Map of Philadelphia area placing West Philadelphia in context
West Philadelphia Community History Center

Faculty and Students at the University of Pennsylvania inaugurated this heritage site in the spring of 2008.
This virtual history center will be an ever-revised and expanded resource by and for members of the
West Philadelphia community, and especially for teachers and their students.

Click for the Home page for the West Philadelphia Community History CenterClick for historical summaries of West PhiladelphiaClick for descriptions and histories of West Philadelphia neighborhoodsClick for personal perspectives on West PhiladelphiaClick for special exhibitsClick for maps of West PhiladelphiaClick for statistics on West PhiladelphiaClick for a bibliography of resources for the study of West PhiladelphiaClick for teacher guides for studying West Philadelphia

 

 

 

Guides for Teachers

The following curriculum units were created by teachers in West Philadelphia schools enrolled in the Teachers Institute of Philadelphia:

Myrtle Bastien, University City High School
Replicate the History of the Black Bottom

Patricia Blakeney-Whack, Anna Howard Shaw Middle School
The Disappearance of Sherwood Forest: A History of Cobbs Creek in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Ellen Cay, Penn Alexander Middle School
Neighborhood History Through Mathematical Analysis

Rita Sorrentino, Overbrook Elementary School
A Past and Present Look at Overbrook


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