South Philadelphia
District in southeastern Pennsylvania city
South Philadelphia is a neighborhood in the southern part of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, historically home to Italian-American and Irish-American communities.
The area is known for its rowhouses, the Italian Market, and cheesesteaks.
In American culture, it evokes working-class identity and urban grit: Rocky Balboa training in the streets of South Philly.
City of Brotherly Love's NFL team
- PhilliesPhiladelphia baseball team
- FlyersPhiladelphia NHL franchise
- 76ersPhiladelphia basketball franchise
- Wells Fargo CenterPhiladelphia multipurpose arena
tailgating · fans · championships · playoffs · Super Bowl · rivalries · season tickets · jerseys
Meat sandwich with melt
- hoagieLong filled sandwich
- roast porkBaked pig meat
- soft pretzelKnotted salted bread
- water iceFrozen flavored dessert
cannoli · pizzeria · provolone · gravy · meatballs · parmigiana · gnocchi · marinara
Adjacent attached urban homes
- stoopsBends forward, or porches
- communityCollective of connected people
- residentsPeople living somewhere
- streetsPublic urban ways
locals · diversity · gentrification · block parties · corner stores · narrow streets · alleys · porches
People relocating from Rome's country
- Irish immigrantsPeople relocating from Ireland
- rowhousesAdjacent attached urban homes
- VictorianOf a prim era
- shipyardVessel construction site
Pennsylvania Railroad · heritage · landmarks · industrialization · docks · working-class · settlement · migration
Eagles
City of Brotherly Love's NFL team
- PhilliesPhiladelphia baseball team
- FlyersPhiladelphia NHL franchise
- 76ersPhiladelphia basketball franchise
Wells Fargo Center · tailgating · fans · championships · playoffs · Super Bowl · rivalries · season tickets · jerseys · cheering
cheesesteak
Meat sandwich with melt
- hoagieLong filled sandwich
- roast porkBaked pig meat
- soft pretzelKnotted salted bread
water ice · cannoli · pizzeria · provolone · gravy · meatballs · parmigiana · gnocchi · marinara · stromboli
rowhouses
Adjacent attached urban homes
- stoopsBends forward, or porches
- communityCollective of connected people
- residentsPeople living somewhere
streets · locals · diversity · gentrification · block parties · corner stores · narrow streets · alleys · porches · families
Italian immigrants
People relocating from Rome's country
- Irish immigrantsPeople relocating from Ireland
- rowhousesAdjacent attached urban homes
- VictorianOf a prim era
shipyard · Pennsylvania Railroad · heritage · landmarks · industrialization · docks · working-class · settlement · migration
- Pennsylvania NeighborhoodsBloomfield, Oakland, Lawrenceville, Highland Park, Garfield
- PhilliesRobin Roberts, Pete Rose
- demographicspopulation density, population growth, age distribution, population, gender ratio
South PhiladelphiaNorth Philadelphia
Section of Pennsylvania's largest city
south, southern, southerly, southward, southwards, southerner, southernmost, Philadelphia, Philadelphian