Montrose Park, Pennsylvania Explained

Official Name:Montrose Park, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Dauphin
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Susquehanna
Unit Pref:Imperial
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:101
Elevation Ft:331
Postal Code Type:Zip code
Area Code:717 and 223

Montrose Park is a populated place and unincorporated community that is located in Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Harrisburg-Carlisle, Metropolitan Statistical Area.

It is roughly bounded by Front Street to the west, Montrose Street to the north, Sixth Street to the east and the Harrisburg city line to the south.

History

This neighborhood was established after local contractors built homes for their workers. During the 1950s, the Jewish Community Center relocated there from the current Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center building in Midtown Harrisburg, and the neighborhood attracted a large Jewish following.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021-11-30. Friendly Fight: Montrose Park residents mostly kept to themselves, until they united for a common cause. 2021-12-01. TheBurg. en-US.