Andorra, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Undid revision 203578585 by [[Special:Contributions/68.44.172.18]]. Sorry, but there is no "official" identity of "not Roxborough". The area was a part of Roxborough before it was called Andorra.
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'''Andorra''' is a neighborhood in [[Northwest Philadelphia]], which is a section of the city of [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]. Andorra is a part of [[Roxborough, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Roxborough]], being within the borders of the original [[Roxborough Township, Pennsylvania|Roxborough Township]] and having the same zip code (19128). However, at some point during the 19th or 20th century, Andorra developed a cultural identity as a neighborhood within Roxborough. Finkel<ref>{{Harvnb|Finkel|1995|p=156}}.</ref> says that the neighborhood (which occupies one of the higher elevations in Philadelphia, on bluffs overlooking the [[Schuylkill River]]) was named "Andorra" after a fancied resemblance to the [[Andorra|small country of the same name]] which sits astride the [[Pyrenees]] between [[France]] and [[Spain]].
Andorra borders [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania]]. Although within Philadelphia city limits, Andorra looks more like suburban Montgomery County than it does Philadelphia city [[Philadelphia neighborhoods|neighborhoods]]. Andorra was developed much later than most of the city and has [[stereotypically]] [[suburb]]an characteristics, such as a strip mall, many single-family or double-family dwellings set back from the street, and apartment buildings on large lots with ample off-street parking. The most well known apartment complexes are Summit Park and Henry on the Park.
On Cathedral Parkway in Andorra, a small portion of what was to have been a large, Gothic-style cathedral for the [[Episcopal diocese of Philadelphia]] may still be seen. A lack of funds during the 1930's, however, prevented the cathedral's completion. The only built portion of the cathedral—its [[apse]] or rounded back section—now serves as St. Mary's Episcopal church. The rest of the cathedral's property houses a non-sectarian retirement home, known as Cathedral Village, where many of Philadelphia's retired social, academic, and intellectual elite reside.
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==Bibliography==
* {{citation | last = Finkel | first = Kenneth (ed) | title = Philadelphia Almanac and Citizens' Manual | edition = 1995 edition | publisher = [[Library Company of Philadelphia]] | year = 1995 | location = [[Philadelphia]] | pages = 156-170 | id = ISBN 0-914076-89-2 }}
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