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 <[email protected]>wrote: > 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]> > 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 > > **** > > ** ** >
