby)
* '''SEPTA buses:''' 4, 16, 23
* '''Germantown Avenue:''' Nearby corridor

== See Also ==

* [[Hunting Park]]
* [[Fairhill]]
* [[North Philadelphia]]

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