It still disagrees with
http://www.phila.gov/phils/Docs/otherinfo/pname3.htm
On 4/2/07, Frank <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Enough speculation and unreliable Wackypedia {{NPOV}} entries.
A great PDF from Philadelphia City Planning Commission "The Political
and Community Service Boundaries of Philadelphia":
http://www.philaplanning.org/data/boundaries.pdf
The PDF includes a map showing Baltimore Ave as the boundary between W and
SW Philadelphia, *only* above 50th St. The eastern end of the dividing line
is at Grays Ferry Ave. and the river. Then it zigzags NW to 50th & Baltimore
and follows Baltimore to Cobbs Creek. The streets aren't all marked but page
36 (PDF page 42) has the clearest map, I think.
PCPC maps page, not as useful but interesting:
http://www.philaplanning.org/data/datamaps.html
Frank
On Apr 2, 2007, at 12:27 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 4/2/2007 9:44:43 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Actually, I've been worrying about this Southwest/West Philly business for
some time. What are the "actual" boundaries, and according to whom? *You
seem to imply that SOBA is Southwest Philly* -- if the 34 trolley line
really does bifurcate the two. Does that mean that Woodland Cemetery and
Clark Park are actually in SW? Seems counterintuitive, dude. Got maps?
In a message dated 4/2/2007 11:21:25 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
There is discordance among the wikipedia articles ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southwest_Philadelphia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Philadelphia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_City%2C_Philadelphia%2C_Pennsylvania
*The definitions say south of Balitomore* ... the maps show the Schuylkill
... I always heard it was Woodland.
The City Planning Commission, long ago, declared it SOBA
http://www.phila.gov/phils/Docs/otherinfo/pname3.htm . Or, call City
planning to confirm.
Of course a SW Philadelphia in "University City" didn't and still doesn't
sit well with some of the merchandisers of real estate, who needed to
disassociate the immediate off-campus SW areas from the Kingsessing area of
SW, which rapidly deteriorated due to some particularly poor FHA mortgage
underwriting standards implemented in the mid 1950's, more so than anything
having to do with the race of the then new buyers. (During the current
sub-prime mortgage shake-out, we'll get to see a lot of middle class white
folk get smoked by misunderstanding the implications of their interest-only
and/or negative amortizing mortgages.)
Enjoy your stay in SW, and while you are here maybe you too can help to
stem the tide of local violence, instill a practical sense of social
justice, and make SW Philly a better place for all of its residents to live
work and learn; the same things decent people everywhere desire.
Ciao,
Craig
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