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Please people... This is the most rediculous, petty display of trying to one-up each other on who is the most worthy West Philadelphian. Take the article for what it's worth. The author was trying to show her perspective on being a happy west philly resident. The list she made up is an accurate depiction from her (and many other's) point of view. She was just writing a lite, humorous list based on what you might see or experience while living here. She was by no means trying to say she was an expert on old school west philly. Congratulations to the others that had to show everyone that they were living in west philly since the indians roamed Cobbs Creek and the places that are Over the line. Be proud that your community is a unique place that folks are proud to live in. On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 5:53 PM, Wilma de Soto wil.p...@comcast.net wrote: No one said who is a TRUE West Philadelphian. I said the author, actually I didn't, but I thought it was a scripted, stilted PhillyMag view of West Philly. Mr. Davis notwithstanding he may very well not remember all the the things on my particular list. The fact he knew at least half of them would show neither of us are too far apart. From: Roger/Vince rogerandvi...@gmail.com Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 17:22:14 -0400 To: Alex de Soto wil.p...@comcast.net, 'Karen Allen' kallena...@msn.com, UnivCity listserv UnivCity@list.purple.com Subject: RE: [UC] FW: You know you live in West Philly if . . . I guess my friend Bill Davis does not qualify as a true West Philly person; he only recalled about half of the items. But what the heck, he’s only lived in West Philly for 85 years …. Roger From: owner-univc...@list.purple.com [mailto:owner-univc...@list.purple.com] On Behalf Of Wilma de Soto Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 12:32 PM To: Karen Allen; UnivCity listserv Subject: Re: [UC] FW: You know you live in West Philly if . . . • You know you ARE from West Philly if you know what is we called The Dusty. • You know you ARE from West Philly if you remember Al DiPalma's Hoagie Shop. • You know you ARE from West Philly if you've ever eaten at The Beef and Beer and know where the Italian enclave is. • You know you ARE from West Philly if you know where Black Oak Park is. • You know you ARE from West Philly if you know if you couldn't wait to buy water ice at Overbrook Water Ice Stand. • You know you ARE from West Philly if you know the original location for Murray's Deli. • You know you ARE from West Philly if you know who the Orange and Blue versus the Black and Gold are. • You know you ARE from West Philly if you know if you can name the streets where the lines are between areas good and bad and are VERY familiar with the phrase, but that's over the line!. • You know you ARE from West Philly if you know if you know the routes to get to Fairmount Park by either going over the top or down the bottom. • You know you ARE from West Philly if you have ever walked the bridle path on Cobbs Creek Park. • You know you ARE from West Philly if you know if you realize the person who wrote the other article would not have the faintest idea of what is on this list. You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
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In a message dated 7/12/2011 11:19:55 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, kimm.ty...@verizon.net writes: In case you missed it elsewhere . . . . _http://blogs.phillymag.com/the_philly_post/2011/07/12/live-west-philly/_ (http://blogs.phillymag.com/the_philly_post/2011/07/12/live-west-philly/) Elitist pretentious snobbery like this from self-anointed sophisticates who think they're better than everyone else will make the real neighborhood (which she hasn't noticed) into something it isn't and many of us would prefer it not to be -- a quaint Potemkin village right here on the West Bank of the Schuylkill that would impress even Amy Gutmann and John Fry. - Alan Krigman KRF Management, ICON/Information Concepts Inc 211 S 45th St, Philadelphia PA 19104-2918 215-349-6500, fax 215-349-6502 krf...@aol.com or al.krig...@krf.icodat.com
RE: [UC] FW: You know you live in West Philly if . . .
Funny thing is that I recognize many of the people Liz is referring to (but don't worry, no names...) Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 23:18:55 -0400 Subject: [UC] FW: You know you live in West Philly if . . . From: kimm.ty...@verizon.net To: univcity@list.purple.com In case you missed it elsewhere . . . . http://blogs.phillymag.com/the_philly_post/2011/07/12/live-west-philly/
Re: [UC] FW: You know you live in West Philly if . . .
You know you ARE from West Philly if you know what is we called The Dusty. You know you ARE from West Philly if you remember Al DiPalma's Hoagie Shop. You know you ARE from West Philly if you've ever eaten at The Beef and Beer and know where the Italian enclave is. You know you ARE from West Philly if you know where Black Oak Park is. You know you ARE from West Philly if you know if you couldn't wait to buy water ice at Overbrook Water Ice Stand. You know you ARE from West Philly if you know the original location for Murray's Deli. You know you ARE from West Philly if you know who the Orange and Blue versus the Black and Gold are. You know you ARE from West Philly if you know if you can name the streets where the lines are between areas good and bad and are VERY familiar with the phrase, but that's over the line!. You know you ARE from West Philly if you know if you know the routes to get to Fairmount Park by either going over the top or down the bottom. You know you ARE from West Philly if you have ever walked the bridle path on Cobbs Creek Park. You know you ARE from West Philly if you know if you realize the person who wrote the other article would not have the faintest idea of what is on this list. From: Karen Allen kallena...@msn.com Reply-To: Karen Allen kallena...@msn.com Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 11:13:52 -0400 To: UnivCity listserv UnivCity@list.purple.com Subject: RE: [UC] FW: You know you live in West Philly if . . . Funny thing is that I recognize many of the people Liz is referring to (but don't worry, no names...) Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 23:18:55 -0400 Subject: [UC] FW: You know you live in West Philly if . . . From: kimm.ty...@verizon.net To: univcity@list.purple.com In case you missed it elsewhere . . . . http://blogs.phillymag.com/the_philly_post/2011/07/12/live-west-philly/
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Liz's picture seems UCD-approved. By the way, my personal one is you are from West Philly if you have heard of the pharmacy college but never heard of USP (*née *Philadelphia College of Pharmacy). I work at USP, so I run into this a lot. Jim On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 1:39 PM, Wilma de Soto wil.p...@comcast.net wrote: You're right Jim. I guess the point I was trying to make is Liz's depiction seemed to me a very limited perspective that suggested a more stilted, contrived, planned version of whar she thinks West Philly is that does not call to mind West Philly to some of us. I live on 45 th St. near Pine. Did you know that actor Peter Boyle grew up on 51st St. near Black Oak Park? Of course Al diPalma is long gone and Murray's is in Narberth but many of things I listed are still here. Thanks for writing. Jim Cummings alaricvisig...@gmail.com wrote: I guess that is the difference with being FROM West Philly and LIVING IN West Philly (what Liz claimed). I have lived in West Philly for 25 years and only scored a yes on Black Oak Park, but then I never go to delis or bars so I should get a pass on some of these. I have guess on another few ... Jim On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 12:32 PM, Wilma de Soto wil.p...@comcast.net wrote: • You know you ARE from West Philly if you know what is we called The Dusty. • You know you ARE from West Philly if you remember Al DiPalma's Hoagie Shop. • You know you ARE from West Philly if you've ever eaten at The Beef and Beer and know where the Italian enclave is. • You know you ARE from West Philly if you know where Black Oak Park is. • You know you ARE from West Philly if you know if you couldn't wait to buy water ice at Overbrook Water Ice Stand. • You know you ARE from West Philly if you know the original location for Murray's Deli. • You know you ARE from West Philly if you know who the Orange and Blue versus the Black and Gold are. • You know you ARE from West Philly if you know if you can name the streets where the lines are between areas good and bad and are VERY familiar with the phrase, but that's over the line!. • You know you ARE from West Philly if you know if you know the routes to get to Fairmount Park by either going over the top or down the bottom. • You know you ARE from West Philly if you have ever walked the bridle path on Cobbs Creek Park. • You know you ARE from West Philly if you know if you realize the person who wrote the other article would not have the faintest idea of what is on this list. From: Karen Allen kallena...@msn.com Reply-To: Karen Allen kallena...@msn.com Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 11:13:52 -0400 To: UnivCity listserv UnivCity@list.purple.com Subject: RE: [UC] FW: You know you live in West Philly if . . . Funny thing is that I recognize many of the people Liz is referring to (but don't worry, no names...) -- Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 23:18:55 -0400 Subject: [UC] FW: You know you live in West Philly if . . . From: kimm.ty...@verizon.net To: univcity@list.purple.com In case you missed it elsewhere . . . . http://blogs.phillymag.com/the_philly_post/2011/07/12/live-west-philly/ -- Jim Cummings -- Jim Cummings
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I knew it as the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science. My best friend's mother graduated from there in 1948. From: Jim Cummings alaricvisig...@gmail.com Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:04:02 -0400 To: Alex de Soto wil.p...@comcast.net Cc: Karen Allen kallena...@msn.com, UnivCity listserv UnivCity@list.purple.com Subject: Re: [UC] FW: You know you live in West Philly if . . . Liz's picture seems UCD-approved. By the way, my personal one is you are from West Philly if you have heard of the pharmacy college but never heard of USP (née Philadelphia College of Pharmacy). I work at USP, so I run into this a lot. Jim On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 1:39 PM, Wilma de Soto wil.p...@comcast.net wrote: You're right Jim. I guess the point I was trying to make is Liz's depiction seemed to me a very limited perspective that suggested a more stilted, contrived, planned version of whar she thinks West Philly is that does not call to mind West Philly to some of us. I live on 45 th St. near Pine. Did you know that actor Peter Boyle grew up on 51st St. near Black Oak Park? Of course Al diPalma is long gone and Murray's is in Narberth but many of things I listed are still here. Thanks for writing. Jim Cummings alaricvisig...@gmail.com wrote: I guess that is the difference with being FROM West Philly and LIVING IN West Philly (what Liz claimed). I have lived in West Philly for 25 years and only scored a yes on Black Oak Park, but then I never go to delis or bars so I should get a pass on some of these. I have guess on another few ... Jim On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 12:32 PM, Wilma de Soto wil.p...@comcast.netwrote: You know you ARE from West Philly if you know what is we called The Dusty. You know you ARE from West Philly if you remember Al DiPalma's Hoagie Shop. You know you ARE from West Philly if you've ever eaten at The Beef and Beer and know where the Italian enclave is. You know you ARE from West Philly if you know where Black Oak Park is. You know you ARE from West Philly if you know if you couldn't wait to buy water ice at Overbrook Water Ice Stand. You know you ARE from West Philly if you know the original location for Murray's Deli. You know you ARE from West Philly if you know who the Orange and Blue versus the Black and Gold are. You know you ARE from West Philly if you know if you can name the streets where the lines are between areas good and bad and are VERY familiar with the phrase, but that's over the line!. You know you ARE from West Philly if you know if you know the routes to get to Fairmount Park by either going over the top or down the bottom. You know you ARE from West Philly if you have ever walked the bridle path on Cobbs Creek Park. You know you ARE from West Philly if you know if you realize the person who wrote the other article would not have the faintest idea of what is on this list. From: Karen Allen kallena...@msn.com Reply-To: Karen Allen kallena...@msn.com Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 11:13:52 -0400 To: UnivCity listserv UnivCity@list.purple.com Subject: RE: [UC] FW: You know you live in West Philly if . . . Funny thing is that I recognize many of the people Liz is referring to (but don't worry, no names...) -- Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 23:18:55 -0400 Subject: [UC] FW: You know you live in West Philly if . . . From: kimm.ty...@verizon.net To: univcity@list.purple.com In case you missed it elsewhere . . . . http://blogs.phillymag.com/the_philly_post/2011/07/12/live-west-philly/ -- Jim Cummings -- Jim Cummings
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In a message dated 7/13/2011 2:39:12 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, aroc...@gmail.com writes: Given Philly Mag’s largely suburban readership, is it so bad to provide a short list of quirky and fun things about the area? Yes, it's bad. What if those suburban people come? - Alan Krigman KRF Management, ICON/Information Concepts Inc 211 S 45th St, Philadelphia PA 19104-2918 215-349-6500, fax 215-349-6502 krf...@aol.com or al.krig...@krf.icodat.com
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...By the way, my personal one is you are from West Philly if you have heard of the pharmacy college but never heard of USP (née Philadelphia College of Pharmacy). Hey, maybe they got tired of being called PCP... Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:04:02 -0400 Subject: Re: [UC] FW: You know you live in West Philly if . . . From: alaricvisig...@gmail.com To: wil.p...@comcast.net CC: kallena...@msn.com; univcity@list.purple.com Liz's picture seems UCD-approved. By the way, my personal one is you are from West Philly if you have heard of the pharmacy college but never heard of USP (née Philadelphia College of Pharmacy). I work at USP, so I run into this a lot. Jim On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 1:39 PM, Wilma de Soto wil.p...@comcast.net wrote: You're right Jim. I guess the point I was trying to make is Liz's depiction seemed to me a very limited perspective that suggested a more stilted, contrived, planned version of whar she thinks West Philly is that does not call to mind West Philly to some of us. I live on 45 th St. near Pine. Did you know that actor Peter Boyle grew up on 51st St. near Black Oak Park? Of course Al diPalma is long gone and Murray's is in Narberth but many of things I listed are still here. Thanks for writing. Jim Cummings alaricvisig...@gmail.com wrote: I guess that is the difference with being FROM West Philly and LIVING IN West Philly (what Liz claimed). I have lived in West Philly for 25 years and only scored a yes on Black Oak Park, but then I never go to delis or bars so I should get a pass on some of these. I have guess on another few ... Jim On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 12:32 PM, Wilma de Soto wil.p...@comcast.netwrote: • You know you ARE from West Philly if you know what is we called The Dusty. • You know you ARE from West Philly if you remember Al DiPalma's Hoagie Shop. • You know you ARE from West Philly if you've ever eaten at The Beef and Beer and know where the Italian enclave is. • You know you ARE from West Philly if you know where Black Oak Park is. • You know you ARE from West Philly if you know if you couldn't wait to buy water ice at Overbrook Water Ice Stand. • You know you ARE from West Philly if you know the original location for Murray's Deli. • You know you ARE from West Philly if you know who the Orange and Blue versus the Black and Gold are. • You know you ARE from West Philly if you know if you can name the streets where the lines are between areas good and bad and are VERY familiar with the phrase, but that's over the line!. • You know you ARE from West Philly if you know if you know the routes to get to Fairmount Park by either going over the top or down the bottom. • You know you ARE from West Philly if you have ever walked the bridle path on Cobbs Creek Park. • You know you ARE from West Philly if you know if you realize the person who wrote the other article would not have the faintest idea of what is on this list. From: Karen Allen kallena...@msn.com Reply-To: Karen Allen kallena...@msn.com Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 11:13:52 -0400 To: UnivCity listserv UnivCity@list.purple.com Subject: RE: [UC] FW: You know you live in West Philly if . . . Funny thing is that I recognize many of the people Liz is referring to (but don't worry, no names...) -- Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 23:18:55 -0400 Subject: [UC] FW: You know you live in West Philly if . . . From: kimm.ty...@verizon.net To: univcity@list.purple.com In case you missed it elsewhere . . . . http://blogs.phillymag.com/the_philly_post/2011/07/12/live-west-philly/ -- Jim Cummings -- Jim Cummings
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I think you mistook my post and my intention. Her post was obviously designed to appeal to PhillyMag readers. That doesn't make it true, however. There is more than one way of looking at West Philly without it ALL being bad except for the UCD approved areas. I posted my ideas of what makes West Philly and a life-long resident. They are as valid as well as the PhillyMag version. From: Amara Rockar aroc...@gmail.com Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:38:11 -0400 To: Alex de Soto wil.p...@comcast.net Cc: Jim Cummings alaricvisig...@gmail.com, Karen Allen kallena...@msn.com, UnivCity listserv UnivCity@list.purple.com Subject: Re: [UC] FW: You know you live in West Philly if . . . You all realize if Liz used ³University City² or something instead of ³West Philly² people would be crying out, ³No, it¹s West Philly University City is a marketing scheme!² and then arguing about the boundaries of University City versus West Philly. (Anyway, it is Lenapehoking West Philly is colonialism) Given Philly Mag¹s largely suburban readership, is it so bad to provide a short list of quirky and fun things about the area? The same magazine ran an article last year where the author (not Liz) said that when out-of-towners ask him about nice places in Philly he leaves out the ENTIRE WEST PHILLY REGION. Here is a list of West Philly Neighborhoods:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Philadelphia_neighborhood s#West_Philadelphia Perhaps you all could go through and flag all the ones that aren¹t ³real² West Philly? Because I get the feeling by the time it¹s done, all we¹ll be left with is Cobbs Creek and maybe one or two others. Amara On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 2:22 PM, Wilma de Soto wil.p...@comcast.net wrote: I knew it as the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science. My best friend's mother graduated from there in 1948. From: Jim Cummings alaricvisig...@gmail.com Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:04:02 -0400 To: Alex de Soto wil.p...@comcast.net Cc: Karen Allen kallena...@msn.com, UnivCity listserv UnivCity@list.purple.com Subject: Re: [UC] FW: You know you live in West Philly if . . . Liz's picture seems UCD-approved. By the way, my personal one is you are from West Philly if you have heard of the pharmacy college but never heard of USP (née Philadelphia College of Pharmacy). I work at USP, so I run into this a lot. Jim On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 1:39 PM, Wilma de Soto wil.p...@comcast.net wrote: You're right Jim. I guess the point I was trying to make is Liz's depiction seemed to me a very limited perspective that suggested a more stilted, contrived, planned version of whar she thinks West Philly is that does not call to mind West Philly to some of us. I live on 45 th St. near Pine. Did you know that actor Peter Boyle grew up on 51st St. near Black Oak Park? Of course Al diPalma is long gone and Murray's is in Narberth but many of things I listed are still here. Thanks for writing. Jim Cummings alaricvisig...@gmail.com wrote: I guess that is the difference with being FROM West Philly and LIVING IN West Philly (what Liz claimed). I have lived in West Philly for 25 years and only scored a yes on Black Oak Park, but then I never go to delis or bars so I should get a pass on some of these. I have guess on another few ... Jim On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 12:32 PM, Wilma de Soto wil.p...@comcast.netwrote: You know you ARE from West Philly if you know what is we called The Dusty. You know you ARE from West Philly if you remember Al DiPalma's Hoagie Shop. You know you ARE from West Philly if you've ever eaten at The Beef and Beer and know where the Italian enclave is. You know you ARE from West Philly if you know where Black Oak Park is. You know you ARE from West Philly if you know if you couldn't wait to buy water ice at Overbrook Water Ice Stand. You know you ARE from West Philly if you know the original location for Murray's Deli. You know you ARE from West Philly if you know who the Orange and Blue versus the Black and Gold are. You know you ARE from West Philly if you know if you can name the streets where the lines are between areas good and bad and are VERY familiar with the phrase, but that's over the line!. You know you ARE from West Philly if you know if you know the routes to get to Fairmount Park by either going over the top or down the bottom. You know you ARE from West Philly if you have ever walked the bridle path on Cobbs Creek Park. You know you ARE from West Philly if you know if you realize the person who wrote the other article would not have the faintest idea of what is on this list. From: Karen Allen kallena...@msn.com Reply-To: Karen Allen kallena...@msn.com Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 11:13:52 -0400 To: UnivCity listserv UnivCity@list.purple.com Subject: RE: [UC] FW: You know you live in West Philly if . . . Funny thing is that I recognize many
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The whole west philly vs university city thing pisses me off - they are two very distinct areas (even if UC is in West Philly). And really, if you're going to complain about new names, shouldn't we be calling it Blockley (Lenapehoking being the entire Delaware and Hudson basin)? I was born here and have lived here all my life except for a couple college years, and I still don't know many of the things on Wilma's list! Although it did take me a few years to start calling it USP, and I still refer to the Tavern. From: owner-univc...@list.purple.com [mailto:owner-univc...@list.purple.com] On Behalf Of Amara Rockar Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 2:38 PM To: Wilma de Soto Cc: Jim Cummings; Karen Allen; UnivCity listserv Subject: Re: [UC] FW: You know you live in West Philly if . . . You all realize if Liz used University City or something instead of West Philly people would be crying out, No, it's West Philly - University City is a marketing scheme! and then arguing about the boundaries of University City versus West Philly. (Anyway, it is Lenapehoking - West Philly is colonialism) Given Philly Mag's largely suburban readership, is it so bad to provide a short list of quirky and fun things about the area? The same magazine ran an article last year where the author (not Liz) said that when out-of-towners ask him about nice places in Philly - he leaves out the ENTIRE WEST PHILLY REGION. Here is a list of West Philly Neighborhoods:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Philadelphia_neighborhoods#West_Philadelphia Perhaps you all could go through and flag all the ones that aren't real West Philly? Because I get the feeling by the time it's done, all we'll be left with is Cobbs Creek and maybe one or two others. Amara On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 2:22 PM, Wilma de Soto wil.p...@comcast.netmailto:wil.p...@comcast.net wrote: I knew it as the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science. My best friend's mother graduated from there in 1948. From: Jim Cummings alaricvisig...@gmail.commailto:alaricvisig...@gmail.com Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:04:02 -0400 To: Alex de Soto wil.p...@comcast.netmailto:wil.p...@comcast.net Cc: Karen Allen kallena...@msn.commailto:kallena...@msn.com, UnivCity listserv UnivCity@list.purple.commailto:UnivCity@list.purple.com Subject: Re: [UC] FW: You know you live in West Philly if . . . Liz's picture seems UCD-approved. By the way, my personal one is you are from West Philly if you have heard of the pharmacy college but never heard of USP (née Philadelphia College of Pharmacy). I work at USP, so I run into this a lot. Jim On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 1:39 PM, Wilma de Soto wil.p...@comcast.netmailto:wil.p...@comcast.net wrote: You're right Jim. I guess the point I was trying to make is Liz's depiction seemed to me a very limited perspective that suggested a more stilted, contrived, planned version of whar she thinks West Philly is that does not call to mind West Philly to some of us. I live on 45 th St. near Pine. Did you know that actor Peter Boyle grew up on 51st St. near Black Oak Park? Of course Al diPalma is long gone and Murray's is in Narberth but many of things I listed are still here. Thanks for writing. Jim Cummings alaricvisig...@gmail.commailto:alaricvisig...@gmail.com wrote: I guess that is the difference with being FROM West Philly and LIVING IN West Philly (what Liz claimed). I have lived in West Philly for 25 years and only scored a yes on Black Oak Park, but then I never go to delis or bars so I should get a pass on some of these. I have guess on another few ... Jim On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 12:32 PM, Wilma de Soto wil.p...@comcast.netmailto:wil.p...@comcast.netwrote: * You know you ARE from West Philly if you know what is we called The Dusty. * You know you ARE from West Philly if you remember Al DiPalma's Hoagie Shop. * You know you ARE from West Philly if you've ever eaten at The Beef and Beer and know where the Italian enclave is. * You know you ARE from West Philly if you know where Black Oak Park is. * You know you ARE from West Philly if you know if you couldn't wait to buy water ice at Overbrook Water Ice Stand. * You know you ARE from West Philly if you know the original location for Murray's Deli. * You know you ARE from West Philly if you know who the Orange and Blue versus the Black and Gold are. * You know you ARE from West Philly if you know if you can name the streets where the lines are between areas good and bad and are VERY familiar with the phrase, but that's over the line!. * You know you ARE from West Philly if you know if you know the routes to get to Fairmount Park by either going over the top or down the bottom. * You know you ARE from West Philly if you have ever walked the bridle path on Cobbs Creek Park. * You know you ARE from West Philly if you know if you realize the person who wrote the other article would not have the faintest idea of what is on this list. From: Karen Allen
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I would qualify Wilma's list with and are over a certain age. Kathleen On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 3:14 PM, Lalevic, Darco lale...@wharton.upenn.eduwrote: The whole west philly vs university city thing pisses me off – they are two very distinct areas (even if UC is in West Philly). And really, if you’re going to complain about new names, shouldn’t we be calling it Blockley (Lenapehoking being the entire Delaware and Hudson basin)? ** ** I was born here and have lived here all my life except for a couple college years, and I still don’t know many of the things on Wilma’s list! Although it did take me a few years to start calling it USP, and I still refer to the Tavern. ** ** ** ** *From:* owner-univc...@list.purple.com [mailto: owner-univc...@list.purple.com] *On Behalf Of *Amara Rockar *Sent:* Wednesday, July 13, 2011 2:38 PM *To:* Wilma de Soto *Cc:* Jim Cummings; Karen Allen; UnivCity listserv *Subject:* Re: [UC] FW: You know you live in West Philly if . . . ** ** You all realize if Liz used “University City” or something instead of “West Philly” people would be crying out, “No, it’s West Philly – University City is a marketing scheme!” and then arguing about the boundaries of University City versus West Philly. (Anyway, it is Lenapehoking – West Philly is colonialism) ** ** Given Philly Mag’s largely suburban readership, is it so bad to provide a short list of quirky and fun things about the area? The same magazine ran an article last year where the author (not Liz) said that when out-of-towners ask him about nice places in Philly – he leaves out the ENTIRE WEST PHILLY REGION. ** ** Here is a list of West Philly Neighborhoods: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Philadelphia_neighborhoods#West_Philadelphia ** ** Perhaps you all could go through and flag all the ones that aren’t “real” West Philly? Because I get the feeling by the time it’s done, all we’ll be left with is Cobbs Creek and maybe one or two others. ** ** Amara ** ** On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 2:22 PM, Wilma de Soto wil.p...@comcast.net wrote: I knew it as the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science. My best friend's mother graduated from there in 1948. ** ** *From: *Jim Cummings alaricvisig...@gmail.com *Date: *Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:04:02 -0400 *To: *Alex de Soto wil.p...@comcast.net *Cc: *Karen Allen kallena...@msn.com, UnivCity listserv UnivCity@list.purple.com *Subject: *Re: [UC] FW: You know you live in West Philly if . . . ** ** Liz's picture seems UCD-approved. By the way, my personal one is you are from West Philly if you have heard of the pharmacy college but never heard of USP (*née *Philadelphia College of Pharmacy). I work at USP, so I run into this a lot. Jim On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 1:39 PM, Wilma de Soto wil.p...@comcast.net wrote: You're right Jim. I guess the point I was trying to make is Liz's depiction seemed to me a very limited perspective that suggested a more stilted, contrived, planned version of whar she thinks West Philly is that does not call to mind West Philly to some of us. I live on 45 th St. near Pine. Did you know that actor Peter Boyle grew up on 51st St. near Black Oak Park? Of course Al diPalma is long gone and Murray's is in Narberth but many of things I listed are still here. Thanks for writing. Jim Cummings alaricvisig...@gmail.com wrote: I guess that is the difference with being FROM West Philly and LIVING IN West Philly (what Liz claimed). I have lived in West Philly for 25 years and only scored a yes on Black Oak Park, but then I never go to delis or bars so I should get a pass on some of these. I have guess on another few ... Jim On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 12:32 PM, Wilma de Soto wil.p...@comcast.net wrote: • You know you ARE from West Philly if you know what is we called The Dusty. • You know you ARE from West Philly if you remember Al DiPalma's Hoagie Shop. • You know you ARE from West Philly if you've ever eaten at The Beef and Beer and know where the Italian enclave is. • You know you ARE from West Philly if you know where Black Oak Park is. • You know you ARE from West Philly if you know if you couldn't wait to buy water ice at Overbrook Water Ice Stand. • You know you ARE from West Philly if you know the original location for Murray's Deli. • You know you ARE from West Philly if you know who the Orange and Blue versus the Black and Gold are. • You know you ARE from West Philly if you know if you can name the streets where the lines are between areas good and bad and are VERY familiar with the phrase, but that's over the line!. • You know you ARE from West Philly if you know if you know the routes to get to Fairmount Park by either going over the top or down the bottom. • You know you ARE from West Philly if you have ever walked the bridle path on Cobbs
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Okay Kathleen. br /But not everything on the list. University City has been at least 30 years in the making as I think. Still things on the list West Philly people would or know whom to ask, heard people talk about them or know who to ask. br /br /Sent from Comcast mobile
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I guess my friend Bill Davis does not qualify as a true West Philly person; he only recalled about half of the items. But what the heck, he's only lived in West Philly for 85 years .. Roger From: owner-univc...@list.purple.com [mailto:owner-univc...@list.purple.com] On Behalf Of Wilma de Soto Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 12:32 PM To: Karen Allen; UnivCity listserv Subject: Re: [UC] FW: You know you live in West Philly if . . . . You know you ARE from West Philly if you know what is we called The Dusty. . You know you ARE from West Philly if you remember Al DiPalma's Hoagie Shop. . You know you ARE from West Philly if you've ever eaten at The Beef and Beer and know where the Italian enclave is. . You know you ARE from West Philly if you know where Black Oak Park is. . You know you ARE from West Philly if you know if you couldn't wait to buy water ice at Overbrook Water Ice Stand. . You know you ARE from West Philly if you know the original location for Murray's Deli. . You know you ARE from West Philly if you know who the Orange and Blue versus the Black and Gold are. . You know you ARE from West Philly if you know if you can name the streets where the lines are between areas good and bad and are VERY familiar with the phrase, but that's over the line!. . You know you ARE from West Philly if you know if you know the routes to get to Fairmount Park by either going over the top or down the bottom. . You know you ARE from West Philly if you have ever walked the bridle path on Cobbs Creek Park. . You know you ARE from West Philly if you know if you realize the person who wrote the other article would not have the faintest idea of what is on this list.
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No one said who is a TRUE West Philadelphian. I said the author, actually I didn't, but I thought it was a scripted, stilted PhillyMag view of West Philly. Mr. Davis notwithstanding he may very well not remember all the the things on my particular list. The fact he knew at least half of them would show neither of us are too far apart. From: Roger/Vince rogerandvi...@gmail.com Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 17:22:14 -0400 To: Alex de Soto wil.p...@comcast.net, 'Karen Allen' kallena...@msn.com, UnivCity listserv UnivCity@list.purple.com Subject: RE: [UC] FW: You know you live in West Philly if . . . I guess my friend Bill Davis does not qualify as a true West Philly person; he only recalled about half of the items. But what the heck, he¹s only lived in West Philly for 85 years . Roger From: owner-univc...@list.purple.com [mailto:owner-univc...@list.purple.com] On Behalf Of Wilma de Soto Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 12:32 PM To: Karen Allen; UnivCity listserv Subject: Re: [UC] FW: You know you live in West Philly if . . . You know you ARE from West Philly if you know what is we called The Dusty. You know you ARE from West Philly if you remember Al DiPalma's Hoagie Shop. You know you ARE from West Philly if you've ever eaten at The Beef and Beer and know where the Italian enclave is. You know you ARE from West Philly if you know where Black Oak Park is. You know you ARE from West Philly if you know if you couldn't wait to buy water ice at Overbrook Water Ice Stand. You know you ARE from West Philly if you know the original location for Murray's Deli. You know you ARE from West Philly if you know who the Orange and Blue versus the Black and Gold are. You know you ARE from West Philly if you know if you can name the streets where the lines are between areas good and bad and are VERY familiar with the phrase, but that's over the line!. You know you ARE from West Philly if you know if you know the routes to get to Fairmount Park by either going over the top or down the bottom. You know you ARE from West Philly if you have ever walked the bridle path on Cobbs Creek Park. You know you ARE from West Philly if you know if you realize the person who wrote the other article would not have the faintest idea of what is on this list.
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Somewhere in the deep South, there are mailing lists where Jeff Foxworthy routines are debated for their truthfulness, accuracy, and historical legitimacy. You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
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I think Foxworthy made a joke about that once. On 7/13/11 6:15 PM, Brian Siano briansi...@gmail.com wrote: Somewhere in the deep South, there are mailing lists where Jeff Foxworthy routines are debated for their truthfulness, accuracy, and historical legitimacy. You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html. You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
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University City has been used as a designation for at least 48 years. See Leon S. Rosenthal's A History of Philadelphia's University City (1963). GJJ You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
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People who habitually wear tweed jackets might occasionally lighten up. Sent from my iPhone: 267-240-8418 Elliot On Jul 13, 2011, at 8:05, krf...@aol.com wrote: In a message dated 7/12/2011 11:19:55 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, kimm.ty...@verizon.net writes: In case you missed it elsewhere . . . . http://blogs.phillymag.com/the_philly_post/2011/07/12/live-west-philly/ Elitist pretentious snobbery like this from self-anointed sophisticates who think they're better than everyone else will make the real neighborhood (which she hasn't noticed) into something it isn't and many of us would prefer it not to be -- a quaint Potemkin village right here on the West Bank of the Schuylkill that would impress even Amy Gutmann and John Fry. - Alan Krigman KRF Management, ICON/Information Concepts Inc 211 S 45th St, Philadelphia PA 19104-2918 215-349-6500, fax 215-349-6502 krf...@aol.com or al.krig...@krf.icodat.com
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In case you missed it elsewhere . . . . http://blogs.phillymag.com/the_philly_post/2011/07/12/live-west-philly/
