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West Oak Lane is a neighborhood in the Upper Northern section of Philadelphia. It is located south of Cheltenham, Montgomery County, northeast of the East Germantown neighborhood in Philadelphia, north of the Ogontz/Belfield neighborhood of Philadelphia, west of the East Oak Lane neighborhood in Philadelphia, and east of the Cedarbrook/Stenton neighborhood in Philadelphia. Ogontz Avenue runs generally north, then northwest, as the spine of the neighborhood and the main business strip. The neighborhood was developed primarily between the early 1920s and late 1930s, with the areas near to Cedarbrook constructed after World War II. At the northeast corner of Limekiln Pike and Washington Lane was the site of the Cedar Park Inn, an historic tavern built in the early 19th century, which was torn down sometime after 1931 as the neighborhood was being fully developed. Although it was predominately Caucasian from its inception until the mid-1960s, West Oak Lane is now one of Philadelphia's middle-class African American communities. The neighborhood is known throughout the city for its jazz festival. The West Oak Lane Jazz Festival has been held in mid-June since 2003. The neighborhood has distinct architecture that separates it from surrounding neighborhoods. Along with larger and sometimes detached houses, West Oak Lane also has many tree-lined streets and small yards. In 2005, the 19126 and 19138 ZIP codes, which contain West Oak Lane, had a median home sale price of $113,200. This was a 34-percent increase over the median price in 2004. The median home sale price as of April 2015 was $122,941, which was a 1.2% percent increase from the previous year.〔http://www.zillow.com/west-oak-lane-philadelphia-pa/home-values/〕 ==Education== The John L. Kinsey School, Samuel W. Pennypacker School, Philadelphia National Cemetery, Ogontz Hall, William Rowen School and Gen. Louis Wagner Junior High School are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Hope Charter School, Prince Hall Elementary School and West Oak Lane Charter School are also located in the area. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「West Oak Lane, Philadelphia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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