I knew it as the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science. My best friend's mother graduated from there in 1948.
From: Jim Cummings <[email protected]> Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:04:02 -0400 To: Alex de Soto <[email protected]> Cc: Karen Allen <[email protected]>, UnivCity listserv <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]>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 <[email protected]> >>> >> Reply-To: Karen Allen <[email protected]> >>> >> Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 11:13:52 -0400 >>> >> To: UnivCity listserv <[email protected]> >>> >> 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: [email protected] >>> >> To: [email protected] >>> >> >>> >> In case you missed it elsewhere . . . . >>> >> >>> >> http://blogs.phillymag.com/the_philly_post/2011/07/12/live-west-philly/ >>> >> >> > >> > >> > >> >-- >> >Jim Cummings -- Jim Cummings
