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 <[email protected]> Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:38:11 -0400 To: Alex de Soto <[email protected]> Cc: Jim Cummings <[email protected]>, Karen Allen <[email protected]>, UnivCity listserv <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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 <[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 > >
