Ramp Playground
3300 Solly Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19136
(215) 685-8746
Eric Kurtz, Rec Leader
This 9.5-acre site has playground equipment and a sprinkler, sports fields, hockey and basketball courts. The one-room building includes a multi-purpose room. In 1979 the site was named in honor of James J. Ramp, a police officer killed in the line of duty. Ramp was a Marine who served in WWII and Korea. He and his family lived half a block away on Arthur Street.
Leadership
City Council Representative
Bobby Henon
Advisory Council
John McGeehan
Eric Sedor
Population within Half a Mile
20,932
Median Income: $44,503
Below Poverty Line: 17%
African American: 11%
People of Color: 16%