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: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] 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 <[email protected]<mailto:[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]<mailto:[email protected]>> Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:04:02 -0400 To: Alex de Soto <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Cc: Karen Allen <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>, UnivCity listserv <[email protected]<mailto:[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]<mailto:[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]<mailto:[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]<mailto:[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]<mailto:[email protected]>> >> Reply-To: Karen Allen <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> >> Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 11:13:52 -0400 >> To: UnivCity listserv >> <[email protected]<mailto:[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]<mailto:[email protected]> >> To: [email protected]<mailto:[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
