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PRESENT DAY In the present day, Bustleton is largely a residential community with major commercial areas on Roosevelt Boulevard, Bustleton Avenue, Grant Avenue, and Red Lion Road. It has minimal industrial presence. The community is home to a diverse population with many immigrant groups represented; in particular one can see store-fronts, billboards, and newspapers in Russian (especially along Bustleton Avenue) from the many immigrants from Russia , Ukraine , and other former Soviet Republics . TRANSPORTATION Public transportation is provided by several SEPTA bus and regional rail routes, though most residents beyond their high school years elect to drive automobiles. Major roads include Welsh Road, Verree Road, Red Lion Road (PA 63), Bustleton Avenue (PA 532), Grant Avenue, Krewstown Road, and the Roosevelt Boulevard ( US 1 ). Bustleton is the unfortunate home to two of the most dangerous intersections in the United States: Grant Avenue and the Roosevelt Boulevard, and Red Lion Road and the Roosevelt Boulevard. DEMOGRAPHICS The neighborhood is a primarily middle-class community where many people who live in the city because of city-related jobs choose to reside. Average home values are around $175,000 to $250,000 for single homes and $125,000 to $200,000 for twin homes. There are no row homes in Bustleton, though there are several dozen apartment complexes. CRIME Crime is rare, though there is more on the northern fringes of the neighborhood, where the Russian mob is known to lay claim to several houses and mob violence occurs occasionally. EDUCATION Children generally go to public or parochial school, though some go to private schools. The primary public high school is George Washington High School, located on Bustleton Avenue between Verree Road and Grant Avenue. There are no parochial high schools in Bustleton, but most students go to Archbishop Ryan High School (co-ed), Father Judge High School (all boys), Little Flower High School (all girls), or Bishop McDevitt High School (co-ed). There are no colleges or universities in the neighborhood. ORGANIZATIONS The Greater Bustleton Civic League, originally an alliance of the major local churches but now a neighborhood organization dealing primarily with zoning issues, has served the area for more than sixty years. Youth sports are organized by the Bustleton Bengals which has its home field at Hayes Playground, named for a slain Philadelphia police officer who was an area resident. There is, apparently, a town watch, but it rarely (or never) meets and does not have much influence. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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