The area where Packer Park stands was once open space and a dumping ground for cement and bricks. Developers began plans for Packer Park in 1958. Two years later, the developers built the shopping center on Packer Avenue just west of Broad Street, and the new houses soon after. Members of the Packer Park Civic Association make their community's appearance a priority. The group also organizes bus trips to such locations as Radio City Music Hall in New York City or Reading for shopping.
Many relatives sell to other family members.
Living near the sports complexes, which regularly draw thousands of people to the neighborhood, is not always easy. The police monitor the streets during sporting events to prevent nonresidents from parking there. Residents like being just minutes from the sports complexes and Center City, along with the convenience of the off-street parking. In South Philadelphia, west of Broad Street near the Sports Complex.