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West Philadelphia

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neighborhood section of Philadelphia

West Philadelphia is a large, historically diverse section of Philadelphia known for its residential neighborhoods, cultural institutions, and major universities.

Aliases (3)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	neighborhood → section of Philadelphia →
areaType	primarily residential with mixed-use corridors →
borderedBy	City Avenue → Cobbs Creek → Market Street → Schuylkill River →
contains	Belmont → Cedar Park → Children's Hospital of Philadelphia main campus → Cobbs Creek neighborhood → Drexel University → Garden Court → Haddington → Kingsessing → Mantua → Mill Creek → Overbrook → Overbrook Park → Penn Presbyterian Medical Center → Philadelphia Zoo vicinity → Spruce Hill → University City → University of Pennsylvania → University of the Sciences in Philadelphia → Walnut Hill → Wynnefield →
country	United States →
demographics	racially diverse population →
hasLandmark	Baltimore Avenue commercial corridor → Clark Park → Lancaster Avenue commercial corridor →
hasTransportation	Market–Frankford Line → SEPTA Regional Rail stations → SEPTA trolley lines →
historicalDevelopment	20th century African American migration → late 19th century streetcar suburb growth →
knownFor	cultural diversity → historic architecture → major universities → residential neighborhoods → streetcar suburbs →
locatedIn	Northeast Philadelphia planning district → Pennsylvania → Philadelphia →
locatedWestOf	Schuylkill River →
partOf	Delaware Valley → Philadelphia County →
popularCultureReference	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air opening lyrics →

Referenced by (47)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
30th Street Station → 40th Street Portal → Baltimore Avenue → Belmont → Clark Park → Cobbs Creek neighborhood → Garden Court → Haddington → Mantua → Overbrook → Penn Presbyterian Medical Center → Spruce Hill → University City (Philadelphia) → University City campus → University City, Philadelphia → Walnut Hill →	locatedIn
Cobbs Creek neighborhood → Kingsessing ("West Philadelphia planning district") → Spruce Hill → Spruce Street (Philadelphia) → University City, Philadelphia → Walnut Hill → Woodland Avenue →	partOf
Clark Park → Cobbs Creek neighborhood → Franklin Field → Spruce Hill → Walnut Hill →	region
El → Route 10 → SEPTA Route 10 → SEPTA Route 13 → SEPTA Subway–Surface Trolley Lines →	servesArea
SEPTA Route 34 → University Avenue Bridge →	regionServed
Southwest Philadelphia →	borders
University Avenue Bridge →	connects
Schuylkill Expressway bridges →	hasAccessTo
Chester Avenue →	isMajorThoroughfareIn
Garden Court ("West Philadelphia streetcar suburbs") →	isPartOf
Belmont ("West Philadelphia neighborhoods") →	isPartOfRegion
Clark Park →	neighborhood
Haddington ("West Philadelphia neighborhoods") →	partOfRegion
SEPTA Route 34 →	runsBetween
SEPTA Route 13 →	runsOnStreetIn
SEPTA Market–Frankford Line →	serves
SEPTA Route 34 →	terminus