West Philadelphia
Pennsylvania city section
West Philadelphia is a section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, lying west of the Schuylkill River.
The neighborhood gained cultural prominence through the opening lines of the 1990s sitcom *The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air*: In West Philadelphia, born and raised—a phrase now widely recognized even by those unfamiliar with the area itself.
- Fresh PrinceTransplanted urban royal nickname
- neighborhoodsResidential districts of towns
- grassroots organizationsLocally driven civic groups
- historical sitesLocations of past significance
- streetsPublic urban ways
Will Smith · born and raised · corner stores · block parties · hip-hop culture · African American heritage · universities · murals · civic engagement · parks · storytelling traditions · immigrant communities · youth programs · jazz music · local cuisine · community centers · neighborhood associations · local businesses
- Pennsylvania NeighborhoodsBloomfield, Oakland, Lawrenceville, Highland Park, Garfield
- demographicspopulation density, population growth, age distribution, population, gender ratio
- suburbssuburb, subdivision, bedroom community, commuter town, suburban sprawl
- PennWharton, Quakers, red and blue, ENIAC, Founders Day
- Black NeighborhoodsHarlem, Compton, Watts, Bed-Stuy, Bedford-Stuyvesant
West PhiladelphiaMain Line
Upscale Philadelphia suburban stretch
Montgomery County · Ardmore · Media · Doylestown · Old City
west, western, westerly, westward, westernmost, Philadelphia, Philadelphian