in the local NAACP chapter expanded from 7,000 in 1962 to more than 50,000 within a few years. Templetown naming controversy The Templetown nickname was widely used due to the influence of Temple University. The name, however, was not approved by either Temple University or its surrounding community. In October 2014 the Templetown name began to experience backlash from longtime local residents that became disgruntled due to 60 years of economic stagnation along the Cecil B. Moore corridor. The complaints were strong enough that Google removed the name in favor of the Cecil B. Moore name. Local institutions Education Temple University (39,515) Girard College (Prep) (300) Transportation The Cecil B. Moore neighborhood is served by two railroad stations: Cecil B. Moore transit station by the Broad Street Line North Broad and Temple University stations by the SEPTA Regional Rail Cecil B. Moore Avenue stretches from Fairmount Park in the Strawberry Mansion Section of Philadelphia to its eastern terminus at Frankford Avenue in Kensington intersecting Broad Street (PA 611) at Temple University. See also List of college towns References Neighborhoods in Philadelphia Lower North Philadelphia Temple University Philadelphia