Pennsylvania Main Line region

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The Pennsylvania Main Line region is a historically affluent suburban corridor west of Philadelphia, known for its prestigious communities, schools, and commuter rail heritage along the former Pennsylvania Railroad line.

All labels observed (5)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region ⓘ
region ⓘ
suburban area ⓘ
characterizedBy country clubs ⓘ
large estates ⓘ
upscale shopping districts ⓘ
contains Ardmore ⓘ
Berwyn ⓘ
Bryn Mawr ⓘ
Coatesville ⓘ
Daylesford ⓘ
Devon ⓘ
Downingtown ⓘ
Exton ⓘ
linked to: Exton, Pennsylvania

Haverford ⓘ
Malvern ⓘ
Merion ⓘ
Narberth ⓘ
Overbrook ⓘ
Paoli ⓘ
linked to: Paoli, Pennsylvania

Radnor ⓘ
Rosemont ⓘ
St. Davids ⓘ
Strafford ⓘ
Thorndale ⓘ
Villanova ⓘ
Wayne ⓘ
Wynnewood ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
developedAs railroad suburbs ⓘ
developedDuring 19th century ⓘ
hasReputationFor high property values ⓘ
old money wealth ⓘ
historicalCore Ardmore ⓘ
Berwyn ⓘ
Bryn Mawr ⓘ
Devon ⓘ
Haverford ⓘ
Paoli ⓘ
linked to: Paoli, Pennsylvania

Radnor ⓘ
Villanova ⓘ
Wayne ⓘ
historicallyDevelopedAlong Pennsylvania Railroad main line ⓘ
knownFor affluent suburbs ⓘ
commuter rail heritage ⓘ
elite private schools ⓘ
high-performing public schools ⓘ
prestigious communities ⓘ
locatedIn Pennsylvania ⓘ
Southeastern Pennsylvania ⓘ
locatedNear Philadelphia ⓘ
partOf Philadelphia metropolitan area ⓘ
railLineBuiltBy Pennsylvania Railroad ⓘ
servedBy SEPTA Paoli/Thorndale Line ⓘ

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Chester County, Pennsylvania → partOf → Pennsylvania Main Line region ⓘ
Easttown Township, Province of Pennsylvania → presentDayLocation → Main Line region of Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Pennsylvania Main Line region
Daylesford → partOf → Main Line (Philadelphia) region ⓘ
linked to: Pennsylvania Main Line region
Bala Cynwyd Historic District → partOf → Main Line (Philadelphia) region ⓘ
linked to: Pennsylvania Main Line region
Lynnewood Hall → historicalRegion → Main Line / Philadelphia region ⓘ
linked to: Pennsylvania Main Line region
Friends School Haverford → locatedIn → Main Line (Philadelphia) region ⓘ
linked to: Pennsylvania Main Line region
Radnor Friends Meetinghouse → locatedNear → Main Line region of Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Pennsylvania Main Line region
Wynnewood Shopping Center → partOf → Main Line region of Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Pennsylvania Main Line region
Penn Wynne, Pennsylvania → partOf → Main Line (Philadelphia) region ⓘ
linked to: Pennsylvania Main Line region
Newtown Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania → partOf → Main Line (Philadelphia) region ⓘ
linked to: Pennsylvania Main Line region
Suburban Square → partOf → Main Line (Philadelphia) region ⓘ
linked to: Pennsylvania Main Line region
Lancaster Avenue commercial corridor → locatedIn → Main Line region of Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Pennsylvania Main Line region
St. Christopher’s Church, Gladwyne → locatedIn → Main Line (Philadelphia) region ⓘ
linked to: Pennsylvania Main Line region
Gulph Mills, Pennsylvania → locatedInRegion → Main Line area of Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Pennsylvania Main Line region
St. Thomas of Villanova Church → locatedIn → Main Line (Philadelphia) region ⓘ
linked to: Pennsylvania Main Line region
North Wayne Historic District → partOf → Main Line (Philadelphia) region ⓘ
linked to: Pennsylvania Main Line region
South Wayne Historic District → partOf → Main Line (Philadelphia) region ⓘ
linked to: Pennsylvania Main Line region